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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.108. Acquisition of real property in community improvement area

RS 33:4720.108 - Acquisition of real property in community improvement area
A. Subject to the requirements of R.S. 33:4720.107, and except as provided in R.S. 33:4720.106(4), the authority may acquire by purchase, lease, option, gift, grant, bequest, device, or by the exercise of the power of expropriation any real property, or interest therein, which it may deem necessary for or in connection with a community improvement plan or project under this Chapter.
B. The authority may exercise the power of expropriation in the manner provided by law relative to the transfer of property and the laws supplementary or amendatory thereto, or it may exercise the power of expropriation in the manner provided by law for the exercise of the power of expropriation. Property already devoted to a public use may be purchased in a like manner, but no real property belonging to the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision of the state may be acquired without the consent of the political body owning such property.
C. In any proceeding to fix or assess compensation for damages for the purchase of property, or any interest therein, through the exercise of expropriation, evidence, or testimony bearing upon the following matters shall be admissible and shall be considered in fixing such compensation or damages, in addition to evidence or testimony otherwise admissible:
(1) The institution of any legal or administrative proceedings with respect to any use, condition, occupancy, or operation of such property, which is unlawful or violative of, or subject to elimination, abatement, prohibition, or correction under any law or ordinance or regulatory measure of the state, parish, municipality, or other political subdivision, or any agency thereof, in which such property is located, as being unsafe, substandard, unsanitary, or otherwise contrary to the public health, safety, or welfare.
(2) The effect on the value of such property, of any such use, condition, occupancy, or operation, or of the elimination, abatement, prohibition, or correction of any such use, condition, or operation.
(3) Testimony or evidence that any public body or public officer charged with the duty or authority to do so has rendered, made, or issued any judgment, decree, determination, or order for the abatement, prohibition, elimination, or correction of any such use, condition, occupancy, or operation shall be admissible and shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and character of such use, condition, or operation.
Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.113. Bonds as legal investment

RS 33:4720.113 - Bonds as legal investment
A. All banks, trust companies, bankers, savings banks and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business; all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business; and all executors, administrators, curators, trustees, and other fiduciaries may legally invest any sinking funds, monies, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by the authority pursuant to this Chapter; but the bonds and other obligations shall be secured by an agreement between the issuer and the federal government in which the issuer agrees to borrow from the federal government and the federal government agrees to lend to the issuer, prior to the maturity of such bonds or other obligations, monies in any amount which together with any other monies irrevocably committed to the payment of principal and interest on the bonds or other obligations will suffice to pay the principal of the bonds or other obligations with interest to maturity thereon, which monies under the terms of said agreement are required to be used for the purpose of paying the principal of and the interest on the bonds or other obligations at their maturity. Bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize any persons, political subdivisions, and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations.
B. Nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments shall be construed as relieving any persons of any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.114. Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution

RS 33:4720.114 - Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution
A. All property of the authority, including funds owned or held by it for the purpose of this Chapter, shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall judgment against the authority be a charge or lien upon such property; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given pursuant to this Chapter by the authority on its rents, fees, grants, or revenues from community improvement projects; further, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to or limit the right of an obligee to foreclose or otherwise enforce the terms and provisions of any mortgage, note, or other security given by the authority in connection with any immovable property owned by it.
B. The property of the authority acquired or held for the purposes of this Chapter is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes, and such property shall be exempt from all taxes of the municipality, the parish, the state, or any political subdivision thereof or any other taxing body; but such tax exemption shall terminate when the authority sells, leases, or otherwise disposes of the property in a community improvement area to a purchaser or lessee which is not a public body entitled to tax exemption with respect to the property; however, when any property or portion thereof reenters commerce while owned by the authority or any other public body, the tax exemption herein provided for shall cease as long as such property or portion thereof is used in commerce.
Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.116. Title of purchase

RS 33:4720.116 - Title of purchase
Any instrument executed by the authority purporting to convey any right, title, or interest in any property under this Chapter shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter insofar as title or other interest of any bona fide purchaser, lessees, or transferees of the property is concerned.
Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.117. Agencies to have no power of taxation

RS 33:4720.117 - Agencies to have no power of taxation
The Opelousas Redevelopment Authority created by this Chapter shall not have any power to levy or assess any ad valorem taxes, personal property taxes, or any other forms of taxes, including special assessments against any property.
Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.119. Separability

RS 33:4720.119 - Separability
The provisions of this Chapter are hereby declared to be severable, and if any Section, Subsection, Paragraph, provision, exception, sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this Chapter is held unconstitutional or void, the remainder of this Chapter shall continue in full force and effect, it being the legislative intent, now hereby declared, that this Chapter would have been enacted even if such unconstitutional or void matter had not been included therein. Notwithstanding any other evidence of legislative intent, it is hereby further declared to be the controlling legislative intent that, if any provisions or part of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Chapter, and the application of such provision or part to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. Insofar as the provisions of this Chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this Chapter shall be controlling.
Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.120. Safe clause

RS 33:4720.120 - Safe clause
The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Chapter is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.122. Construction of Chapter

RS 33:4720.122 - Construction of Chapter
This Chapter, being necessary for the welfare of the state and its residents, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes thereof.
Acts 2007, No. 380, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.131. Creation of the Jefferson Parish Redevelopment Authority

RS 33:4720.131 - Creation of the Jefferson Parish Redevelopment Authority
A. There is hereby created in and for the parish of Jefferson a public body corporate and politic known as the Jefferson Parish Redevelopment Authority.
B.(1) In accordance with the provisions of Article VI, Section 6 of the Constitution of Louisiana and the Jefferson Parish Charter, the authority shall be governed by the Jefferson Parish Council. The Jefferson Parish Council, when acting as the governing body of the authority shall have the same jurisdiction and powers as when acting as the governing authority of the parish.
(2) The governing body of the authority may create an advisory board, prescribing the number, manner of appointment, length of term, and advisory duties of members of such board. The advisory board may prepare and recommend ordinances and resolutions designed to effectuate the purposes and provisions of the Chapter.
Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.134. Acquisition of real property in community improvement area

RS 33:4720.134 - Acquisition of real property in community improvement area
A. Subject to the requirements of R.S. 33:4720.133, and except as provided in R.S. 33:4720.132(4), the authority may acquire by purchase, lease, option, gift, grant, bequest, device, or by the exercise of the power of expropriation any real property, or interest therein, which it may deem necessary for or in connection with a community improvement plan or project under this Chapter.
B. The authority may exercise the power of expropriation in the manner provided in the civil code relative to the transfer of property and the laws supplementary or amendatory thereto, or it may exercise the power of expropriation in the manner provided by law for the exercise of the power of expropriation. Property already devoted to a public use may be purchased in a like manner, but no real property belonging to the United States, the state of Louisiana, or any political subdivision of the state may be acquired without the consent of the political body owning such property.
C. In any proceeding to fix or assess compensation for damages for the purchase of property, or any interest therein, through the exercise of expropriation, evidence or testimony bearing upon the following matters shall be admissible and shall be considered in fixing such compensation or damages, in addition to evidence or testimony otherwise admissible:
(1) The institution of any legal or administrative proceedings with respect to any use, condition, occupancy, or operation of such property, which is unlawful or violative of, or subject to elimination, abatement, prohibition, or correction under any law or ordinance or regulatory measure of the state, parish, or other political subdivision, or any agency thereof, in which such property is located, as being unsafe, substandard, unsanitary, or otherwise contrary to the public health, safety, or welfare.
(2) The effect on the value of such property, of any such use, condition, occupancy, or operation, or of the elimination, abatement, prohibition, or correction of any such use, condition, or operation.
(3) Testimony or evidence that any public body or public officer charged with the duty or authority so to do has rendered, made, or issued any judgment, decree, determination, or order for the abatement, prohibition, elimination, or correction of any such use, condition, occupancy, or operation shall be admissible and shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and character of such use, condition, or operation.
Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.139. Bonds as legal investment

RS 33:4720.139 - Bonds as legal investment
A. All banks, trust companies, bankers, savings banks, and institutions, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking or investment business, all insurance companies, insurance associations, and other persons carrying on an insurance business, and all executors, administrators, curators, trustees, and other fiduciaries, may legally invest any sinking funds, monies, or other funds belonging to them or within their control in any bonds or other obligations issued by the authority pursuant to this Chapter, but the bonds and other obligations shall be secured by an agreement between the issuer and the federal government in which the issuer agrees to borrow from the federal government and the federal government agrees to lend to the issuer, prior to the maturity of such bonds or other obligations, monies in any amount which together with any other monies irrevocably committed to the payment of principal and interest on the bonds or other obligations will suffice to pay the principal of the bonds or other obligations with interest to maturity thereon, which monies under the terms of such agreement are required to be used for the purpose of paying the principal of and the interest on the bonds or other obligations at their maturity. Bonds and other obligations shall be authorized security for all public deposits. It is the purpose of this Section to authorize any persons, political subdivisions, and officers, public or private, to use any funds owned or controlled by them for the purchase of any such bonds or other obligations.
B. Nothing contained in this Section with regard to legal investments shall be construed as relieving any persons of any duty of exercising reasonable care in selecting securities.
Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.140. Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution

RS 33:4720.140 - Property exempt from taxes and from levy and sale by virtue of an execution
A. All property of the authority, including funds owned or held by it for the purpose of this Chapter, shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, and no execution or other judicial process shall issue against the same nor shall judgment against the authority be a charge or lien upon such property; but the provisions of this Section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to pursue any remedies for the enforcement of any pledge or lien given pursuant to this Chapter by the authority on its rents, fees, grants, or revenues from community improvement projects; further, the provisions of this Section shall not apply to or limit the right of an obligee to foreclose or otherwise enforce the terms and provisions of any mortgage, note, or other security given by the authority in connection with any immovable property owned by it.
B. The property of the authority acquired or held for the purposes of this Chapter is declared to be public property used for essential public and governmental purposes, and such property shall be exempt from all taxes of the municipality, the parish, the state, or any political subdivision thereof or any other taxing body; but such tax exemption shall terminate when the authority sells, leases, or otherwise disposes of the property in a community improvement area to a purchaser or lessee which is not a public body entitled to tax exemption with respect to the property; however, when any property or portion thereof reenters commerce while owned by the authority or any other public body, the tax exemption herein provided for shall cease as long as such property or portion thereof is used in commerce.
Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.142. Title of purchase

RS 33:4720.142 - Title of purchase
Any instrument executed by the authority purporting to convey any right, title, or interest in any property under this Chapter shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter insofar as title or other interest of any bona fide purchaser, lessees, or transferees of the property is concerned.
Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.143. Agencies to have no power of taxation

RS 33:4720.143 - Agencies to have no power of taxation
The Jefferson Parish Redevelopment Authority created by this Chapter shall not have any power to levy or assess any ad valorem taxes, personal property taxes, or any other forms of taxes, including special assessments against any property.
Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.145. Severability

RS 33:4720.145 - Severability
The provisions of this Chapter are hereby declared to be severable, and if any Section, Subsection, Paragraph, provision, exception, sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this Chapter is held unconstitutional or void, the remainder of this Chapter shall continue in full force and effect, it being the legislative intent, now hereby declared, that this Chapter would have been enacted even if such unconstitutional or void matter had not been included therein. Notwithstanding any other evidence of legislative intent, it is hereby further declared to be the controlling legislative intent that, if any provisions or part of this Chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is held invalid, the remainder of this Chapter, and the application of such provision or part to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. Insofar as the provisions of this Chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of any other law, the provisions of this Chapter shall be controlling.
Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4720.146. Safe clause

RS 33:4720.146 - Safe clause
The Legislature of Louisiana hereby finds, determines, and declares that this Chapter is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
Acts 2007, No. 390, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4721. Regulation of size and use of buildings

RS 33:4721 - Regulation of size and use of buildings
For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals, or the general welfare of the community, the governing authority of all municipalities may regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of 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 the buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes; provided that zoning ordinances enacted by the governing authority of municipalities or the acts of the zoning commission, board of adjustment as herein provided for, or zoning administrator shall be subject to judicial review on the grounds of abuse of discretion, unreasonable exercise of the police powers, an excessive use of the power herein granted, or the denial of the right of due process, provided, further, that the right of judicial review of a zoning ordinance shall not be limited by the foregoing.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 306, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4722. Creation of districts; powers of municipal authorities; transfers of development rights; and uniform regulations within district

RS 33:4722 - Creation of districts; powers of municipal authorities; transfers of development rights; and uniform regulations within district
A. For any and all of the purposes set forth in R.S. 33:4721 the governing authority of any municipality may divide the municipality into districts of such number, shape, and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purposes; and within the districts so created, the governing authority may regulate and restrict the erection, construction, alteration, or use of buildings, structures or land.
B. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans shall have the power to provide for official landmark or other appropriate designation by ordinance of areas, places, buildings, and structures having a special historical, community, or aesthetic interest or value; and in connection with those areas, places, buildings, and structures so designated by ordinance to impose regulations governing their construction, alteration, demolition, and use and to adopt additional measures appropriate to their preservation, enhancement, or use, which additional measures may include but are not limited to:
(1) Establishment of procedures authorizing owners of designated property to transfer development rights in such amount and subject to such conditions and controls as are appropriate to secure the purposes of this Part;
(2) The acquisition of the complete ownership of properties so designated or a lesser interest therein, including a preservation restriction, and the reconstruction, operation, or transfer by the municipality of any such property so acquired or the transfer of any development rights so acquired, all in accordance with such procedures and regulations and subject to such conditions as the governing authority deems reasonable and appropriate.
C.(1) All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of land and structure throughout each district, but the regulations of one district may differ from those in other districts. However, no regulation shall change the status of premises which have been continuously used for commercial purposes since January 1, 1929, without interruption for more than six consecutive months at any one time. The governing authority may, however, provide for the removal of nonconforming signs and billboards, less and except billboards erected in compliance with parish or municipal regulations at the time of erection, provided that it first establish a reasonable amortization time for removal according to a reasonable set of standards and schedules.
(2) In the city of New Orleans the provisions of Subsection B of this Section shall apply only to the area bounded by the Mississippi River, Howard Avenue, the river side of I-10-Claiborne Avenue and the uptown side of Iberville Street
Amended by Acts 1972, No. 53, §1; Acts 1975, No. 772, §1; Acts 1991, No. 289, §10; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4722.1. Definitions

RS 33:4722.1 - Definitions
As used in this Part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) The development rights of a designated site are the rights granted under applicable local law respecting the permissible bulk and size of immovable property erected thereon. Development rights may be calculated in accordance with such factors as lot area, floor area, floor area ratios, height limitations, or any other criteria set forth under local law for this purpose.
(2) A preservation restriction is a right, whether or not stated in the form of a restriction, predial servitude, covenant or condition, in any act executed by or on behalf of the owner of immovable property or in any order of taking, appropriate to the preservation of areas, places, buildings or structures to forbid or limit acts of demolition, alteration, use or other acts detrimental to the preservation of the areas, places, buildings, or structures.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 772, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4723. Purpose of regulations

RS 33:4723 - Purpose of regulations
The regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the public streets, secure safety from fire, promote health and the general welfare, provide adequate light and air, avoid undue concentration of population, and 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 to conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the municipality.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4724. Public hearing authorized; prohibited rezoning

RS 33:4724 - Public hearing authorized; prohibited rezoning
A. The legislative body of a municipality which has provided for a comprehensive zoning plan 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.
B. No regulations or restrictions shall become effective until after a public hearing at which parties in interest have an opportunity to be heard. A public hearing in relation to the regulations may be held by the legislative body of a municipality which has provided for a comprehensive zoning plan. In such a case, notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published at least three times in the official journal of the municipality or, if there be none, in a paper of general circulation therein. At least ten days shall elapse between the first publication and the date of the hearing.
C. In municipalities with a population of less than four hundred seventy-five thousand, in addition to notice by publication as provided in Subsection B of this Section, and at least ten days prior to the hearing, a good faith attempt to notify the owner or owners of record of the properties to be zoned or rezoned in municipal zoning shall be made by the sending of an official notice by regular mail of the time and place of the hearing and subject matter of the regulations and restrictions.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection C of this Section, when more than ten parcels are to be zoned or rezoned by enactment of a zoning ordinance, the advertisement in the official journal or a paper of general circulation as required by Subsection B of this Section shall be considered adequate notice to the property owners.
Amended by Acts 1976, No. 175, §1; Acts 1991, No. 289, §10; Acts 2012, No. 49, §1, eff. May 11, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4725. Amendment of regulations

RS 33:4725 - Amendment of regulations
The regulations, restrictions, and boundaries may, from time to time, be amended, supplemented, changed, modified or repealed. In case, however, 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 a 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 except by the favorable vote of a majority of the members of the legislative body of the municipality who are present and voting. The provisions of R.S. 33:4724 relative to public hearing and official notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments.
Provided that no ordinance shall require a procedure or criteria for amendment any greater than that initially used upon the formation of regulations, restrictions and/or penalties.
Amended by Acts 1977, No. 306, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4725.1. Zoning of annexed property

RS 33:4725.1 - Zoning of annexed property
A. Except as provided by Subsection B of this Section, if after August 15, 1999, a municipality annexes property the use of which is governed by a parish zoning ordinance at the time of annexation, and the annexation causes a change in the zoning classification, the parish zoning classification shall remain in effect until the owner of the property has applied for rezoning with the appropriate municipal governing authority, board or commission or for a period of six months, whichever occurs first. The municipality shall notify, by certified mail, the owner of the property of the change in zoning classification within thirty days of the date of the annexation.
B. The owner of property subject to Subsection A of this Section may waive the provisions of Subsection A with respect to his property. Any such waiver shall be in writing and shall be filed in the parish conveyance records. A municipal governing authority may prescribe the form for any such waiver or may authorize a municipal officer, agency, or employee to prescribe such form for the filing of such waivers. A municipal governing authority may adopt additional requirements for the filing of such waivers.
Acts 1999, No. 929, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4726. Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing

RS 33:4726 - Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing
A. In order to avail itself of the powers conferred by R.S. 33:4721 through 4729, the legislative body of the municipality shall appoint a zoning commission whose function it shall be 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 legislative body of the municipality, the zoning commission shall hold a public hearing. Notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published at least three times in the official journal of the municipality, or if there be none, in a paper of general circulation therein, 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 legislative body of the municipality. The legislative body shall not hold its public hearings or take action until it has received the final report of the zoning commission.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions in Subsection A, the governing authority of the city of Lafayette may empower the zoning commission to determine the boundaries of the districts as well as the restrictions and regulations to be enforced therein, and any supplements, changes, and modifications thereof. In such case, public hearing and notification requirements shall be the same as those for zoning commissions operating solely as a recommending board. The zoning commission shall promptly notify the municipal governing authority of any action taken pursuant to such authority as may be granted to it as provided in this Subsection. Any action of the zoning commission may be appealed to the municipal governing authority in accordance with procedures established by such governing authority. Nothing in this Subsection shall prohibit the municipal governing authority from enacting ordinances relating to those matters which it empowers the zoning commission to determine.
C. Where a municipal planning commission exists it shall be the zoning commission.
Acts 1992, No. 476, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4727.1. City of Mandeville; board of adjustment

RS 33:4727.1 - City of Mandeville; board of adjustment
In addition to all other powers authorized by the provisions of this Subpart, the board of aldermen of the city of Mandeville may authorize the zoning commission of the city of Mandeville to exercise any or all powers, duties, and responsibilities which may be exercised under the provisions of R.S. 33:4727 by a board of adjustment.
Acts 1985, No. 277, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4727.2. City of Sulphur; zoning commission; powers of board of adjustment

RS 33:4727.2 - City of Sulphur; zoning commission; powers of board of adjustment
In addition to all other powers authorized by the provisions of this Subpart, the governing authority of the city of Sulphur may authorize the zoning commission of the city of Sulphur to exercise any or all powers, duties, and responsibilities which may be exercised by a board of adjustment pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 33:4727.
Acts 2014, No. 78, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4728. Enforcement of building and zoning regulations; penalty for violations

RS 33:4728 - Enforcement of building and zoning regulations; penalty for violations
In case any building or structure is erected, structurally altered, or maintained, or any building, structure or land is used in violation of R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729 or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred thereby, the proper local authorities of the municipality, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, structural alteration, maintenance, or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of the building, structure, or land, or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises. The regulations shall be enforced by the city architect or other officer authorized to issue building permits, who is empowered to cause any building, structure, place or premises to be inspected and examined, to order in writing the remedying of any condition found to exist therein in violation of any provision of the regulations made under authority of R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729. 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 an 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, builder, contractor, or any other person who commits, takes part in, or who assists in any violation or who maintains any building or premises in which any violation exists shall 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.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4729. Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply

RS 33:4729 - Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply
Wherever the regulations made under authority of R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729 require a greater width or size of side yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower height of building 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 or local ordinance or regulation, the provisions of the regulations made under authority of R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729 shall govern. Wherever the provisions of any other statute, local ordinance, or regulation require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or require a lower height of building or a less number of stories, 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 R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729 the provisions of such statute, local ordinance, or regulation shall govern.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4730. Ordinances adopted for authorized purposes; validity

RS 33:4730 - Ordinances adopted for authorized purposes; validity
Whenever any municipality pursuant to an act of the legislature has adopted an ordinance for any of the purposes covered in R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729, the ordinance shall be deemed to have been adopted under R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729, and it shall not be necessary in such cases for the local legislative body to appoint a zoning commission as herein provided. All such ordinances shall remain in effect, except so far as they are inconsistent with R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 33:4729, until they shall have been amended, altered or repealed by the legislative body.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4731. Regulating building construction and limiting business areas in municipalities of over 50,000

RS 33:4731 - Regulating building construction and limiting business areas in municipalities of over 50,000
The governing authority of municipalities of more than fifty thousand inhabitants may by ordinance define and regulate the kind, style, and manner of construction of buildings and other edifices which may be erected on certain designated streets and thoroughfares and may permit or prohibit the establishment and operation of businesses and trades within designated limits.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4734. Notification to military installations

RS 33:4734 - Notification to military installations
A.(1)(a) The local governing authority considering any action to be taken on an application for a zoning request affecting property within three thousand feet of the boundary of a military installation shall notify the commander of the installation at least ninety days in advance of taking such action.
(b) The local governing authority shall publish notice of its intention to take action on an application for a zoning request pursuant to this Paragraph in the official journal of the local governing authority at least ninety days prior to taking such action.
(2) The local governing authority considering any action to be taken on an application for a variance affecting property within three thousand feet of the boundary of a military installation shall notify the commander of the installation at least thirty days in advance of taking such action.
B. As used in this Section, "military installation" shall include any base, military airport, camp, post, station, yard, center, home port facility for a ship, or any other military activity center that is under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense.
Acts 2004, No. 787, §1; Acts 2008, No. 777, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4741. Fire limits authorized

RS 33:4741 - Fire limits authorized
All municipalities exceeding five hundred population, the City of New Orleans excepted, may provide for the prevention of fires by establishing fire limits and by prohibiting the construction or relocation or removal of frame buildings within such limits, or the construction of frame additions to buildings therein.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4742. Thickness of walls of buildings

RS 33:4742 - Thickness of walls of buildings
Such municipalities may regulate, to such extent as to safeguard against the spread of conflagration, the thickness of the outside or fire walls of all buildings to be constructed within fire limits, and may reasonably regulate partition walls in buildings, where the regulation is proper to prevent the spread of fire.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4743. Repairing buildings

RS 33:4743 - Repairing buildings
Such municipalities may prohibit material repairs to frame buildings within the fire limits, and reasonably regulate repairs on other than frame buildings therein. "Material repairs," as above used, shall mean not only those repairs that increase the fire risk, but also those that appreciably tend to perpetuate it.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4744. Building permits

RS 33:4744 - Building permits
Such municipalities may require building permits and permits for repairs, which permits shall be granted according to uniform rules, and shall never be refused when the application setting forth the character of the building to be constructed, or the natures of the repairs, conforms to the requirements of the ordinances of the municipality passed in pursuance of this Subpart. All applications shall be passed upon by the governing body of the municipality, or the committee designated by it, within ten days after their filing.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4746. Enforcement of ordinances

RS 33:4746 - Enforcement of ordinances
Such municipalities may punish the infringement of ordinances passed hereunder within the limits prescribed by their respective charters, and in addition thereto, may remove, at the expense of the owner, the buildings, repairs, or additions built or made contrary to the specifications of the ordinances.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4751. Construction and repair of buildings and walls

RS 33:4751 - Construction and repair of buildings and walls
The governing body of any municipality of one hundred thousand or more inhabitants may adopt ordinances relating to the construction, equipment, alteration, and repair of buildings, structures, walls, and party walls, and provide in the ordinances penalties for their violation. Such ordinances shall supersede any laws existing prior to 1910.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4753.1. Noxious growths; community service; city of New Orleans

RS 33:4753.1 - Noxious growths; community service; city of New Orleans
A. The governing authority of the city of New Orleans may enact ordinances which require that community services be performed by persons who allow weeds, grass, or other noxious growths to accumulate on their property thereby allowing the property to degrade to a deplorable condition which endangers the health and safety of humans and pets.
B. City law enforcement authorities shall have the authority to enforce such ordinances, including the authority to issue summons for violations of such ordinances. The municipal court for the city of New Orleans shall have jurisdiction to hear cases relative to such violations and to impose penalties for such violations in accordance with applicable ordinances.
C. The offender shall be cited for the offense by means of summons as provided by ordinance.
D. Whoever violates the provisions of this Section shall:
(1) Upon first conviction be sentenced to serve ten hours of community service on his property.
(2) Upon second conviction be sentenced to serve twenty hours of community service on his property.
(3) Upon third or subsequent conviction be sentenced to serve fifty hours of community service on his property, or in a work detail as approved by the court, or any combination of the aforementioned penalties.
E. The court may require an individual convicted of a violation of this Section to remove the weeds, grass, or other noxious growths which have accumulated on his property in disregard of the health and safety of others in lieu of or in addition to the penalties prescribed in this Section.
Acts 1997, No. 1100, §2, eff. July 14, 1997.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:4755. Statement of purpose

RS 33:4755 - Statement of purpose
It is hereby found and declared that the city of New Orleans contains a great number of vacant substandard buildings which have become unsightly, unsafe, and a liability to the community. Such structures give rise to the spread of disease and crime, impair the economic value of property upon which they are situated, and necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures for crime prevention, public health, welfare and safety programs, fire and accident protection, and other services. It is further found that the present system utilized by the city of New Orleans to address this problem of vacant substandard structures in the city is inadequate and that some alternative mechanism is needed to enforce the ordinances and regulations of the city applicable to such properties, including but not limited to the city's building, fire, and zoning codes.
Acts 1984, No. 920, §1, eff. July 20, 1984.