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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.17. Subdivision regulations

RS 33:140.50.17 - Subdivision regulations
A. In exercising the powers granted to it by this Subpart, the commission shall recommend regulations governing the subdivision of land within the metropolitan planning area. Such regulations may provide for the harmonious development of the metropolitan planning area; for the coordination of streets within subdivisions with other existing or planned streets or with other features of the master plan or official map of the metropolitan planning area; for adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation, light, and air; and for the distribution of population and traffic which will tend to create conditions favorable to health, safety, convenience, or prosperity.
B. Such regulations may include requirements as to the extent to which and the manner in which streets shall be graded and improved and water, sewer, and other utility mains, piping, connections, or other facilities shall be installed as a condition precedent to the approval of the plat. The regulations or practice of the commission may provide for the tentative approval of the plat previous to such improvement and installation, but any such tentative approval shall not be entered on the plat. Such regulations may provide that, in lieu of the completion of such work and installations previous to the final approval of a plat, the commission may accept a bond, in an amount and with surety and conditions satisfactory to it, providing for the securing to the municipality and the parish, as appropriate, the actual construction and installation of such improvements and utilities within a period specified by the commission and expressed in the bond, and the town council and the police jury are hereby granted the power to enforce such bonds by all appropriate legal and equitable remedies.
C. Such regulations may provide, in lieu of the completion of such work and installations previous to the final approval of a plat, for an assessment or other method whereby the municipality or parish, as appropriate, is put in an assured position to do such work and make such installations at the cost of the owners of the property within the subdivision.
D. Before recommending its subdivision regulations or any amendments thereto, the commission shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and in the parish; certified copies of these regulations shall be filed with the town council, police jury, and the clerk of court. The commission shall then present its recommendation for subdivision regulations to the town council or the police jury for adoption by the town council or the police jury, as the case may be.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.18. Procedure on subdivision plats; appeals

RS 33:140.50.18 - 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 town council or the police jury, as the case may be, under such procedures and provisions as shall be established in the subdivision regulations.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.19. Effect of plat approval on status of dedications

RS 33:140.50.19 - Effect of plat approval on status of dedications
The approval of a plat by the commission shall not be deemed to constitute or affect any acceptance by the municipality or parish or public body of the dedication of any street or other ground shown upon the plat.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.20. Penalties for transferring lots in unapproved subdivisions

RS 33:140.50.20 - Penalties for transferring lots in unapproved subdivisions
A. If the owner or the agent of the owner of any land located within the area covered by the adopted plan transfers or sells or agrees to sell or negotiates to sell such land by reference to or exhibition of or by other use of a plat of subdivision of such land before such plat has been approved by the commission and recorded in the office of the clerk of court and recorder of the parish, he shall be subject to a penalty of one hundred dollars for each lot so transferred or sold or agreed or negotiated to be sold. The description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring shall not exempt the transaction from such penalties.
B. The municipality or parish, as appropriate, through its attorney or other designated official, may enjoin such transfer of sale or agreement by action for injunction or may recover the penalty by civil action.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.21. Acceptance of and improvements in unapproved streets

RS 33:140.50.21 - Acceptance of and improvements in unapproved streets
After the adoption of a master plan, in whole or in part, as provided in R.S. 33:140.50.16, the municipality or parish or other public body shall not accept, lay out, open, improve, grade, pave, or light any street within the area covered by the adopted plan, in conflict with the plan unless such street has been accepted or opened as, or has otherwise received the legal status of, a public street prior to the adoption of a master plan, or unless such street corresponds in its location and lines with a street shown on a subdivision plat approved by such commission or on a street plat made by and adopted by such commission. However, the town council or, in the case of a street outside of the municipality, the police jury may locate and construct or may accept any other street if the ordinance or other measure for such location and construction or for such acceptance be first submitted to such commission for its approval, and if disapproved by the commission, be passed by not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the town council or police jury, as appropriate. A street approved by the commission upon such submission, or constructed or accepted by such two-thirds vote after disapproval by the commission, shall have the status of an approved street as fully as though it has been originally shown on a subdivision plat approved by the commission or on a plat made and adopted by the commission.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.22. Building permits

RS 33:140.50.22 - Building permits
After the commission has recommended to the town council and the police jury and the town council or police jury has adopted in whole or in part a building permit plan, including both the full text of a building permit ordinance and the map or maps showing the districts or zones in which building permits will be required, no building shall be erected in those areas without first having secured the required building permit.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.23. Platting of street lines by commission

RS 33:140.50.23 - Platting of street lines by commission
After the commission has recommended and the town council and the police jury have adopted a master plan in whole or in part which includes at least a major street plan, or has progressed in its master planning to the state of the making and recommending a major street plan, the commission may make or cause to be made, from time to time, plats on which are indicated the locations of the lines recommended by the commission as the planned or mapped lines of future streets, street extensions, street widenings, or street narrowings. The making or certifying of a plat by the commission shall not in and of itself constitute or be deemed to constitute the opening or establishment of any street or the taking or acceptance of any land for street purposes.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.24. Establishment of official map

RS 33:140.50.24 - Establishment of official map
A. After the town council and the police jury have adopted a master plan which includes at least a major street plan, or the commission has progressed in its master planning to the state of the making and recommending of a major street plan, and shall have certified a copy of such major street plan to the town council and one to the police jury, then the town council and the police jury may establish an official map of the municipality, in the case of the town council, and that part of the parish within the area included within the adopted plan but outside the municipality, in the case of the police jury.
B. The official map shall show the location of the streets existing and established by law as public streets. Such official map may also show the location of the lines of streets on plats of subdivisions which have been approved by the commission. The town council and the police jury shall certify the fact of the establishment of the official map to the clerk of court and recorder of the parish.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.25. Official map; additions and changes

RS 33:140.50.25 - Official map; additions and changes
The town council and the police jury may add to the official map, each in its own jurisdiction, by placing thereon, from time to time, the lines of streets in accordance with the plat of any subdivision approved by the commission. The town council and the police jury may make, from time to time, other additions to or modifications of the official map by placing thereon the lines of planned new streets or street extensions, widenings, narrowings, or vacations. The placing of any street or street line upon the official map shall not, in or of itself, constitute or be deemed to constitute the opening or establishing of any street or the taking or accepting of any land for street purposes.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.26. Regulation of buildings in bed of mapped streets

RS 33:140.50.26 - Regulation of buildings in bed of mapped streets
A. For the purpose of preserving the integrity of the official map, the town council and the police jury may provide by general ordinance or other legislative action that no permit shall be issued for any building or structure or part thereof on any land located between the mapped lines of any street as shown on the official map.
B. Any such ordinance or legislative act shall provide that the board of adjustment, as provided for in this Subpart, shall have the power, upon an appeal filed with it by the owner of any such land, to authorize the grant of a permit for a building or structure or part thereof within any such mapped street location in any case in which such board finds, upon the evidence and arguments presented to it upon such appeal that the property of the appellant of which such mapped street location forms a part will not yield a reasonable return to the owner unless such permit be granted, or that balancing the interest of the municipality or parish in preserving the integrity of the official map and the interest of the owner in the use and benefits of his property, the grant of such permit is required by considerations of justice and equity.
C. Before taking any such action, the board of adjustment shall hold a hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be given to the appellant by mail at the address specified by the appellant in his appeal petition. If the board of adjustment decides to authorize a building permit, it shall have the power to specify the exact location, ground area, height, and other details and conditions of extent and character, and also the duration of the building, structure or part thereof to be permitted.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.27. Municipal improvements in streets; buildings not on mapped streets

RS 33:140.50.27 - Municipal improvements in streets; buildings not on mapped streets
A. Except in streets existing and established by law as public streets at the date of the establishment of the official map, no public water facilities, sewer, or other public utilities or improvements shall be constructed after such date in any street until such street is duly placed on the official map.
B. The town council and the police jury may provide by ordinance that no permit for the erection of any building shall be issued unless a street giving access to such proposed building existed and was established by law as a public street at the time of the establishment of the official map or shall have been duly placed on the official map in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:140.50.24 and 140.50.25; provided, however, that such ordinance shall contain provision whereby the applicant for such permit may appeal to the board of adjustment, hearing upon which appeal and notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and parish, and such board shall have the authority to authorize such a permit, subject to such conditions as the board may impose, where the circumstances of the case do not require the proposed building to be related to the existing streets or to streets as shown on the official map and where the permit would not tend to distort or increase the difficulty of carrying out the official map of the master plan of the municipality.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.28. Grant of power

RS 33:140.50.28 - Grant of power
For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare, the town council and the police jury are hereby empowered, in accordance with the conditions and the procedures specified in this Subpart, to regulate the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of the lot which may be occupied; the sizes of yards, courts, or other open spaces; the density of population; and the uses of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, civic activities, and other purposes, within the municipality, in the case of the municipality, and within that part of the parish within the metropolitan planning area but outside the municipality in the case of the parish.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.29. Zoning plan

RS 33:140.50.29 - Zoning plan
A. If the commission recommends to the town council and to the police jury a zoning plan, including both the full text of a zoning ordinance and the map or maps, representing the recommendations of the commission for the regulation by districts or zones of the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures; the percentage of the lot which may be occupied; the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces; the density of population; and the uses of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, civic activities, and other purposes, then the town council and the police jury may exercise the powers granted for the purpose mentioned in R.S. 33:140.50.28 and may divide the municipality or that part of the parish within the metropolitan planning area outside the municipality, as the case may be, into districts or zones of such number, shape, and area as it may determine, and, for such purposes, may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration, and uses of buildings and structures and the uses of land.
B. All such regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of building throughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.30. Method of procedure

RS 33:140.50.30 - Method of procedure
Before enacting the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto, the town council or the police jury, as the case may be, shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the parish. The zoning ordinance, including the map or maps, may from time to time be amended; but no amendment shall become effective unless it be first submitted to and approved by the commission, or, if disapproved, shall receive the favorable vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the town council or the police jury, as the case may be.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.31. Non-conforming uses

RS 33:140.50.31 - Non-conforming uses
A. The lawful use of a building or premises exactly as such use existed at the time of the enactment of any regulation affecting it may be continued although such use does not conform with the provisions of such regulation. The town council or the police jury, as appropriate, may provide for the termination of non-conforming uses either by specifying the period or periods within which they shall be required to cease or by providing a formula or formulas whereby the compulsory termination of a non-conforming use shall be so fixed as to allow a reasonable period for the recovery or amortization of the investment in the non-conformance or with adequate compensation by a court of competent jurisdiction.
B. The town council or the police jury, as appropriate, may in its discretion provide by ordinance for the resumption, restoration, reconstruction, extension, or substitution of non-conforming uses upon such terms and conditions as may be set forth in the ordinance.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.33. Enforcement and remedies

RS 33:140.50.33 - Enforcement and remedies
The town council and the police jury may provide for the enforcement of any ordinance enacted under this Subpart. A violation of any such ordinance is hereby declared a misdemeanor. In case any building or structure is or is proposed to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, or maintained, or any building structure, or land is or is proposed to be used in violation of any ordinance enacted pursuant to this Subpart, the building inspector, permit and zoning clerk, municipal or parish counsel, or other appropriate authority of the municipality or of the parish, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be specifically damaged by such violation, may, in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance, or use, or to correct or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure, or land.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.34. Conflict with other laws

RS 33:140.50.34 - Conflict with other laws
A. If regulations made pursuant to the authority of this Subpart require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces; or require a lower height of buildings or fewer 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 provision of state law, the regulations made pursuant to the authority of this Subpart shall govern.
B. If any other provision of state law requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces; or requires a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied; or imposes other higher standards than are required by the regulations made pursuant to the authority of this Subpart, the provisions of any such law shall govern.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.35. Existing zoning ordinances

RS 33:140.50.35 - Existing zoning ordinances
Zoning ordinances of the town shall continue in effect until amended or repealed by ordinances enacted pursuant to the provisions of this Subpart.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.36. Grant of power

RS 33:140.50.36 - Grant of power
For the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare, the town council and the police jury are hereby empowered, in accordance with the conditions and procedures specified in this Subpart, to adopt housing codes prescribing minimum standards for the area, volume, light, air, ventilation, illumination, occupancy and density of occupancy, and sanitation of dwellings and dwelling places; to adopt building codes, plumbing codes, electrical codes, and related measures to regulate the construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, conversion, or maintenance of buildings; to regulate by building and housing codes or other measures or ordinances conditions of sanitation, including requirements for water supply and sewerage disposal and drainage; and to adopt such other ordinances, regulations, and plans as, in their judgment, are necessary to effect the rehabilitation of substandard dwellings and blighted areas within the municipality, in the case of the municipality, and within that part of the parish within the metropolitan planning area but outside the municipality, in the case of the parish; provided, however, that such codes, ordinances, plans, or other measures may be adopted with respect only to such portion of the metropolitan planning area outside the municipality as, in the judgment of the police jury, is deemed necessary.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.37. Commission recommendations

RS 33:140.50.37 - Commission recommendations
The commission may prepare and recommend to the town council and the police jury for adoption such codes, ordinances, plans, or other measures as, in its judgment, may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Subpart.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.38. Method of procedure

RS 33:140.50.38 - Method of procedure
Before adopting any code, ordinance, plan, or other measure pursuant to this Subpart, the town council or the police jury, as the case may be, shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or in the parish, as the case may be.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.50.39. Enforcement and remedies

RS 33:140.50.39 - Enforcement and remedies
The town council and the police jury may provide, in their respective jurisdictions, for the enforcement of any code, ordinance, or other measure enacted under this Subpart. A violation of any such code, ordinance, or other measure is hereby declared a misdemeanor. In case any building or structure is or is proposed to be constructed, reconstructed, altered, extended, converted, or maintained in violation of any code or ordinance enacted under this Subpart, the building inspector, permit or zoning clerk, municipal or parish counsel, or other appropriate authority of the municipality or of the parish, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be specifically damaged by such violation, may, in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful construction, reconstruction, alteration, extension, conversion, maintenance, or use, or to correct or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.51. Regulation of size and use of buildings

RS 33:140.51 - Regulation of size and use of buildings
For purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals or the general welfare of the parish of St. Bernard, 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 1962, No. 123, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.52. Creation of districts; uniform regulations throughout district

RS 33:140.52 - 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 Sub-part, 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 1962, No. 123, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.53. Purpose of regulations

RS 33:140.53 - 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 1962, No. 123, §3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.54. Public hearing

RS 33:140.54 - 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 1962, No. 123, §4.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.55. Changes or amendments

RS 33:140.55 - 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. 33:140.54 relating to public hearing and official notice shall apply equally to all changes or amendments.
Acts 1962, No. 123, §5.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.56. Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing

RS 33:140.56 - Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing
The parish planning commission created and established by the provisions of sub-part A of part IV of Chapter I of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 shall be the zoning commission for the parish of St. Bernard 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 1962, No. 123, §6.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.58. Enforcement of regulation; penalty

RS 33:140.58 - 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 Sub-Part 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 Sub-part. 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 1962, No. 123, §8.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.59. Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply

RS 33:140.59 - Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply
Wherever the regulations made under the authority of this Sub-part 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 Sub-part 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 Sub-part, the provisions of such statute, local ordinance or regulation shall govern.
Acts 1962, No. 123, §9.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.61. Purpose

RS 33:140.61 - Purpose
The legislature finds that problems of growth and development in urban and rural regions of the state so transcend the boundary lines of local government units that no single unit can plan for their solution without affecting other units in the region; that various multi-parish planning activities conducted under various laws of the United States are being conducted in an uncoordinated manner; that intergovernmental cooperation on a regional basis is an effective means of pooling the resources of local government to approach common problems; and that the assistance of the state is needed to make the most effective use of local, state, federal, and private programs in serving the citizens of such urban and rural regions.
It is the purpose of this Subpart to facilitate intergovernmental cooperation and to insure the orderly and harmonious coordination of state, federal, and local comprehensive planning and development programs for the solutions and resolution of economic, social, physical, and governmental problems of the state and its citizens by providing for the creation and recognition of regional planning and development commissions.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 472, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.62. Designation of regions

RS 33:140.62 - Designation of regions
A. The development districts for the state designated and established by the governor in Executive Order No. 27 of 1973 are hereby continued as follows:
(1) District #1, composed of the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard and St. Tammany.
(2) District #2, composed of the parishes of Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Tangipahoa, Washington, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana and St. Helena.
(3) District #3, composed of the parishes of Assumption, Lafourche, St. Charles, St. James, St. Mary, St. John the Baptist, and Terrebonne.
(4) District #4, composed of the parishes of Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia,
Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, and Vermilion.
(5) District #5, composed of the parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis.
(6) District #6, composed of the parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Rapides, Vernon and Winn.
(7) District #7, composed of the parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, Lincoln, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine and Webster.
(8) District #8, composed of the parishes of Caldwell, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union and West Carroll.
(9) St. Tammany Parish shall be within the jurisdiction of district #1 for all functional programs with the exceptions of economic development for which purposes it will be a member of district #2 until such time as district #1 is recognized by the federal Economic Development Administration as a designated district; provided, however, this Subpart shall not apply to those planning districts created for law enforcement purposes in R.S. 15:1208.
B. No commission shall have authority to levy or collect taxes, to promulgate regulations which affect property rights, or to serve as an appeal or review panel in any system of land use planning.
Added by Acts 1977, No. 472, §1; Acts 2015, No. 82, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.71. Railroad Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction

RS 33:140.71 - Railroad Development District; creation; territorial jurisdiction
A. The governing authorities of two or more parishes may by ordinance create a railroad development district composed of any part or all of the territory wholly within the boundaries of the parishes. The railroad development district, hereinafter referred to as the "district", if created, is hereby constituted and is declared to be a body politic and political subdivision of the state of Louisiana, as defined in Article VI, Section 44 of the Constitution of Louisiana. Pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 21 of the Constitution of Louisiana, the district, acting through its board of commissioners, the governing authority of said district, is hereby granted all of the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities granted to political subdivisions for economic development purposes, including but not limited to the power of taxation, the power to incur debt and issue revenue and general obligation bonds, certificates of indebtedness, bond and certificate anticipation notes, and refunding bonds, subject to the limitations hereinafter provided.
B. The district created pursuant hereto shall be established for the primary object and purpose of promoting and encouraging development of rail service in the area of the parishes to stimulate the economy through renewed commerce, industry, and for the utilization and development of natural and human resources of the area by providing job opportunities.
C. Repealed by Acts 2005, No. 198, §2, eff. June 29, 2005.
Acts 2004, No. 435, §1, eff. June 24, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 198, §2, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.73. Powers of district

RS 33:140.73 - Powers of district
A. The district, acting by and through its board of commissioners, shall have and exercise all powers of a political subdivision necessary or convenient for the carrying out of its objects and purposes including but not limited to rights and powers set out in this Subpart:
(1) To sue and be sued.
(2) To adopt, use, and alter at will a corporate seal.
(3) To acquire by gift, grant, expropriation, purchase, or otherwise all property, including rights-of-way, to hold and use any franchise or property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, or any interest therein, necessary or desirable for carrying out the objects and purposes of the district including but not limited to the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a railroad.
(4) To enter into contracts for the purchase, acquisition, construction, and improvement of works and facilities necessary in connection with the purposes of the district.
(5) In its own name and on its own behalf to incur debt and to issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, certificates, notes, and other evidences of indebtedness and to levy and cause to be collected ad valorem taxes as provided in this Subpart and as may be provided by general law.
(6) To require and issue licenses with respect to its properties and facilities.
(7) To regulate the imposition of fees and rentals charged by the district for its facilities and services rendered by it.
(8) To borrow money and pledge all or part of its revenues, leases, rents, or other advantages as security for such loans.
(9) To appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties, and fix their compensation.
Acts 2004, No. 435, §1, eff. June 24, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.75. Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money

RS 33:140.75 - Fees and ad valorem tax; borrowing money
A. The board of commissioners may, when necessary, levy annually an ad valorem tax not to exceed five mills on the dollar of assessed valuation of all property, provided that the amount, term, and purpose of said tax, as set out in a proposition submitted to a vote in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code, shall be approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting in a special election held for that purpose. The term of the tax shall not exceed ten years, but the tax may be renewed subject to the limitations and approval required by this Subsection.
B. All funds derived under this Section may be used only for expenses or specified purposes of the district. The board of commissioners shall establish and maintain, in addition to all necessary and normal accounts, the following special accounts:
(1) A railroad development operational fund for the attraction of railroad development to accomplish the following:
(a) The operational fund shall be used for operating expenses necessary in promotion of industrial and commercial development of the railway system in hiring sufficient staff to accomplish the purposes set out in this Subpart, and other related expenses.
(b) The operational fund may also be utilized in contracting for services as may be required by the district, including but not limited to planning assistance, surveys, land use studies, technical services, and other services necessary to effectuate a unified railroad development plan.
(2) An account for the maintenance and operation of a railway promotional and advancement center to provide necessary information to companies and individuals engaged in providing services and goods to help identify potential customers and aid and assist the customers and user companies in developing and transporting their products or services.
Acts 2004, No. 435, §1, eff. June 24, 2004; Acts 2005, No. 198, §1, eff. June 29, 2005.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.77. Securities

RS 33:140.77 - Securities
Bonds, certificates, or other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under this Subpart are deemed to be securities of public entities within the meaning of Chapters 13 and 13-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and shall be subject to defeasance in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may be refunded in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 14-A and 15 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and may also be issued as short-term revenue notes of a public entity under Chapter 15-A of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
Acts 2004, No. 435, §1, eff. June 24, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.78. Exemption from taxation

RS 33:140.78 - Exemption from taxation
The district and all properties at anytime owned by the district and the income therefrom and all bonds, certificates, and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under this Subpart and the interest or income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation by the state of Louisiana.
Acts 2004, No. 435, §1, eff. June 24, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.79. General compliances; enhancement

RS 33:140.79 - General compliances; enhancement
A. No provisions of this Subpart shall be construed so as to exempt the district from compliance with the provisions of Louisiana laws pertaining to open meetings, public records, fiscal agents, official journals, dual officeholding and employment, public bidding for the purchase of supplies and materials and construction of public works, the Code of Governmental Ethics, the Right to Property in Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution of Louisiana, and the Louisiana Election Code.
B. The district shall have the power and right to adopt a program or programs awarding contracts to and establishing set-aside goals and preference procedures for the benefit of businesses owned and operated by socially or economically disadvantaged persons in accordance with any of the provisions of R.S. 38:2233 and of Chapter 19 of Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, entitled "Louisiana Minority and Women's Business Enterprise Act".
C. The financial records of the district shall be subjected to audit pursuant to R.S. 24:513.
Acts 2004, No. 435, §1, eff. June 24, 2004.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.101. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.

RS 33:140.101 - Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.
NOTE: SEE ACTS 1996, 1ST EX. SESS., NO. 53, §§3-7.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.102. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.

RS 33:140.102 - Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.103. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.

RS 33:140.103 - Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.104. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.

RS 33:140.104 - Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.105. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.

RS 33:140.105 - Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.106. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.

RS 33:140.106 - Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.107. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.

RS 33:140.107 - Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.108. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.

RS 33:140.108 - Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 33 - Municipalities and Parishes › §33:140.109. Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.

RS 33:140.109 - Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 53, §2, eff. May 7, 1996.