Pre-Development Conferences

Pre-Development Conferences                                                                                                                                                                                     The Bossier City – Parish MPC and Benton – Parish MPC offers Pre-Development Conferences, which is an optional conference, conducted prior to the submission of a detailed application. The purpose of the conference is intended to assist property owners, contractors, developers, and business owners with the planning process and to the extent possible, provide feedback and highlight potential issues. These meetings are strongly encouraged for each new development as it pertains to zoning, subdivision plats, major commercial and industrial developments and planned unit developments. Although pre-development conferences are primarily for the benefit of the applicant, staff may in some cases request that an applicant schedule a meeting, if it appears that such a meeting would help facilitate the project. No approvals are given at the pre- development conference and all feedback is conceptual and preliminary

Scheduling                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Pre-development conferences are typically scheduled every 2nd Wednesday morning starting at 9:00am with a maximum of three (3) conferences. Each conference is scheduled to be no more than 45mins long. The request for a pre-development meeting and any submittal items shall be submitted to the MPC office 10 business days prior to the meeting date by 5:00pm. 

Information to Provide                                                                                                                                                                                                                A representative from the MPC department will help determine what information will be required for the pre-development conference.

Attendees                                                                                                                                                                                                                Conferences are typically attended by the applicant, representatives of the appropriate City and Parish departments, MPC staff and other governmental agencies as needed. It is recommended that the applicant/developer’s engineer, architect and/or building contractor also attend the pre-development conference.

What does the Pre-Development Conference Cost?                                                                                                                                                      Pre-Development conferences are currently free of charge. 

Location                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Pre-Development Conferences will be held in the Bossier City Engineering Conference Room located on the 2nd Floor of Bossier City Hall at 620 Benton Rd. Bossier City, LA, unless otherwise noted.