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LA Rev Stat § 33:140.30 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.30. Method of procedure

RS 140.30 - Method of procedure  Before enacting the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto, the Police Jury shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish. The zoning ordinance, including the map or maps, may from time to time be amended; but no amendment shall become effective unless it be first submitted to and approved by the planning commission, or, if disapproved, shall receive the favorable vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the City Council or the Police Jury, as the case may be. NOTE: §140.30 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.30 - Enforcement and remedies  The city council may provide for the enforcement of any ordinance enacted under this Subpart. A violation of any such ordinance is hereby declared a misdemeanor. In case any building or structure is or is proposed to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, or maintained, or any building structure, or land is or is proposed to be used in violation of any ordinance enacted under this Subpart, the building inspector, permit and zoning clerk, municipal counsel, or other appropriate authority of the municipality, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be specifically damaged by such violation, may, in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance, or use, or to correct or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure, or land.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §30. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 211, §1, eff. June 29, 1978; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.31 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.31. Non-conforming uses

RS 140.31 - Non-conforming uses  The lawful use of a building or premises exactly as such use existed at the time of the enactment of any regulation affecting it may be continued although such use does not conform with the provisions of such regulation. The City Council or the Police Jury, as appropriate, may provide for the termination of non-conforming uses either by specifying the period or periods within which they shall be required to cease or by providing a formula or formulas whereby the compulsory termination of a non-conforming use shall be so fixed as to allow a reasonable period for the recovery or amortization of the investment in the non-conformance or with adequate compensation by a court of competent jurisdiction.  The City Council or the Police Jury, as appropriate, may in its discretion provide by ordinance for the resumption, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or substitution of non-conforming uses upon such terms and conditions as may be set forth in the ordinance. NOTE: §140.31 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.31 - Conflict with other laws  A. If regulations made under authority of this Subpart require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower height of buildings or less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other statute, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of this Subpart shall govern.  B. If any other provision of law requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under authority of this Subpart, the provisions of such statute shall govern.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §31; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.33 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.33. Enforcement and remedies

RS 140.33 - Enforcement and remedies  The city council and the police jury may provide for the enforcement of any ordinance enacted under this Sub-part. A violation of any such ordinance is hereby declared a misdemeanor. In case any building or structure is or is proposed to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, or maintained, or any building structure, or land is or is proposed to be used in violation of any ordinance enacted under this Sub-Part, the building inspector, permit and zoning clerk, municipal or parish counsel, or other appropriate authority of the municipality or of the parish, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be specifically damaged by such violation, may, in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance, or use, or to correct or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure, or land. NOTE: §140.33 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.33 - Grant of power  For the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare, the city council is hereby empowered, in accordance with the conditions and procedures specified in this Subpart, to adopt housing codes prescribing minimum standards for the area, volume, light, air, ventilation, illumination, occupancy and density of occupancy, and sanitation of dwellings and dwelling places; to adopt building codes, plumbing codes, electrical codes and related measures to regulate the construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, conversion, or maintenance of buildings; to regulate by building and housing codes or other measures or ordinances conditions of sanitation, including requirements for water supply and sewerage disposal and drainage; and to adopt such other ordinances, regulations, and plans as, in their judgment, are necessary to effect the rehabilitation of substandard dwellings and blighted areas within the municipality.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §33; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.34 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.34. Conflict with other laws

RS 140.34 - Conflict with other laws  Whenever the regulations made under authority of this Sub-Part require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower height of buildings or less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other statute, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of this Sub-part shall govern. Whenever the provisions of any other statute require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under authority of this Sub-part, the provisions of such statute shall govern. NOTE: §140.34 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.34 - Commission  The commission may prepare and recommend to the city council for adoption such codes, ordinances, plans, or other measures as, in its judgment, may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Subpart.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §34; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.35 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.35. Existing zoning ordinances

RS 140.35 - Existing zoning ordinances  Existing zoning ordinances of the city of Shreveport shall continue in effect until repealed by ordinances enacted under the authority of this Sub-Part. NOTE: §140.35 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.35 - Method of procedure  Except for the adopting of the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto by the city council, before adopting any code, ordinance, plan, or other measure pursuant to this Subpart, the city council shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §35; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.36 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.36. Grant of power

RS 140.36 - Grant of power  For the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare, the City Council of the City of Shreveport and the Police Jury of Caddo Parish are hereby empowered, in accordance with the conditions and procedures specified in this Sub-Part, to adopt housing codes prescribing minimum standards for the area, volume, light, air, ventilation, illumination, occupancy and density of occupancy, and sanitation of dwellings and dwelling places; to adopt building codes, plumbing codes, electrical codes and related measures to regulate the construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, conversion, or maintenance of buildings; to regulate by building and housing codes or other measures or ordinances conditions of sanitation, including requirements for water supply and sewerage disposal and drainage; and to adopt such other ordinances, regulations, and plans as, in their judgment, are necessary to effect the rehabilitation of substandard dwellings and blighted areas within the municipality, in the case of the City of Shreveport, and within that part of Caddo Parish within the metropolitan planning area but outside the City of Shreveport, in the case of Caddo Parish; provided, however, that such codes, ordinances, plans or other measures may be adopted with respect only to such portion of the metropolitan planning area outside the City of Shreveport as, in the judgment of the Police Jury, is deemed necessary. NOTE: §140.36 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.36 - Enforcement and remedies  The city council may provide for the enforcement of any code, ordinance, or other measure enacted under this Subpart. A violation of any such code, ordinance, or other measure is hereby declared a misdemeanor. In case any building or structure is or is proposed to be constructed, reconstructed, altered, extended, converted, or maintained in violation of any code or ordinance enacted under this Subpart, the building inspector, permit or zoning clerk, municipal counsel, or other appropriate authority of the municipality, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be specifically damaged by such violation, may, in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, conversion, maintenance, or use, or to correct or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §36; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.37 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.37. Planning commission

RS 140.37 - Planning commission  The planning commission may prepare and recommend to the City Council and the Police Jury for adoption such codes, ordinances, plans, or other measures as, in its judgment, may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Sub-Part.  NOTE: §140.37 repealed by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.37 - Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §37; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.38 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.38. Method of procedure

RS 140.38 - Method of procedure  Except for the adopting of the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto by the city council, before adopting any code, ordinance, plan, or other measure pursuant to this Subpart, the city council or the police jury, as the case may be, shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or in the parish, as the case may be.  NOTE: §140.38 repealed by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.38 - Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §38. Amended by Acts 1978, No. 211, §2, eff. June 29, 1978; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.39 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.39. Enforcement and remedies

RS 140.39 - Enforcement and remedies  The City Council and the Police Jury may provide, in their respective jurisdictions, for the enforcement of any code, ordinance, or other measure enacted under this Sub-Part. A violation of any such code, ordinance, or other measure is hereby declared a misdemeanor. In case any building or structure is or is proposed to be constructed, reconstructed, altered, extended, converted, or maintained in violation of any code or ordinance enacted under this Sub-Part, the building inspector, permit or zoning clerk, municipal or parish counsel, or other appropriate authority of the municipality or of the parish, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be specifically damaged by such violation, may, in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, conversion, maintenance, or use, or to correct or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building.  NOTE: §140.39 repealed by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.39 - Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §39; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.50.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.50.1. General purposes

RS 140.50.1 - General purposes  A. It is the purpose and intent of this Subpart to authorize metropolitan planning in the town of Haughton and its environs and to provide for the creation, organization, powers, and duties of a metropolitan planning commission; for the regulation of the subdivision of land in the metropolitan planning area, as defined in this Subpart; for the making and adoption of an official map or maps to preserve the integrity of the major street plan and other plans by the regulation of buildings in mapped streets; for the making and adoption of a zoning plan and zoning ordinance or ordinances; for the adoption of ordinances prescribing minimum construction, health, and sanitation standards to prevent the spread of slums and to encourage and assist public and private agencies, corporations, and individuals in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of blighted areas; and for the adoption of other plans, ordinances, and measures to effectuate the purposes of this Subpart.  B. It is the further intent of this Subpart to provide for the planning and the effectuation of plans for the orderly physical development of the metropolitan planning area as a whole. In this Subpart, provision is made for unified planning of the area within the town of Haughton and environs; and, further, provision is made for joint or correlated action by the town council and the police jury in the adoption of ordinances or other measures to effectuate such unified plans.  Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.50.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.50.2. Separate actions by town council and police jury

RS 140.50.2 - Separate actions by town council and police jury  A. If joint or correlated legislative action is required, it is contemplated in this Subpart that such joint or correlated legislative action will be taken within a reasonable time after the submission of such ordinances or other measures to the town council or the police jury by the commission.  B. If such legislative action is not taken by either the town council or the police jury, nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to prohibit, prevent, or impair the other from taking such action unilaterally with respect to the territory within its lawful jurisdiction; in such case either the town council or police jury, as the case may be, that has failed to take such legislative action shall forfeit to the other all rights and privileges with respect to joint action, such as appointment of members of the board of adjustment, and such rights and privileges shall remain forfeited until such time as the joint or correlated action contemplated is taken.  Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.50.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.50.3. Conflict with other laws

RS 140.50.3 - Conflict with other laws  A. If other laws relating to the physical planning, zoning, airport zoning, effectuation of plans, platting, and other purposes of this Subpart are in conflict with the provisions of this Subpart, the provisions of this Subpart shall prevail; however, where such other laws or provisions thereof provide for other and additional duties, powers, authority, and responsibility, such other laws shall be applicable insofar as they are not in conflict with the provisions of this Subpart.  B. If the town council or police jury fails to make use of the provisions of this Subpart, the provisions of this Subpart shall not be construed to displace, amend, supersede, or affect existing planning or zoning laws of the state of Louisiana or of either jurisdiction.  Acts 2019, No. 75, §1
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.50.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.50.4. Delegation of authority

RS 140.50.4 - Delegation of authority  A. If, for reasons of convenience, economy, or effectiveness in the administration of plans, ordinances, or other measures, such as zoning, it is desired that the town council or police jury or department, bureau, or agent of either undertake the administration of such plans, ordinances, or other measures with respect to the territory of the other, the town council and police jury may enter into such arrangement as may be mutually agreed upon for such administration and to provide compensation therefor to the governing body or department, bureau, or agent thereof, commensurate with the value and extent of the administration and work involved.  B. Nothing in this Section shall be construed as authorizing the delegation by the town council or the police jury to the other or to any department, bureau, or agent thereof, of the legislative authority vested by law in such governing body.  Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.50.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.50.5. Definitions

RS 140.50.5 - Definitions  For the purposes of this Subpart, words and phrases used are defined as follows:  (1) "Commission" means the Haughton Metropolitan Planning Commission of Bossier Parish as provided for in R.S. 33:140.50.6.  (2) "Metropolitan planning area" means the town of Haughton and any areas outside of its boundaries which, in the commission's judgment, bear relation to the planning of the municipality; however, such metropolitan planning area shall not extend more than five miles beyond the municipality.  (3) "Municipal" and "municipality" mean the town of Haughton.  (4) "Parish" means Bossier Parish.  (5) "Police jury" means the governing authority of Bossier Parish.  (6) "Street" or "streets" means public thoroughfares, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, and other ways.  (7) "Subdivision" means the division of a lot, a tract, or parcel of land or a portion thereof, into two or more lots, sites, or other divisions, any one or more of which is to be platted as a lot of record for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale or building development, and also means resubdivision, or the consolidation of lots or tracts or portions thereof into single lots, and, when appropriate to the context, relates to the process of subdividing, as to the land or area subdivided.  (8) "Town council" means the governing authority of the town of Haughton.  Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.50.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.50.6. Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment

RS 140.50.6 - Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment  A. The town council and the police jury may create a commission, to be known as the Haughton Metropolitan Planning Commission of Bossier Parish.  B.(1) The commission shall consist of five members as follows: two members appointed by the town council, two members appointed by the police jury, and one member appointed jointly by the town council and the police jury.  (2) All members of the commission shall be residents and qualified voters of the metropolitan planning area.  (3) The members shall serve four-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Paragraph. One member shall serve an initial term of one year, one shall serve two years, one shall serve three years, and two shall serve four years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the commission.  (4) Members shall be eligible for reappointment.  (5) Members shall serve without compensation.  (6) Vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term or any other reason shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of the original appointment.  Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.50.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.50.7. Organization; rules; staff

RS 140.50.7 - Organization; rules; staff  A. The commission shall elect its chairman from among its members. The term of the chairman shall be one year with eligibility for reelection. The commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, and the recorded vote of each member to be included, and each record shall be a public record.  B. The commission may appoint such employees and staff as it deems necessary for its work, and if for convenience, economy, or effectiveness in the administration of plans, ordinances, or other measures, such as zoning, the commission desires to delegate certain authority to its employees and staff to act in its behalf, it may do so when such authority is specified in the plan, ordinance, or other measure.  C. The commission may contract with planners and other consultants for such services as it may require.  Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.50.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.50.8. Budget

RS 140.50.8 - Budget  The commission shall prepare an annual budget of its operating expenses, the total amount of which, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the total amounts appropriated for the purpose by the town council and the police jury. The municipality shall act as fiscal agent for the commission.  Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.50.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.50.9. Area of jurisdiction

RS 140.50.9 - Area of jurisdiction  The area of jurisdiction of the commission shall be the metropolitan planning area as defined in this Subpart. In its planning, the commission may take into consideration and may make plans for such other area as, in its judgment, bears relation to the metropolitan planning area, but the plans for such other area shall not have any legal or official status.  Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.