For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms and words as used herein as defined as follows:

Alley, service way or any other similar designation all mean the same for the general purpose of this chapter.

Simple resubdivision means a subdivision involving resubdivision of a previously recorded plan which does not involve any new street or easement of access or the extension or creation of any public improvements, which does not adversely affect the development of the remainder of the parcel or adjoining property, and which is not in conflict with any provisions of this article or the Unified Development Code and subdivision regulations.

Street, avenue, road or any other similar designation all mean the same for the general purpose of this chapter.

Subdivision means the division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, plots, parcels, or building sites, for the purpose of sale or of building development, either immediate or future. It also includes the resubdivision or arrangement of one or more lots, plots, parcels, or building sites.

(a)

In seeking to subdivide land into lots or building sites, or to dedicate streets, alleys, or land for other public use, the owner shall submit a copy or print of a preliminary sketch plan to the Council of the City of Kenner before submission of the final plan. The preliminary plan shall be drawn to scale not over fifty (50) feet to the inch and shall show:

(1)

The flood zone in which said proposed plan is situated in accordance to flood maps prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

(2)

The location of all existing property lines, north point, scale, streets, alleys, buildings, water courses, sewer mains, water mains, gas mains, culverts and other underground structures, easements and other existing features within the area to be subdivided and all tie-ins in the adjoining or abutting streets or alleys.

(3)

The names of all adjoining subdivisions.

(4)

The proposed locations and width of all streets, alleys, and lots.

(5)

The title under which the proposed subdivision is to be recorded, the name of the owner, and name of the surveyor plotting the tract.

(6)

The Council of the City of Kenner may require a contour map, or certain elevation databased upon the official datum.

(b)

The Council of the City of Kenner shall either approve or conditionally approve, or shall disapprove such preliminary plan within sixty (60) days after its submission.

(c)

If the plan is conditionally approved, the condition of approval shall contain the following requirements:

(1)

That any changes the Council of the City of Kenner deems necessary (in order that the subdivision conforms to these regulations) be made.

(2)

That the proper final plans be submitted complying with the provisions herein set forth for the final plans.

The final plan shall be submitted to the Council of the City of Kenner. This plan shall be filed and shall show the following:

(a)

Flood measures taken to minimize flood damage in flood hazard zones.

(b)

The title under which the subdivision is to be recorded, the name of the owner, and the name of the surveyor responsible for the plan; north point and scale.

(c)

The boundaries of the property, the lines of all streets and alleys with their widths and names, and other portions intended to be dedicated to public use. In case of branching streets or alleys, the angle of departure from one street or alley to another shall be indicated, angles of ninety (90) or one hundred eighty (180) degrees need not be shown, but all other angles must be indicated in the proper locations.

(d)

The lines of the adjoining streets and alleys with their widths and names.

(e)

All lots, lines, lot numbers, or letters in resubdivision and utility easements shall be shown and determined by measurements. Where there is no alley dedication, a utility easement having a minimum width of five (5) feet shall be granted and shown across the rear of all lots and at such other locations, as the Council of the City of Kenner deems necessary.

(f)

All dimensions, both linear and angular, necessary for locating the boundaries of the subdivision in relation to some section, quarter section or other established corner and line must be shown in order to show the relation of the subdivision boundaries to the section lines, or to another established corner and acceptable line.

(g)

All dimensions both linear and angular of the streets, alleys, lots, utility easements or other tracts or areas shall be shown.

(h)

Radii, arcs, and chords, points of tangency and central angles for all curves and rounded corners.

(i)

Location and description of all monuments. A suitable permanent monument of stone, iron or concrete shall be located at all corners, and at all angle points on the subdivision boundaries. All streets, alleys, lots or other tract corners, intersections and angle points shall be marked with iron pipe or other suitable monument.

(j)

Any restrictive covenants to apply to lots in the subdivision shall be printed on the subdivision plot or plan for recording in the office of the clerk and recorder of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

(k)

That the surveyor preparing the map or plot is licensed and registered in the State of Louisiana.

(l)

A dedication form to be signed by the owner or owners, and the mortgagee or mortgagees, in the presence of a notary public.

(m)

A printed signature block for the approval of the Council of the City of Kenner.

(n)

The map or plan shall not show any tract, area, strip or any other portion of land as "Reserve" or "Reserved" all areas shall be designated by number or letter and no blank area shall be shown on the map or plot.

(o)

When the area subdivided into lots, plots or building sites lies at such a low elevation that it has been, within the past twenty (20) years, inundated or overflowed by rain or stormwaters, a statement shall be printed on the subdivision map or plat setting forth these facts, and should the elevations of the land be variable, the portions that have been overflowed shall be indicated on said map or plot.

An application for a simple resubdivision shall be submitted directly to the Kenner Planning Director for review. The planning Director and staff will make a determination as to whether a proposed subdivision meets the definition of a simple subdivision. The Kenner Planning Director is authorized to administratively approve simple resubdivisions.

Where the area is divided into larger tracts than for normal building sites and in the opinion of the City Council any or all of the tracts are susceptible to being resubdivided, the street and lot arrangement of the original subdivision shall be such that the alignment of future street dedications may conform to the general street layout in the surrounding area.

(a)

The arrangement of streets in new subdivisions shall provide for the continuation of existing streets in adjoining subdivisions (or other proper projections where adjoining property is not subdivided) insofar as they may be necessary for public requirements.

(b)

The width of such streets in new subdivisions shall not be less than minimum width herein established. The street and alley arrangement shall be such as to cause no undue hardship to owners of adjoining property.

(c)

Whenever there exists a dedicated or platted half-street or alley adjacent to the tract to be subdivided, the other half of the street or alley shall be dedicated. All streets approximately in alignment with existing streets shall bear the names of the existing streets. All other streets shall be assigned names, which do not conflict with names of existing streets.

The minimum width for major streets shall be as required by the major street plan for the City of Kenner.

When a dead-end street or alley is necessary to serve a certain irregular area, due to size, shape, or topography of said area, the closed end shall provide a turning loop having a minimum inside radius of fifty (50) feet for a street and twenty (20) feet for an alley.

(a)

All lots, plots, or building sites in any original subdivision shall be numbered consecutively from one to the total number of lots in the subdivision. The elimination of block numbers or letters is desired. All lots, plots, or building sites in any resubdivision shall be lettered a, b, c, etc.

(b)

In any subdivision that is laid out and developed in units of First and Second filing, etc., the lots shall again be numbered consecutively, not duplicating any lot numbers in previous units of filings.

(c)

All lots, plots, or building sites shall front upon a dedicated street with a minimum frontage of fifty (50) feet and a depth of one hundred (100) feet.

Upon receiving conditional approval of the preliminary plan by the Council of the City of Kenner, the owner or subdivider shall have the final plan prepared, containing the changes or additions ordered by the Council of the City of Kenner, and conforming to these regulations. The Mayor shall execute the form showing the approval by the Council on condition that the owners enter into an agreement with and satisfactory to the Council of the City of Kenner relative to the improvement of all streets and alleys involved, and to the necessary drainage of the property.

Before approval and acceptance of the plan by the Council, an agreement shall be entered into which shall require, subject to such additional terms and conditions, and such modifications as the Council shall approve, the following:

(a)

The owner or subdivider shall construct the necessary facilities as determined by the City of Kenner Councilmen for adequate drainage of the area being subdivided, with permanent drainage structures under all streets and alleys, and all drainage structures shall be constructed in accordance with plans and specifications approved by the Parish of Jefferson and the Mayor and Councilmen of the City of Kenner.

(b)

The owner or subdivider shall grade all the streets and alleys to the grade indicated by the engineer as the future established grade. All grading shall be done in compliance with the specifications of the Department of Public Works.

(c)

The owner shall provide hard surfacing to all streets to specifications on file in the Department of Public Works office, and shall also provide public utilities when available, or shall have given such assurance that these improvements will be made as will be satisfactory to the Councilmen of the City of Kenner.

(d)

All roadwork and drainage construction must be approved by the designated engineer. It shall be the duty of the engineer to see that all grade lines and elevations are set properly. For this service, the engineer shall charge a fee for said work.

(e)

Other than the grading, graveling and construction of drainage structures required under this chapter, no person, firm, or corporation shall do any work without the approval of the City Council.

(f)

After subdivisions are accepted and dedicated by ordinance of the City Council, it is the duty of the subdivider to notify the City Council when the streets are in proper condition and for inspection by the engineer. No streets shall be accepted for maintenance by the City Council until such an inspection has been made by the engineer and he has given his approval and recommendation in writing. In cases where the engineer has been notified to make an inspection of certain streets and he finds that they are not properly surfaced as set forth in subparagraph (c) of this section, then the engineer is authorized to charge a reasonable inspection fee for each additional inspection required.

(g)

That all streets to be hereafter dedicated to public use by any person, firm, or corporation, laying out any subdivision be in accordance with this chapter. Such person, firm, or corporation shall submit to the City Council an ordinance, which shall name the street or street widths, locations and it, shall be accompanied by a map showing the location, width, etc.

(h)

That the ordinance dedicating said streets to public use may be included in the ordinance subdividing the property or it may be done by separate ordinance, which shall be optional with the board.

(i)

That all ordinances providing for the subdivision of tracts of land, into lots, plots or building sites, setting out streets and ordinances dedicating streets to public use, shall be registered in the conveyance office of the Parish of Jefferson, at the expense of the landowners or parties dedicating said streets to public use.

(j)

All public utilities facilities to be provided in said subdivision shall be approved by the Council, commission or corporation charged with the responsibility for maintaining said facilities.

(k)

Sanitary sewers. If the closest boundary of the subdivision is located within three hundred (300) feet of an existing sanitary sewer main, connection must be made, otherwise other methods of disposal of domestic sewage may be resorted to, subject to the laws prevailing, whether City, parish or state.

(l)

Information concerning this utility must be secured and agreed upon prior to final adoption of the subdivision.

(m)

That all owners or subdividers dedicating streets to public use shall improve such streets and shall provide all other necessary off-site improvements such as sewer, water and drainage in compliance with the specifications of the department of public works or the Parish of Jefferson, or both, depending upon who has jurisdiction. The owners or subdividers shall furnish the Council, through the planning department, a surety bond in such value as is deemed adequate to cover all work required to be done in said subdivision by the Council, such value or amount to be determined by the City's engineer; and that a reasonable length of time be set for the completion of all work in the subdivision, after which time the developer will forfeit his surety bond if work is not satisfactorily completed.

Protection of all public and private utilities to include water, sewer, etc., above or below grade from excessive exposure to flooding shall be provided. All modern means of materials and workmanship shall be required to prevent infiltration level in excess of E.P.A. requirement in flood hazard areas as well as all areas of the City.

The Council of the City reserves the right to consider modifications of the requirements of this chapter, when it is clearly evident that an extraordinary condition exists that would make it impractical and not feasible to comply with all the requirements of this chapter.

(a)

The sale of property to be used as lots, plots, or building sites only by metes and bounds description shall be presumed to be an attempt to evade these regulations, and such instrument shall not be eligible for filing and recording in the office of the clerk and recorder and the accessor's office of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

(b)

No plan, map, or plat of any subdivision of land shall be filed and recorded in the office of the clerk and recorder and the assessor's office of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, until such plan, map, or plat has been accepted by the Council and the endorsements of such action by the Council shown on the original plan, map, or plat.

(c)

No street number and no building permit shall be issued for the erection of any building in the above limits or any piece of property other than on an original or resubdivided lot in a duly approved and recorded subdivision without the written approval of the Council or its authorized representative.

(d)

No sewer, water or gas main or pipe, or other public utility improvement shall be made nor shall any public money be expended within the lands laid out in building lots, streets or alleys, where the improvements are for the benefit of such lands until the plan, plot, or replot of such land shall have been accepted by the City Council and recorded in the office of the clerk and recorder and the accessor's office of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.

(e)

The approved and accepted map, plan, or plot of any subdivision shall be recorded in the office of the clerk and recorder and the accessor's office in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, within thirty (30) days from the date of approval and acceptance of the City Council or said approval and acceptance shall be void.

(f)

It shall be illegal to sell by lot and block where plan or plat has not been accepted by the City of Kenner Council.

(g)

No subdivision request will be processed until the City Finance Department's certificate of clearance is submitted to the Planning and Zoning Department indicating all City liens or taxes against the property proposed for subdivision have been satisfied.

Any person, partnership, or corporation who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or aids or abets in the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punishable by a fine of not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100.00) or imprisonment for not less than thirty (30) days, or both. Each day that a violation is permitted to exist shall constitute a separate offense.

All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter are hereby repealed.

If any section, clause, paragraph, provision or portion of this chapter shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect any other section, clause, paragraph, provision or portion of this chapter, the City Council hereby expressly declaring that it would have passed the remaining portions of this chapter with the invalid portions omitted.