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LA Rev Stat § 33:140.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.3. Conflict with other laws

RS 140.3 - Conflict with other laws  A. Where other laws relating to the physical planning, zoning, airport zoning, effectuation of plans, platting, and other purposes of this Sub-Part are in conflict with the provisions of this Sub-Part, the provisions of this Sub-Part shall prevail; provided, however, that 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 Sub-Part.  B. It is distinctly recognized, however, that should either party hereto fail to take advantage of or to use the instant legislation, this Sub-Part will in no way be construed to displace, amend, supersede or affect existing planning or zoning laws or statutes of the State of Louisiana or of either jurisdiction herein which are now in effect. NOTE: §140.3 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.3 - Definitions  For the purposes of this Subpart, certain words and phrases used herein are defined as follows:  (1) "City council" means the governing authority of the city of Shreveport.  (2) "Commission" means the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish as provided for in R.S. 33:140.4.  (3) "Metropolitan planning area" means the territory included within the boundaries of the city of Shreveport.  (4) "Municipal" and "municipality" means the city of Shreveport.  (5) "Street" or "streets" mean public thoroughfares, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys, and other ways.  (6) "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.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §3; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.4. Delegation of authority

RS 140.4 - Delegation of authority  A. Where, for reasons of convenience, economy, or effectiveness in the administration of plans, ordinances, or other measures, such as zoning, it is desired that the City 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 City Council and Police Jury are hereby authorized and empowered to 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 City 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. NOTE: §140.4 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.  §140.4. Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment  A. The city council may create a commission, to be known as the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish. The commission shall consist of nine members who shall be residents and qualified voters of the municipality.  B. Members shall serve six-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Subsection. One member shall serve an initial term of one year; one shall serve two years; one shall serve three years; two shall serve four years; two shall serve five years; and two shall serve six years, as determined by lot at the first meeting.  C. Members shall serve without compensation.  D. Vacancies for any reason shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of the original appointment.  E. A member may be removed for cause stated in writing and after a public hearing.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §4; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.5. Definitions

RS 140.5 - Definitions  For the purposes of this Subpart, certain words and phrases used herein are defined as follows:  (1) Municipal and municipality relate to the City of Shreveport, and where appropriate to the context, to that area lying within the corporate limits of such city as such corporate limits exist or may exist in the future.  (2) City Council relates to the chief legislative body of the City of Shreveport.  (3) Parish relates to Caddo Parish as such parish exists today or may exist in the future.  (4) Police Jury relates to the chief legislative body of Caddo Parish.  (5) Planning Commission or commission means the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish as provided for in R.S. 33:140.6.  (6) Metropolitan planning area means the City of Shreveport and any areas outside of its boundaries which, in the commission's judgment, bear relation to the planning of the municipality; provided, however, that such metropolitan planning area shall not extend more than five (5) miles beyond the City of Shreveport as such City exists or may exist in the future.  (7) Street or streets means, relates to, and includes streets, avenues, boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys and other ways.  (8) 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. NOTE: §140.5 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.5 - 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 where, 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 city planners and other consultants for such services as it may require.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §5; Acts 1990, No. 699, §1. eff. July 20, 1990; Acts 1990, No. 890, §1; Acts 1990, No. 953, §1; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.6. Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment

RS 140.6 - Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment  The City Council of the City of Shreveport and the Police Jury of Caddo Parish may create a commission, to be known as the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish. The Commission shall consist of nine members who shall be residents and qualified voters of Caddo Parish, four (4) members appointed by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, four (4) members appointed by the Police Jury of Caddo Parish, and one member elected by joint action of the City Council of the City of Shreveport and the Police Jury of Caddo Parish. The term of each member shall be six years, except that of the members first appointed, the terms of the four (4) members appointed by the City Council and the terms of the four (4) members appointed by the Police Jury shall be two, four, five, and six years respectively, and the term of the member elected by joint action of the City Council and the Police Jury shall be three years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by the appointive authority, which shall have also the authority to remove any member for cause stated in writing and after public hearing; provided, however, that the filling of an unexpired term of the removal of any member elected by the City Council and the Police Jury shall be done only by the City Council and the Police Jury. All members shall serve without compensation. NOTE: §140.6 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.6 - 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 city council. The municipality shall act as fiscal agent for the commission.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §6; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.7. Organization; rules; staff

RS 140.7 - 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 where, 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 city planners and other consultants for such services as it may require. NOTE: §140.7 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.7 - 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 by reason of this Subpart have any legal or official status.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §7; Acts 1991, No. 165, §1; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.8. Budget

RS 140.8 - 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 City Council and the Police Jury. The City of Shreveport shall act as fiscal agent for the commission. NOTE: §140.8 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.8 - Master plan  A. It shall be the function and duty of the commission to make and recommend to the city council a master plan for the physical development of the municipality.  B. The master plan, consisting of maps, plats, charts, and descriptive and explanatory matter, shall show the commission's recommendations for such physical development, and may include, among other things, the general location, character and extent of streets, bridges, viaducts, parks, parkways, waterway and waterfront developments, playgrounds, airports, and other public ways, grounds, places and spaces; the general location of public buildings, schools and school sites, and other public property; the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, power, heat, light, sanitation, transportation, communication, and other purposes; the acceptance, widening, removal, extensions, re-location, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, or change of use of any of the foregoing public ways, grounds, places, spaces, buildings, properties, utilities, or terminals; a zoning plan for the regulation of the height, area, bulk, location, and use of private and public structures and premises, and of population density; the general location, character, layout, the extent of the neighborhood units and communities or groups of neighborhood units, of neighborhood and community centers; and of the general character, extent, and layout of the replanning of blighted districts and slum areas.  C. The commission may from time to time recommend amendments to extend or add to the plan.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §8; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.9. Area of jurisdiction

RS 140.9 - Area of jurisdiction  The area of jurisdiction of the commission shall be the metropolitan planning area as defined herein. 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 in themselves or by reason of this Sub-part have any legal or official status. NOTE: §140.9 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.9 - General purpose of the plan  In the preparation of the master plan, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and probable future growth of the municipality. The plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the metropolitan planning area which will, in accordance with existing and future needs, best promote public health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, or the general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §9; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.10. Master plan

RS 140.10 - Master plan  It shall be the function and duty of the commission to make and recommend to the City Council and the Police Jury a master plan for the physical development of the municipality, including any areas outside of its boundaries which, in the commission's judgment, bear relation to the planning of the municipality. The master plan, consisting of maps, plats, charts, and descriptive and explanatory matter, shall show the commission's recommendations for such physical development, and may include, among other things, the general location, character and extent of streets, bridges, viaducts, parks, parkways, waterway and waterfront developments, playgrounds, airports, and other public ways, grounds, places and spaces; the general location of public buildings, schools and school sites, and other public property; the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, whether publicly or privately owned, for water, power, heat, light, sanitation, transportation, communication, and other purposes; the acceptance, widening, removal, extensions, re-location, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, or change of use of any of the foregoing public ways, grounds, places, spaces, buildings, properties, utilities, or terminals; a zoning plan for the regulation of the height, area, bulk, location, and use of private and public structures and premises, and of population density; the general location, character, layout, the extent of the neighborhood units and communities or groups of neighborhood units, of neighborhood and community centers; and of the general character, extent, and layout of the replanning of blighted districts and slum areas. The commission may from time to time recommend amendments to extend or add to the plan. NOTE: §140.10 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.10 - Adoption of master plan  The commission may recommend the adoption of the master plan as a whole, or, as the work of making the whole master plan progresses, may from time to time recommend a part or parts thereof, any such part to correspond generally with one or more of the functional subdivisions of the subject matter of the plan. The adoption of the plan or any part, amendment, or addition, shall be by resolution carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the city council. The resolution shall refer expressly to the maps, descriptive matter, and other matters intended by the commission to form the whole or part of the plan, and the action taken shall be recorded on the adopted plan or part thereof by the identifying signature of the secretary of the city council, and a copy of the plan or part thereof shall be certified to the city council and the clerk of court of Caddo Parish, who shall record such plan or part thereof on the conveyance records of Caddo Parish. The plan or part thereof shall take effect after the date it shall have been adopted by the city council.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §10; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.11. General purpose of the plan

RS 140.11 - General purpose of the plan  In the preparation of the master plan, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and probable future growth of the City of Shreveport and its environs. The plan shall be made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, and harmonious development of the metropolitan planning area which will, in accordance with existing and future needs, best promote public health, safety, morals, order, convenience, prosperity, or the general welfare, as well as efficiency and economy in the process of development. NOTE: §140.11 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.11 - Miscellaneous powers of the commission  The commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the area within its jurisdiction to public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational, professional and other organizations and citizens. It may recommend to the executive or legislative officials of the municipality, and to other public or semi-public boards, commissions, agencies, or other bodies, programs for public improvements and the financing thereof. All public officials shall, upon request, make available to the commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may require for its work. The commission, its members and employees, in the performance of its functions, may enter upon any land, make examinations and surveys, and place and maintain necessary monuments and marks thereon. In general, the commission shall have such additional powers as granted by ordinances adopted by the city council.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §11; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.13. Miscellaneous powers of the commission

RS 140.13 - Miscellaneous powers of the commission  The commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the area within its jurisdiction to public officials and agencies, public utility companies, civic, educational, professional and other organizations and citizens. It may recommend to the executive or legislative officials of the City of Shreveport and Caddo Parish, and to other public or semi-public boards, commissions, agencies, or other bodies, programs for public improvements and the financing thereof. All public officials shall, upon request, make available to the commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may require for its work. The commission, its members and employees, in the performance of its functions, may enter upon any land, make examinations and surveys, and place and maintain necessary monuments and marks thereon. In general, the commission shall have such additional powers as granted by ordinances adopted by the City Council or the Police Jury as the case may be. NOTE: §140.13 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.13 - Planning commission as platting authority  After the commission has recommended and the city council has adopted a master plan in whole or in part, no plat of a subdivision of land lying within the area covered by the plan shall be filed or recorded until it shall have been submitted to and approved by the commission, and such approval entered in writing on the plat by the secretary of the commission. The clerk of court of Caddo Parish shall not file or record a plat of a subdivision without the approval of the commission as required by this Subpart; the filing or recording of a plat of a subdivision without the approval of the commission as required by this Section shall be void.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §13; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.15. Effective date

RS 140.15 - Effective date  In creating a metropolitan planning commission, as authorized by this Sub-Part, the City Council of the City of Shreveport and the Police Jury of Caddo Parish shall, by mutual agreement, designate the date upon which the powers, duties and authority of the commission shall take effect. Until such time as the Metropolitan Planning Commission begins the performance of its duties the existing City Planning Commission of the City of Shreveport shall be continued with all the powers and duties heretofore held; and, by the aforesaid date the City Planning Commission shall have turned over to the Metropolitan Planning Commission all of its records, plans, studies, or other instruments of its work and planning. Upon the attachment of the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Planning Commission, the powers of the City Planning Commission of the City of Shreveport in conflict herewith, shall cease to exist; provided, however, that such plans or parts thereof as have been lawfully adopted by the City Planning Commission, including but not limited to the subdivision regulations, major street plan, and zoning plan, shall continue in effect and shall be administered by the Metropolitan Planning Commission until repealed or replaced by such Metropolitan Planning Commission in accordance with this Sub-Part. NOTE: §140.15 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022. RS 140.15 - Procedure on subdivision plats; appeals  A.(1) The secretary of the commission or his deputy shall issue a receipt showing the date, time, and sufficient description to identify any plat submitted to it for approval.  (2) The commission shall approve or disapprove the plat within sixty days thereof, otherwise the plat shall be deemed to be approved and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the commission on demand; however, the applicant for commission approval may waive this requirement and consent to the extension of such period.  (3) The ground of disapproval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the commission, with the recorded vote of each member included in the records.  (4) No plat shall be disapproved by the commission without affording a hearing thereon.  B. Any applicant or other person may appeal commission approval or disapproval of a subdivision plat to the city council under such procedures and provisions as shall be established in the subdivision regulations.  Acts 1962, No. 52, §15; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.