Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.27 Method of procedure
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§140.27. Method of procedure Before enacting the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto, the city council 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. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.28 Nonconforming uses
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§140.28. Nonconforming 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 city council may provide…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.29 Board of appeals
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§140.29. Board of appeals A.(1) The zoning ordinances shall provide for a board of appeals comprised of seven members, all of whom shall be appointed by the city council. (2) Members shall serve five-year terms after initial terms as provided in this Subsection. Two members shall…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.3 Definitions
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§140.3. Definitions For the purposes of this Subpart, certain words and phrases used herein are defined as follows: (1) "City council" means the governing authority of the city of Shreveport. (2) "Commission" means the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish a…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.30 Enforcement and remedies
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§140.30. Enforcement and remedies The city council 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, reco…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.31 Conflict with other laws
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§140.31. Conflict with other laws A. If regulations made under 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 less number of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left uno…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.32 Existing zoning ordinances
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§140.32. Existing zoning ordinances Existing zoning ordinances of the municipality shall continue in effect until repealed by ordinances enacted under the authority of this Subpart. Acts 1962, No. 52, §32. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 268, §1; Acts 1991, No. 166, §1; Acts 2020, No. …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.33 Grant of power
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§140.33. Grant of power For the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity, and general welfare, the city council is hereby empowered, in accordance with the conditions and procedures specified in this Subpart, to adopt housing codes p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.34 Commission
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§140.34. Commission The commission may prepare and recommend to the city council for adoption such codes, ordinances, plans, or other measures as, in its judgment, may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this Subpart. Acts 1962, No. 52, §34; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.35 Method of procedure
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§140.35. Method of procedure Except for the adopting of the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto by the city council, before adopting any code, ordinance, plan, or other measure pursuant to this Subpart, the city council shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.36 Enforcement and remedies
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§140.36. Enforcement and remedies The city council may provide 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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.37 Repealed by Acts 2020, No
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§140.37. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.38 Repealed by Acts 2020, No
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§140.38. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.39 Repealed by Acts 2020, No
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§140.39. Repealed by Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.4 Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment
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§140.4. Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment A. The city council may create a commission, to be known as the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish. The commission shall consist of nine members who shall be residents and qualified voters…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.5 Organization; rules; staff
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§140.5. Organization; rules; staff A. The commission shall elect its chairman from among its members. The term of the chairman shall be one year with eligibility for reelection. The commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record of its resolu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.1 General purposes
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§140.50.1. General purposes A. It is the purpose and intent of this Subpart to authorize metropolitan planning in the town of Haughton and its environs and to provide for the creation, organization, powers, and duties of a metropolitan planning commission; for the regulation of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.10 Master plan
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§140.50.10. Master plan A. It is the function and duty of the commission to make and recommend to the town council and the police jury a master plan for the physical development of the municipality, including any areas outside of its boundaries which, in the commission's judgment…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.11 General purpose of the plan
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§140.50.11. General purpose of the plan In the preparation of the master plan, the commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and probable future growth of the municipality and its environs. The plan shall be made with the gener…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.12 Adoption of master plan
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§140.50.12. Adoption of master plan A. The commission may recommend the adoption of the master plan as a whole, or, as the work of making the whole master plan progresses, may from time to time recommend a part or parts thereof, any such part to correspond generally with one or m…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.13 Miscellaneous powers of the commission
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§140.50.13. Miscellaneous powers of the commission A. The commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan and development of the area within its jurisdiction to public officials and agencies; public utility companies; civic, educational, professional, and oth…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.14 Legal status of plan
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§140.50.14. Legal status of plan A. After adoption of the master plan or any part thereof, no street, park, or any public way, ground, place, or space, no public building or structure, school or school site, and no public utility, whether publicly or privately owned, shall be con…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.15 Effective date
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§140.50.15. Effective date A. In creating a commission pursuant to this Subpart, the town council and the police jury shall, by mutual agreement, designate the date upon which the powers, duties, and authority of the commission shall take effect. Until such time, the planning com…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.16 Commission as platting authority
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§140.50.16. Commission as platting authority After the commission has recommended and the town council and the police jury have adopted a master plan in whole or in part, no plat of a subdivision of land lying within the area covered by such plan shall be filed or recorded until …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.17 Subdivision regulations
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§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 me…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.18 Procedure on subdivision plats; appeals
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§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 p…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.19 Effect of plat approval on status of dedications
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§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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.2 Separate actions by town council and police jury
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§140.50.2. Separate actions by town council and police jury A. If joint or correlated legislative action is required, it is contemplated in this Subpart that such joint or correlated legislative action will be taken within a reasonable time after the submission of such ordinances…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.20 Penalties for transferring lots in unapproved subdivisions
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§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 o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.21 Acceptance of and improvements in unapproved streets
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§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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.22 Building permits
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§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 sh…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.23 Platting of street lines by commission
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§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 th…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.24 Establishment of official map
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§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 pl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.25 Official map; additions and changes
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§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. T…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.26 Regulation of buildings in bed of mapped streets
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§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 st…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.27 Municipal improvements in streets; buildings not on mapped streets
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§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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.28 Grant of power
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§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 Subpar…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.29 Zoning plan
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§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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.3 Conflict with other laws
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§140.50.3. Conflict with other laws A. If other laws relating to the physical planning, zoning, airport zoning, effectuation of plans, platting, and other purposes of this Subpart are in conflict with the provisions of this Subpart, the provisions of this Subpart shall prevail; h…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.30 Method of procedure
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§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 o…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.31 Non-conforming uses
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§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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.32 Board of adjustment
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§140.50.32. Board of adjustment A.(1) The zoning ordinances shall provide for a board of adjustment composed of five members. Two members shall be appointed by the town council, two members shall be appointed by the policy jury, and one member shall be appointed jointly by the to…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.33 Enforcement and remedies
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§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 ere…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.34 Conflict with other laws
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§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 …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.35 Existing zoning ordinances
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§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.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.36 Grant of power
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§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, …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.37 Commission recommendations
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§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…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.38 Method of procedure
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§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 pub…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.39 Enforcement and remedies
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§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 d…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:140.50.4 Delegation of authority
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§140.50.4. Delegation of authority A. If, for reasons of convenience, economy, or effectiveness in the administration of plans, ordinances, or other measures, such as zoning, it is desired that the town council or police jury or department, bureau, or agent of either undertake th…