Title 33, Municipalities and Parishes
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La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1 Petition for incorporation; contents; circulation; required signatures
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§1. Petition for incorporation; contents; circulation; required signatures A. Residents of any unincorporated area with a population in excess of two hundred inhabitants may propose the incorporation of the area as provided in this Subpart. The secretary of state shall provide a …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:10 Repealed by Acts 1984, No
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§10. Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 337, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:101 Definitions
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§101. Definitions For the purpose of this Subpart, the following terms are defined as follows: (1) "Master plan" means a statement of public policy for the physical development of a parish or municipality adopted by a parish or municipal planning commission. (2) With regard to mu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:101.1 Subdivision approval a legislative function
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§101.1. Subdivision approval a legislative function Except as otherwise provided in this Subpart, the act of approving or disapproving a subdivision plat is hereby declared a legislative function involving the exercise of legislative discretion by the planning commission, based u…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:102 Grant of power to parishes and municipalities
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§102. Grant of power to parishes and municipalities Every parish and every municipality may make, adopt, amend, extend, add to, or carry out official plans as provided in this Subpart, and may create by ordinance a planning commission with the powers and duties as provided by thi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:102.1 Regulation of amateur radio antennas
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§102.1. Regulation of amateur radio antennas A. No parish or municipality may enact or enforce an ordinance or regulation that is in conflict with the ruling of the Federal Communications Commission in "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952 (1985)" or other federal regulation…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:103 Planning commission; membership; appointment
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§103. Planning commission; membership; appointment A. A parish planning commission shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members, at the discretion of the police jury or other parish governing authority, all to be appointed by the police jury or other parish gove…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:103.1 Training requirements; commission and advisory board members
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§103.1. Training requirements; commission and advisory board members A. All appointed members of parish and municipal planning commissions and of advisory boards to such commissions, including boards of zoning adjustment, shall receive at least four hours of training in the dutie…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:104 Organization, meetings, and rules
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§104. Organization, meetings, and rules A. A commission shall elect a chairman from its membership and create and fill such other of its offices as it may determine. The term of chairman shall be one year, with eligibility for reelection. A commission shall hold at least one regu…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:105 Staff and finances
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§105. Staff and finances A commission may appoint such employees as it may deem necessary for its work, whose appointment, promotion, demotion, and removal shall be subject to the same provisions of law, including civil service regulations, as govern other corresponding civil emp…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:106 General powers and duties
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§106. General powers and duties A.(1) A parish planning commission shall make and adopt a master plan for the physical development of the unincorporated territory of a parish. (2) A municipal planning commission shall make and adopt a master plan for the physical development of t…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:106.1 Planning commissions; exempt subdivisions; septic tanks and field
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§106.1. Planning commissions; exempt subdivisions; septic tanks and field drains permitted A. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Chapter to the contrary, no parish, regional, or other planning commission, except those of the parishes of Bossier, Cameron, St. Charles, St.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:106.2 West Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission; applicability
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§106.2. West Baton Rouge Parish Planning Commission; applicability The provisions of this Subpart shall not apply to the planning commission of West Baton Rouge Parish to the extent that such provisions are in conflict with the provisions of the West Baton Rouge Parish Home Rule …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:107 Purposes in view
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§107. Purposes in view In the preparation of such plan, a parish planning commission shall make careful and comprehensive surveys and studies of present conditions and future growth of the parish, with due regard to its relation to neighboring territory and to the relation of uni…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:108 Procedure of commission; adoption of plan
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§108. Procedure of commission; adoption of plan A. A commission may adopt a plan as a whole by a single resolution or may by successive resolutions adopt successive parts of a plan, said parts corresponding with major geographical sections or divisions of the parish, in the case …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:109 Legal status of official plan
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§109. Legal status of official plan A. Whenever a commission has adopted a master plan of a parish or municipality, as the case may be, or one or more major sections or districts thereof and has filed certified copies thereof as provided in R.S. 33:108, no street, square, park or…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:109.1 Relationship between local master plans and the plans of the state and other political subdivisions
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§109.1. Relationship between local master plans and the plans of the state and other political subdivisions Whenever a parish or municipal planning commission has adopted a master plan, state agencies and departments shall consider such adopted master plan before undertaking any …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:11 Repealed by Acts 1984, No
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§11. Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 337, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:110 Miscellaneous powers and duties of commission
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§110. Miscellaneous powers and duties of commission A commission may promote public interest in and understanding of a plan and to that end may publish and distribute copies of a plan or of any report and may employ such other means of publicity and education as it may determine.…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:111 Scope of control of subdivision
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§111. Scope of control of subdivision Whenever a planning commission has adopted a major street or road plan of the territory unincorporated, in the case of a parish planning commission, within its jurisdiction or part thereof and has filed certified copies of such plan with the …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:112 Subdivision regulations
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§112. Subdivision regulations A. Before exercising the powers referred to in R.S. 33:110, a parish planning commission shall adopt regulations governing the subdivision of land within unincorporated territory within its jurisdiction for purposes other than agricultural. B. Before…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:113 Procedure; legal effect of approval of plat
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§113. Procedure; legal effect of approval of plat A planning commission shall approve or disapprove a plat within sixty days after the submission thereof to it; otherwise such plat shall be deemed to have been approved, and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by such com…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:113.1 Administrative procedure
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§113.1. Administrative procedure A. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Subpart or other law to the contrary, the governing authority may adopt an ordinance establishing administrative procedures for approving or certifying certain plats involving minor modifications of exis…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:114 Transfer of lots in unapproved subdivisions
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§114. Transfer of lots in unapproved subdivisions A. Whoever, being the owner or agent of the owner of any land located within a subdivision, transfers or sells or agrees to transfer or sell any land by reference to or exhibition of or by other use of a plat of a subdivision, bef…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:115 Improvements in unapproved streets
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§115. Improvements in unapproved streets The parish or municipality, as the case may be, shall not accept, lay out, open, improve, grade, pave, curb, or light any street, or lay or authorize water mains or sewers or connections to be laid in any street, within any portion of terr…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:116 Erection of structures
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§116. Erection of structures When a planning commission has adopted a major street plan, no structure shall be erected on any lot within the affected area, nor shall a building permit be issued therefor unless the street giving access to the lot upon which such structure is propo…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:117 Status of existing platting statutes
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§117. Status of existing platting statutes When a planning commission has control over subdivisions as provided in R.S. 33:111, the jurisdiction of the planning commission over plats shall be exclusive within the territory under its jurisdiction, and all statutory control over pl…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:118 Designation of parish planning commission as municipal commission
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§118. Designation of parish planning commission as municipal commission In any municipality located in a parish which has a parish planning commission, the legislative body of the municipality may designate the parish commission as the municipal planning commission. Upon such des…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1181 Preparation, publication, approval and recording of amendments
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§1181. Preparation, publication, approval and recording of amendments When a municipality existing prior to July 29, 1898, and having a population of two hundred thousand or less, which has not come under the provisions of Part I of Chapter 2 of this Title, desires to amend its c…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1181.1 Amendments to charter; notification of secretary of state
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§1181.1. Amendments to charter; notification of secretary of state Prior to January 1, 1991, and at least thirty days after effecting any amendments to its respective charter, the governing authority of each parish or municipality with a home rule charter or a legislative charter…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:119 Coordination with parish planning
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§119. Coordination with parish planning In any parish where there exist separate parish and municipal planning commissions, every municipal planning commission shall consult and co-operate with the parish planning commission for the purpose of guiding and accomplishing a co-ordin…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:12 Repealed by Acts 1984, No
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§12. Repealed by Acts 1984, No. 337, §1.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120 Zoning of heavily populated areas from hunting and shooting of firearms
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§120. Zoning of heavily populated areas from hunting and shooting of firearms A. The governing authorities of the parishes of this state are authorized to zone in order to prohibit, restrict, or regulate hunting and the shooting of firearms in heavily populated areas of the uninc…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.1 Civil actions
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§120.1. Civil actions Nothing contained in any subdivision regulation shall relieve, lessen, or otherwise diminish the responsibility, liability, or duty of any person engaged in the design or development of a subdivision for damage to property or injury to another caused by or r…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.10 Appeals
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§120.10. Appeals A.(1) Appeals to the planning and zoning board may be taken by any person aggrieved or by any officer, department, board, or bureau of the parish affected by any decision of the administrative officer. Appeals shall be taken within a reasonable time, as provided …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.11 Violation; remedy; penalties
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§120.11. Violation; remedy; penalties A. If any building or structure is erected, structurally altered, or maintained or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of any ordinance or regulation made under the authority conferred by this Subpart, the proper authorities…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.12 Governing provisions
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§120.12. Governing provisions A. Wherever the regulations made pursuant to the authority of this Subpart require a greater width or size of side yards, courts, or other open spaces; require a lower height of building or less number of stories; require a greater percentage of lot …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.13 Planning and zoning board serving as planning commission
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§120.13. Planning and zoning board serving as planning commission The planning and zoning board shall operate in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:101 through R.S. 33:120.1 except where there is conflict with the provisions of this Subpart. If a conflict exists, the provi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.5 Police jury of Calcasieu Parish; planning and zoning
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§120.5. Police jury of Calcasieu Parish; planning and zoning A. For the purposes of promoting health, safety, morality, or the general welfare of the parish, the police jury of the parish of Calcasieu may regulate and restrict the height, number of stories, and size of buildings …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.6 Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board, creation
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§120.6. Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board, creation The police jury may combine the Calcasieu Parish Planning Commission and the Calcasieu Parish Board of Adjustment into one board. The new board shall be called the "Calcasieu Parish Planning and Zoning Board" and in thi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.7 Membership; qualification requirements; term; meetings; vote
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§120.7. Membership; qualification requirements; term; meetings; vote A. The planning and zoning board shall consist of eleven members, all of whom shall be residents and electors of the parish. Current members of the Calcasieu Parish Planning Commission shall serve as members of …
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.8 Compensation
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§120.8. Compensation The police jury may pay members of the planning and zoning board a per diem not to exceed one hundred eighty dollars for attending meetings of the planning and zoning board for a maximum of thirteen meetings per year. Such expenses shall be paid from funds of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:120.9 Powers; duties; functions
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§120.9. Powers; duties; functions The planning and zoning board shall have the following powers: (1) To hear and decide appeals when it is alleged that there is an error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative official in the enforcement of…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:121 Creation of parish development board
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§121. Creation of parish development board A police jury may create and organize a parish development board in accordance with the provisions of this Subpart. Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:122 Appointment of members; chairman; vacancies
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§122. Appointment of members; chairman; vacancies A parish development board shall consist of not less than five nor more than thirteen members, exclusive of ex-officio members, of which one member shall be chairman. The police jury may create a parish development board by ordina…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1221 Election of police juries; additional members
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§1221. Election of police juries; additional members A. Except as hereinafter provided in Subsection B of this Section, every parish governing authority in Louisiana organized under the police jury system of government, shall by ordinance, establish the size of their bodies provi…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1221.1 Rapides Parish Police Jury; terms of members; resignation to qualify for another elected public office
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§1221.1. Rapides Parish Police Jury; terms of members; resignation to qualify for another elected public office A. Police jurors elected in Rapides Parish in September, 1978, shall serve until the second Monday in January, 1984. Successors to the police jurors elected at said ele…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1221.2 Lincoln Parish governing authority; limitation of number of terms; exclusion of retirement system participation
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§1221.2. Lincoln Parish governing authority; limitation of number of terms; exclusion of retirement system participation Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the governing authority of the parish of Lincoln may, by ordinance, limit the number of terms a mem…
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1222 §§1222, 1223 Repealed by Acts 1968, No
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§1222. §§1222, 1223 Repealed by Acts 1968, No. 445, §2, emerg. eff. July 20, 1968, at 2:00 P.M.
La. Rev. Stat. § 33:1224 Police jury may redistrict parish into wards
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§1224. Police jury may redistrict parish into wards The police jury of each parish may redistrict their parish into not more than twelve police jury wards, as the convenience of the people may require. Any such wards shall be compact and contiguous. Amended by Acts 1968, No. 445,…