Comprehensive plan and unified development code rewrite
Bossier City
Summary
The Planning Commission asked the council to pull the item hiring Halff Associates to update the city's comprehensive plan and unified development code, so that work is on hold.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 28, 2026.
Impact analysis
The proposed $326,667 appropriation was not acted on.
Every resident gets a say in how the city grows for the next decade-plus, with a public website, advisory board and technical committee built into the process.
Postponement advocates say taxpayers risk spending nearly a million dollars without the current city council's buy-in on the vendor selection.
Mentions & discussions (7)
Board Of Adjustment (Regular) - Sep 28, 2026
Consultants for the city-parish comprehensive plan and development code rewrite are in town, with public listening sessions Tuesday at Bossier Central Library and Wednesday at Shady Grove Recreational Center.
Metropolitan Planning Commission - Sep 14, 2026
Two public meetings at the end of September will let residents shape Bossier's next 10-20 year plan and rewrite of the development code.
City Council - May 12, 2026
The city's land-use blueprint hasn't been updated in 13 years. The council funded the city's one-third share of a $980,000 contract with Halff Associates to refresh the plan and development code.
City Council - Apr 30, 2026
The city is hiring Halff Associates for roughly $900,000 (city share $326,667) to update its 2004-era development code and comprehensive plan. Supporters say it unlocks grant funding and makes development easier; critics worry about neighborhood impacts and that the council wasn't involved in picking the consultant. The public will get input through advisory committees and charrettes.
Metropolitan Planning Commission (Regular) - Apr 23, 2026
The city's development rulebook hasn't been fully updated since 2013, and Bossier is growing fast enough that a moratorium was once needed. The Halff and Associates contract kicks off an 18-24 month rewrite with heavy public input — but some residents want the new city council more involved before money is spent.
City Council - Mar 31, 2026
The Planning Commission asked the council to pull the item hiring Halff Associates to update the city's comprehensive plan and unified development code, so that work is on hold.
Board Of Adjustment (Regular) - Jan 29, 2026
Two separate families sought permission to keep manufactured/modular homes on properties that already have other houses. Under the parish's code, manufactured homes generally require a caregiver exception or subdivision into conforming lots, and these cases show how confusing and high-stakes those rules can be for families.
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