Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.68 Cumulative clause
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§4720.68. Cumulative clause The powers conferred by this Chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law. Acts 2004, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.69 Severability
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§4720.69. 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 cont…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.70 Safe clause
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§4720.70. 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 2004, No. 349, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.71 Definitions
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§4720.71. Definitions The following terms whenever used or referred to in this Chapter shall have the following meaning unless a different meaning is clearly indicated in the context: (1) "Area of operation" means the area within the corporate limits of the municipality. (2) "Aut…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.71.1 Commercial projects, bonds, powers, restrictions, presumptions
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§4720.71.1. Commercial projects, bonds, powers, restrictions, presumptions A. The authority is authorized and empowered to issue revenue bonds for the financing of all or any part of the costs of any economic development project and any expenses related thereto or to such financi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.72 Construction of Chapter
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§4720.72. 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 2005, No. 437, §1, eff. July 11, 2005.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.81 Findings, declaration of necessity, and purpose
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§4720.81. Findings, declaration of necessity, and purpose A. It is hereby found and declared that: (1) There exists in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, areas which have become slum and blighted because of the unsafe, unsanitary, inadequate, or overcrowded conditions of the structur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.82 Workable program
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§4720.82. Workable program The St. Charles Parish Council, for the purposes of this Chapter, may formulate a workable program for community improvement for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of slums and blight, t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.83 Encouragement of private enterprise
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§4720.83. Encouragement of private enterprise The "St. Charles Parish Council", hereinafter referred to in this Chapter as the "parish governing authority", to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this Chapter, shall afford maximum op…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.84 Authority
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§4720.84. Authority The parish governing authority shall have all the authority and power necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Chapter, including without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the following authority which sha…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.85 Preparation and adoption of community improvement plan
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§4720.85. Preparation and adoption of community improvement plan A. The parish governing authority shall not institute a community improvement plan for any area unless it has, after advice thereon by the St. Charles Parish Department of Planning and Zoning, hereafter referred to …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.86 Acquisition of real property in community improvement area
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§4720.86. Acquisition of real property in community improvement area A. Subject to the requirements of R.S. 33:4720.85, and except as provided in R.S. 33:4720.84(4), the parish governing authority may acquire by purchase, lease, option, gift, grant, bequest, or device, or by the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.87 Blighted property removal
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§4720.87. Blighted property removal A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, St. Charles Parish shall have the power to acquire by purchase, gift, bequest, expropriation, negotiation, or otherwise any blighted property as defined in this Section, either within or o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.88 Disposition of property in community improvement area
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§4720.88. Disposition of property in community improvement area A.(1) The parish governing authority may sell, lease, or otherwise transfer real property or any interest therein acquired by it in community improvement areas for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.89 Definitions
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§4720.89. Definitions The following terms whenever used or referred to in this Chapter shall have the following meaning unless a different meaning is clearly indicated in the context: (1) "Blighted area" means an area which by reason of the presence of a substantial number of slu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4720.91 St
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§4720.91. St. Bernard Parish Redevelopment Law A. This Chapter may be referred to as the "St. Bernard Parish Redevelopment Law". B. It is hereby found and declared that: (1) There exist in St. Bernard Parish areas which have become slums, blighted, and distressed because of the u…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4721 Regulation of size and use of buildings
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§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 percenta…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4722 Creation of districts; powers of municipal authorities; transfers of development rights; and uniform regulations within district
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§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 distri…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4722.1 Definitions
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§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 m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4723 Purpose of regulations
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§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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4724 Public hearing authorized; prohibited rezoning
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§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, estab…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4725 Amendment of regulations
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§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, eit…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4725.1 Zoning of annexed property
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§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 zoni…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4726 Zoning commission; recommendations; public hearing
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§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 var…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4727 Board of adjustment; membership; powers and procedures; appeals from decisions
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§4727. Board of adjustment; membership; powers and procedures; appeals from decisions A.(1) The local legislative body may provide for the appointment of a board of adjustment, and in the regulations and restriction adopted pursuant to the authority of R.S. 33:4721 through R.S. 3…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4727.1 City of Mandeville; board of adjustment
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§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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4727.2 City of Sulphur; zoning commission; powers of board of adjustment
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§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 al…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4728 Enforcement of building and zoning regulations; penalty for violations
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§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 oth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4729 Conflicting regulations; higher standards to apply
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§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 storie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4730 Ordinances adopted for authorized purposes; validity
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§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.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4731 Regulating building construction and limiting business areas in municipalities of over 50,000
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§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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4732 Authority to enforce regulations
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§4732. Authority to enforce regulations Municipalities may enforce the ordinances adopted under R.S. 33:4731 by fine or imprisonment, or both.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4734 Notification to military installations
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§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 th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4741 Fire limits authorized
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§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 li…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4742 Thickness of walls of buildings
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§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 wal…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4743 Repairing buildings
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§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 fi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4744 Building permits
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§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 natur…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4745 Sub-fire limits
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§4745. Sub-fire limits Such municipalities may establish sub-fire limits adjacent to and outside of fire limits proper, and make reasonable regulations to govern the sub-fire limits.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4746 Enforcement of ordinances
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§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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4751 Construction and repair of buildings and walls
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§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 prov…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4752 Removal of dangerous structures; maintenance of property; interest; assistance of national guard
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§4752. Removal of dangerous structures; maintenance of property; interest; assistance of national guard A.(1) Both the city of New Orleans and the city of Shreveport may adopt ordinances, rules, and regulations in order to condemn and cause to be demolished, removed, or both, any…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4753 Special liens; municipalities of four hundred thousand or more inhabitants
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§4753. Special liens; municipalities of four hundred thousand or more inhabitants A.(1) The governing body of any municipality of four hundred thousand or more inhabitants may adopt ordinances to provide for control of vacant substandard buildings and the recordation of notices o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4753.1 Noxious growths; community service; city of New Orleans
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§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 proper…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4754 Liens for removal and securing dangerous structures; maintenance of property;
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§4754. Liens for removal and securing dangerous structures; maintenance of property; interest; certain parishes and municipalities; assistance of national guard A.(1) The governing authority of the parish of Ouachita, Caddo, LaSalle, Grant, Lafourche, Catahoula, Vermilion, Plaque…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755 Statement of purpose
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§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, im…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.1 Creation; purpose
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§4755.1. Creation; purpose A. The New Orleans Housing Commission is hereby created as an administrative agency of the city of New Orleans. However, the New Orleans Housing Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the commission," shall not exercise any of the powers conferred upon…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.2 Commissioners; qualifications; appointment; terms; removal; recusation
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§4755.2. Commissioners; qualifications; appointment; terms; removal; recusation A. The commission shall be composed of seven members who shall be qualified electors of the city of New Orleans residing within the city during their term of office and shall include at least one memb…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.3 Officers; meetings; quorum; employees; domicile
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§4755.3. Officers; meetings; quorum; employees; domicile A. The commissioners shall at their first meeting and annually thereafter elect from their membership a chairman, a vice chairman, and such other officers as they deem necessary for operation of the business of the commissi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.4 Powers of the commission
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§4755.4. Powers of the commission In order to accomplish its purpose as further delineated in R.S. 33:4755.1(C), the commission shall have the power: (1) To hold adjudicatory hearings in accordance with R.S. 49:950 et seq. to determine whether a violation of any of the following …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:4755.5 Operations of the commission
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§4755.5. Operations of the commission A. The city, through the director of any department of the city, may refer any matter relating to vacant substandard structures to the commission for adjudication when: (1) The department has found that a structure is in violation of a city o…