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LA Rev Stat § 33:140.121 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.121. Regulation of size and use of buildings

RS 140.121 - Regulation of size and use of buildings For purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of Grant Parish, the police jury of said parish is hereby authorized to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes within the parish. Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.122 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.122. Creation of districts; uniform regulations throughout district

RS 140.122 - Creation of districts; uniform regulations throughout district For any or all said purposes, the police jury may divide the parish into districts of such number, shape, and areas as it may deem best suited to carry out the purposes of this Subpart, and within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, alteration, or use of buildings, structures, or land. All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of building throughout each district, but the regulations of one district may differ from those in other districts. Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.123 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.123. Purpose of regulations

RS 140.123 - Purpose of regulations Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and shall be designed to lessen congestion in the public streets; secure safety from fires; promote health and the general welfare; provide adequate light and air; avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate adequate transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. The regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the parish. Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.124 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.124. Public hearing

RS 140.124 - Public hearing The police jury of the parish shall provide for the manner in which the regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of the districts shall be determined, established, and enforced, and from time to time, amended. No regulation or restriction shall become effective until after a public hearing at which parties in interest have an opportunity to be heard. A public hearing in regard to the regulations may be held by the governing authority of the parish. In such case, notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published at least once a week during three different weeks in the official journal of the parish, or if there be none, in a paper of general circulation therein. At least fifteen days shall elapse between the publication and the date of the hearing. Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.125 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.125. Changes or amendments

RS 140.125 - Changes or amendments The regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed. However, in case of a protest against a change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent or more either of the areas of land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in the proposed change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and two hundred feet distant from the boundaries of the district proposed to be changed, the amendment shall not become effective unless at least three-fifths of all the members of the governing authority of the parish shall vote in favor thereof. The provisions of R.S. 33:140.84 relating to public hearing and official notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments. Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.126 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.126. Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing

RS 140.126 - Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing The parish planning commission created and established by the provisions of Subpart A of Part IV of Chapter I of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be the zoning commission for Grant Parish and shall exercise all powers, duties and functions herein provided. It shall be the duty of said zoning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts, as well as the restrictions and regulations to be enforced therein, and any supplements, changes, or modifications thereof. Before making any recommendation to the police jury, the zoning commission shall hold a public hearing. Notice of time and place of each such hearing shall be published at least three times in the official journal of the parish, or if there be none, then in a paper of general circulation in the parish, and at least ten days shall elapse between the first publication and the date of the hearing. After the hearing has been held by the zoning commission, it shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the police jury and the police jury shall not hold its public hearings or take any action until it has received the final report of the zoning commission. Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.128 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.128. Enforcement of regulation; penalty

RS 140.128 - Enforcement of regulation; penalty In case any building or structure is erected, structurally altered or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this Subpart or of any ordinance or regulation made under authority conferred hereby, the proper authorities of the parish, in addition to other remedies, may substitute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, structural alteration, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation in order to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises. The regulations shall be enforced by the officer authorized to issue building permits, who is empowered to cause any building, structure, place, or premises to be inspected and examined, and to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein in violation of any provision of the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart. The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any regulation has been committed or exists, or the lessee or tenant of any entire building or entire premises where the violation has been committed or exists, or the owner, general agent, lessee, or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which the violation has been committed or exists, or the general agent, architect, building contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any violation exists shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars and not more than twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each day that the violation continues. Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.129 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.129. Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply

RS 140.129 - Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply Wherever the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart require a greater width or size of side yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower height of buildings or lesser 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 or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart shall govern. Whenever the provisions of any other statute, local ordinance, or regulation require a greater width or size yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a greater percentage of lot be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart, the provisions of such statute, local ordinance or regulation shall govern. Acts 1988, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 14, §1, eff. Oct. 27, 1988.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.151 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.151. Regulation of size and use of buildings

RS 140.151 - Regulation of size and use of buildings For purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of Natchitoches Parish, the police jury of said parish is hereby authorized to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes within the parish. Acts 1988, No. 570, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.152 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.152. Creation of districts; uniform regulations throughout district

RS 140.152 - Creation of districts; uniform regulations throughout district For any or all said purposes, the police jury may divide the parish into districts of such number, shape and areas as it may deem best suited to carry out the purposes of this Subpart, and within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, alteration or use of buildings, structures or land. All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings throughout each district, but the regulations of one district may differ from those in other districts. Acts 1988, No. 570, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.153 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.153. Purpose of regulations

RS 140.153 - Purpose of regulations Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and shall be designed to lessen congestion in the public streets; secure safety from fires; promote health and the general welfare; provide adequate light and air; avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate adequate transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements. The regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the parish. Acts 1988, No. 570, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.154 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.154. Public hearing

RS 140.154 - Public hearing The police jury of the parish shall provide for the manner in which the regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of the districts shall be determined, established, and enforced, and from time to time, amended. No regulation or restriction shall become effective until after a public hearing at which parties in interest have an opportunity to be heard. A public hearing in regard to the regulations may be held by the governing authority of the parish. In such case notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published at least once a week during three different weeks in the official journal of the parish, or if there be none, in a paper of general circulation therein. At least fifteen days shall elapse between the publication and the date of the hearing. Acts 1988, No. 570, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.155 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.155. Changes or amendments

RS 140.155 - Changes or amendments The regulations, restrictions and boundaries may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed. However, in case of a protest against a change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent or more either of the areas of land (exclusive of streets and alleys) included in the proposed change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and two hundred feet distant from the boundaries of the district proposed to be changed, the amendment shall not become effective unless at least three-fifths of all the members of the governing authority of the parish shall vote in favor thereof. The provisions of R.S. 33:140.154 relating to public hearing and official notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments. Acts 1988, No. 570, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.156 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.156. Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing

RS 140.156 - Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing The parish planning commission created and established by the provisions of Subpart A of Part IV of Chapter I of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be the zoning commission for Natchitoches Parish and shall exercise all powers, duties and functions herein provided. It shall be the duty of said zoning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts, as well as the restrictions and regulations to be enforced therein, and any supplements, changes or modifications thereof. Before making any recommendation to the police jury, the zoning commission shall hold a public hearing. Notice of time and place of each such hearing shall be published at least three times in the official journal of the parish, or if there be none, then in a paper of general circulation in the parish, and at least ten days shall elapse between the first publication and date of the hearing. After the hearing has been held by the zoning commission, it shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the police jury and the police jury shall not hold its public hearings or take any action until it has received the final report of the zoning commission. Acts 1988, No. 570, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.158 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.158. Enforcement of regulation; penalty

RS 140.158 - Enforcement of regulation; penalty In case any building or structure is erected, structurally altered or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of this Subpart or of any ordinance or regulation made under authority conferred hereby, the proper authorities of the parish, in addition to other remedies, may substitute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, structural alteration, maintenance or use, to restrain, correct or abate such violation in order to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business or use in or about such premises. The regulations shall be enforced by the officers authorized to issue building permits, who is* empowered to cause any building, structure, place or premises to be inspected and examined, and to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein in violation of any provision of the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart. The owner or general agent of a building or premises where a violation of any regulation has been committed or exists, or the lessee or tenant of any entire building or entire premises where the violation has been committed or exists, or the owner, general agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the building or premises in which the violation has been committed or exists, or the general agent, architect, building contractor or any other person who commits, takes part or assists in any violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any violation exists shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined not less than ten dollars and not more than twenty-five dollars or be imprisoned for not more than thirty days for each day that the violation continues. Acts 1988, No. 570, §1. *AS APPEARS IN ENROLLED BILL.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.159 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.159. Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply

RS 140.159 - Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply Wherever the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart require a greater width or size of side yards, courts or other open spaces, or require a lower height of buildings or lesser 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 or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart shall govern. Whenever the provisions of any other statute, local ordinance or regulation require a greater width or size yards, courts or other open spaces, or require a greater percentage of lot be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are required by the regulations made under the authority of this Subpart, the provisions of such statute, local ordinance or regulation shall govern. Acts 1988, No. 570, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.161 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.161. Regulation of size and use of buildings

RS 140.161 - Regulation of size and use of buildings For purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of Acadia Parish, the police jury of said parish is hereby authorized to regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of lot that may be occupied, the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density of population, and the location and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes within the parish. Acts 1989, No. 691, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.162 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.162. Creation of districts; uniform regulations throughout district

RS 140.162 - Creation of districts; uniform regulations throughout district For any or all said purposes, the police jury may divide the parish into districts of such number, shape, and areas as it may deem best suited to carry out the purposes of this Subpart, and within such districts it may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, alteration, or use of buildings, structures, or land. All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings throughout each district, but the regulations of one district may differ from those in other districts. Acts 1989, No. 691, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.163 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.163. Purpose of regulations

RS 140.163 - Purpose of regulations Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and shall be designed to lessen congestion in the public streets; secure safety from fires; promote health and the general welfare; provide adequate light and air; avoid undue concentration of population; and to facilitate adequate transportation, water supply, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. The regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration of the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view of conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the parish. Acts 1989, No. 691, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.164 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.164. Public hearing

RS 140.164 - Public hearing The police jury of the parish shall provide for the manner in which the regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of the district shall be determined, established, and enforced, and from time to time, amended. No regulation or restriction shall become effective until after a public hearing at which parties in interest have an opportunity to be heard. A public hearing in regard to the regulations may be held by the governing authority of the parish. In such case notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published at least once a week during three different weeks in the official journal of the parish, or if there be none, in a paper of general circulation therein. At least fifteen days shall elapse between the publication and the date of the hearing. Acts 1989, No. 691, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.165 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.165. Changes or amendments

RS 140.165 - Changes or amendments The regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed, modified, or repealed. However, in case of a protest against a change duly signed and acknowledged by the owners of twenty percent or more either of the areas of land exclusive of streets and alleys included in the proposed change or within an area determined by lines drawn parallel to and two hundred feet distant from the boundaries of the district proposed to be changed, the amendment shall not become effective unless at least three-fifths of all the members of the governing authority of the parish shall vote in favor thereof. The provisions of R.S. 33:140.164 relating to public hearing and official notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments. Acts 1989, No. 691, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 33:140.166 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes|§140.166. Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing

RS 140.166 - Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing A. The parish planning commission created and established by the provisions of Subpart A of Part IV of Chapter I of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be the zoning commission for Acadia Parish and shall exercise all powers, duties, and functions herein provided. It shall be the duty of said zoning commission to recommend the boundaries of the various original districts, as well as the restrictions and regulations to be enforced therein, and any supplements, changes, or modifications thereof. B. Before making any recommendation to the police jury, the zoning commission shall hold a public hearing. Notice of time and place of each such hearing shall be published at least three times in the official journal of the parish, or if there be none, then in a paper of general circulation in the parish, and at least ten days shall elapse between the first publication and date of the hearing. C. After the hearing has been held by the zoning commission, it shall make a report of its findings and recommendations to the police jury, and the police jury shall not hold its public hearings or take any action until it has received the final report of the zoning commission. Acts 1989, No. 691, §1.