A.

Establishment of zoning districts and overlay zones.

1.

Ascension Parish is hereby divided into districts and overlay zones. These districts and zones are necessary to promote compatible uses within districts, to implement the official Ascension Parish Land Use Plan, to serve the other purposes of this ordinance as detailed in section 17-201(A): Legislative intent, and to implement the principles and policies outlined in section 17-201(G): Guiding principles and policies.

B.

Establishment of zoning districts.

1.

For the purpose of this ordinance, all land and water in the unincorporated areas of Ascension Parish are divided into zoning districts as follows: The following sections specify the intent of the zoning districts and overlay zones established by this ordinance. These districts are as follows:

2.

High intensity districts:

a.

Mixed use corridors (MU);

b.

Mixed use 2 corridors (MU2);

c.

Heavy industrial (HI);

d.

Mobile home park / RV park (MHRV).

3.

Medium intensity districts:

a.

Crossroad commercial (CC);

b.

Medium intensity residential (RM);

c.

Medium industrial (MI);

d.

Light industrial (LI);

e.

Airport district (A).

4.

Low intensity districts:

a.

Rural (R);

b.

Conservation (C);

c.

Conservation 5 (C5).

5.

Commentary. This ordinance creates districts which encourage mixed uses within districts. The primary policy objectives in developing these zones are 1) to separate hazardous industrial uses from high concentrations of residential development; 2) to concentrate traffic from commercial and high intensity residential development around roads in the parish which can more easily handle higher traffic volumes; 3) to protect the public safety by encouraging development which is adequately served by roads, fire stations, and police stations, and 4) to preserve property values based on the rural character of the parish by discouraging residential subdivisions in remote areas of the parish and the commercial strip development which follows these developments.

(DC03-01, 1/9/03; DC09-09, 12/17/09; DC12-07, 8/16/12; Ord. of 7-6-2023(2), Exh. A)