(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Use categories.

(1)

Use categories provide a systematic basis for assigning land uses to appropriate categories with other, similar uses.

(2)

Use categories classify land uses and activities based on common functional, product, or physical characteristics. Characteristics include the type and amount of activity, the hours of operation, the type of customers or residents, how goods or services are sold or delivered, likely impact on surrounding properties, and site conditions.

(b)

Principal uses. Allowed principal uses by district are listed in the Allowed Use Table in section 17-57.3. Allowed Use Table. Principal uses are grouped into use categories outlined in section 17-58. Use Categories of this article. The uses listed are not an exhaustive list. When a proposed use is not identified on the allowed use table or in section 17-58. Use Categories of this article, the planning director may determine that the proposed use is sufficiently similar to an identified use.

(c)

Accessory uses. Accessory uses are allowed in conjunction with an allowed principal use as set forth in section 17-64 Accessory Uses of this article.

(d)

Temporary uses. Temporary uses are allowed as set forth in section 17-65 Temporary Uses of this article.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

The planning director is responsible for categorizing all uses. If a proposed use is not listed in a use category, but is similar to a listed use, the planning director may place the proposed use under that use category.

(b)

When determining whether a proposed use is similar to a listed use in section 17-58, Use Categories of this article, the planning director will consider the following criteria:

(1)

The actual or projected characteristics of the proposed use;

(2)

The relative amount of site area or floor area and equipment devoted to the proposed use;

(3)

Relative amounts of sales;

(4)

The customer type;

(5)

The relative number of employees;

(6)

Hours of operation;

(7)

Building and site arrangement;

(8)

Types of vehicles used and their parking requirements;

(9)

The number of vehicle trips generated; and

(10)

The likely impact on surrounding properties.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

The allowed use table establishes the uses allowed within each district and any conditions or use standards associated with each use. The allowed use table key is set forth below:

(a)

Permitted by right (P). Use is allowed by right in the respective district subject to any use standard. Such use is also subject to all other applicable requirements of this zoning code.

(b)

Special use permit (S). Indicates a use may be permitted in the respective district only where approved by the parish council in accordance with section 17-32.10.2. Special Use Permits. Special use permits are subject to all other applicable requirements of this zoning code, including all applicable use standards.

(c)

Limited use (L). Use is allowed by right in the respective district subject to limitations specified in the use standard. Such use is also subject to all other applicable requirements of this zoning code

(d)

Approved concept plan (*). Indicates a use may be allowed in the respective district only where approved by the parish council as part of an approved concept plan in accordance with section 17-32.10.5 Rural Planned Development Districts. The parish council may further limit, prohibit, or restrict uses approved as part of a concept plan from the subset of uses indicated in the Allowed Use Table. Unless otherwise modified by the parish council, uses allowed as part of an approved concept plan are subject to all other applicable requirements of this zoning code, including all applicable use standards.

(e)

Blank cell. A blank cell indicates that a use is not allowed in the respective district.

(f)

Use standard. A cross-reference to any associated use standard established in section 17-59. Residential Use Standards through section 17-65 Temporary Uses of this article. Where no cross-reference is shown, no additional use standard applies.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Household living. Residential occupancy of a dwelling unit by a household on a monthly or longer basis in structures with self-contained dwelling units, including kitchens. Example uses:

(1)

Single Family

(2)

Duplex

(3)

Townhouse

(4)

Multifamily

(5)

Mobile home parks

(6)

Mobile Homes

(7)

Modular housing

(8)

Camps.

(b)

Group living. Residential occupancy of a structure by a group of people that does not meet the definition of household living. Tenancy is usually arranged on a monthly or longer basis. Generally, group living uses have a common eating area for residents, and residents may receive care or training. Example uses:

(1)

Assisted living facility

(2)

Boarding house, rooming house, lodging house

(3)

Congregate care facility

(4)

Fraternity, sorority, dormitory

(5)

Community Home or group residential facility for more than eight (8) mentally handicapped dependent persons

(6)

Hospice

(7)

Monastery, convent

(8)

Nursing or care home

(9)

Single room occupancy.

(c)

Social service. Uses that primarily provide treatment of those with psychiatric, alcohol, or drug problems, and transient housing related to social service programs Example uses:

(1)

Adult rehabilitation center

(2)

Group shelter

(3)

Overnight general purpose shelter

(4)

Rehabilitative clinic

(5)

Social service facility, soup kitchen, transient lodging, homeless shelter

(6)

Transitional home, halfway house.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Civic. Places of public assembly that provide ongoing life safety, educational and cultural services to the general public, as well as meeting areas for religious practice. Example uses:

(1)

College, community college, university

(2)

Convention center

(3)

Museum, library

(4)

Places of worship including church, mosque, synagogue, temple

(5)

Police, fire, EMS station, substation

(6)

Post office

(7)

Public or private (K—12) school

(8)

Neighborhood arts center.

(b)

Parks and open space. Uses focusing on public gathering areas for passive or active outdoor recreation and having few structures. Example uses:

(1)

Botanical garden, nature preserve, recreational trail

(2)

Cemetery, mausoleum, columbarium, memorial park

(3)

Square, green, plaza, neighborhood park, tot lot, community garden, farmers market, neighborhood recreational fields, skate park.

(c)

Utilities. Public or private infrastructure serving a limited area with no on-site personnel (minor utility) or serving the general community with on-site personnel (major utility). Example uses:

(1)

Minor utilities, including on-site stormwater retention or detention facility, neighborhood-serving telephone exchange/switching center, gas/electric/telephone/cable transmission lines, stealth wireless communication device, water and wastewater pump station or lift station, gas gates, reservoir, control structure, drainage well, water supply water well.

(2)

Major utilities, including aeration facility, electrical substation, electric or gas generation plant, filter bed, railroad right-of-way, non-stealth wireless communication towers and facilities, transmission towers, waste treatment plant, water pumping facility, water tower or tank.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Commercial parking. Facilities that provide parking not accessory to a principal use, for which a fee may or may not be charged. Example uses:

(1)

Short- and long-term fee parking facility

(2)

Park-and-ride facility

(3)

Motor vehicle parking lot

(4)

Surface parking lot.

(b)

Day care. Uses providing care, protection, and supervision of children or adults on a regular basis away from their primary residence. Care is typically provided to a given individual for fewer than eighteen (18) hours each day, although the facility may be open twenty-four (24) hours each day. Example uses:

(1)

Adult day care center

(2)

Day care center for children

(3)

Nursery school, preschool

(4)

Recreational program, before- and after-school

(5)

Small group childcare center.

(c)

Indoor recreation. Generally commercial uses, varying in size, providing daily or regularly scheduled recreation-oriented activities in an indoor setting. Example uses:

(1)

Amusement center, game arcade, children's amusement center

(2)

Amusement arcade

(3)

Athletic, tennis, swim or health club, exercise salon

(4)

Billiard hall, pool hall

(5)

Bingo parlor

(6)

Bowling alley

(7)

Club or lodge, membership club

(8)

Dance hall

(9)

Dance, martial arts, music studio or classroom

(10)

Gymnastic facility, indoor sports academy

(11)

Motor track

(12)

Movie or other theater

(13)

Skating rink.

(d)

Medical. Uses providing medical or surgical care to patients. Some uses may offer overnight care. Example uses:

(1)

Ambulatory surgical center

(2)

Blood plasma donation center, medical or dental laboratory

(3)

Hospital, urgent care or emergency medical office

(4)

Medical, dental office or chiropractor, medical practitioner

(5)

Medical clinic

(6)

Medical day care.

(e)

Office. Activities conducted in an office setting and generally focusing on business, professional or financial services. Example uses:

(1)

Offices including advertising, business management consulting, data processing, collection agency, real estate or insurance agent, professional service such as lawyer, accountant, bookkeeper, engineer, architect, sales office, travel agency

(2)

Financial services such as lender, investment or brokerage house, bank, call center, bail bonds

(3)

Counseling in an office setting

(4)

City, county, state, government office

(5)

Radio, TV or recording studio, utility office

(6)

Trade, vocational, business school.

(f)

Outdoor recreation. Generally commercial uses, varying in size, providing daily or regularly scheduled recreation-oriented activities. Such activities may take place wholly outdoors or within a number of outdoor structures. Example uses:

(1)

Drive-in theater

(2)

Campground, travel trailer park, recreational vehicle park

(3)

Executive par three golf course

(4)

Extreme sports such as paintball, BMX or skateboarding facility

(5)

Golf course, country club, clubhouse

(6)

Outdoor entertainment activity such as batting cage, golf driving range, mini-amusement park, miniature golf facility, water park

(7)

Hunting and fishing preserve

(8)

Horse stable, riding academy, equestrian center

(9)

Outdoor shooting range

(10)

Retreat center

(11)

Sports academy for active recreational or competitive sports

(12)

Stadium, arena, commercial amphitheater.

(g)

Overnight lodging. Accommodations arranged for short-term stays of less than thirty (30) days for rent or lease. Example uses:

(1)

Hotel, motel, inn, extended-stay facility, bed and breakfast, youth hostel

(2)

Short-term rental

(3)

Tourist home.

(h)

Passenger terminal. Public or commercial facilities for the takeoff and landing of airplanes and helicopters, and facilities for bus, taxi or limo service. Example uses:

(1)

Airport, heliport

(2)

Bus passenger, multi-modal facility

(3)

Rail station or stop

(4)

Taxi dispatch center, limousine service.

(i)

Personal service. Facilities involved in providing personal services or repair services to the general public. Example uses:

(1)

Animal care (animal grooming, animal hospital, veterinary clinic, pet clinic, animal boarding place, animal shelter, kennel, doggy day care)

(2)

Laundromat

(3)

Funeral home, funeral parlor, mortuary, undertaking establishment, commercial wedding chapel

(4)

Hair, nail, tanning, massage therapy and personal care service, barber, beauty shop

(5)

Photocopy, blueprint, package shipping and quick-sign service, printing and publishing, security service

(6)

Tattoo/body piercing shop, palmist, psychic, medium, fortune telling, massage therapy

(7)

Appliance, bicycle, canvas product, clock, computer, jewelry, musical instrument, office equipment, radio, shoe, television or watch repair

(8)

Taxidermist, tailor, milliner, upholsterer, locksmith.

(j)

Restaurant/bar. Establishments that prepare and sell food or drink for on- or off-premise consumption. In accordance with Louisiana Revised Statute 26 Alcoholic Beverages, to be considered a restaurant, a business' average monthly revenue from food and non-alcoholic beverages must exceed fifty (50) percent of its total average monthly revenue from the sale of food, non-alcoholic beverages, and alcoholic beverages. Example uses:

(1)

Bar, tavern, cocktail lounge, nightclub, brew pub

(2)

Eating and drinking establishment

(3)

Pizza delivery facility

(4)

Restaurant, fast-food restaurant, take-out, yogurt or ice cream shop.

(k)

Retail sales. Facilities involved in the sale, lease, or rental of new or used products. Example uses:

(1)

Sale, lease or rental of alcoholic beverages, antiques, appliances, art supplies, baked goods, bicycles, books, building supplies, cameras, carpet and floor coverings, crafts, clothing, computers, convenience goods, dry goods, electronic equipment, fabric, flowers, fuel (including gasoline and diesel fuel), furniture, garden supplies, gifts or novelties, groceries, hardware, home improvement, household products, jewelry, medical supplies, music, musical instruments, office supplies, package shipping, pets, pet supplies, pharmaceuticals, photo finishing, picture frames, plants, printed materials, produce, souvenirs, sporting goods, stationery, tobacco, used or secondhand goods, vehicle parts and accessories, videos, and related products

(2)

Art studio, gallery

(3)

Check cashing

(4)

Drop-in child care center

(5)

Pawnshop

(6)

Seafood market, farm stand

(7)

Convenience store (with gas)

(8)

Convenience store (without gas)

(9)

Dry-cleaning or laundry drop-off facility.

(l)

Vehicle sales. Direct sales, rental or leasing of passenger vehicles, light and medium trucks, and other consumer motor vehicles such as motorcycles, boats, and recreational vehicles. Example uses:

(1)

Boats and other recreational vehicle sales

(2)

Vehicle sales, rental, or leasing.

(m)

Water-oriented. Uses that require direct access to waters. Example uses:

(1)

Marina

(2)

Dock or pier (commercial)

(3)

Dry storage of boats

(4)

Ferry/water taxi

(5)

Marina

(6)

Wet storage of boats (commercial).

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Heavy industrial. Firms involved in research and development activities without light fabrication and assembly operations; limited industrial/manufacturing activities. The uses emphasize industrial businesses, and sale of heavier equipment. Factory production and industrial yards are located here. Sales to the general public are limited. Example uses:

(1)

Any use that is potentially dangerous, noxious or offensive to neighboring uses in the district or those who pass on public ways by reason of smoke, odor, noise, glare, fumes, gas, vibration, threat of fire or explosion, emission of particulate matter, interference with radio, television reception, radiation or any other likely cause.

(2)

Asbestos, radioactive materials

(3)

Animal processing, packing, treating, and storage, livestock or poultry slaughtering, concentrate plant, processing of food and related products, production of lumber, tobacco, chemical, rubber, leather, clay, bone, paper, pulp, plastic, stone, or glass materials or products, production or fabrication of metals or metal products including enameling and galvanizing, Automobile dismantlers and recyclers, commercial feed lot

(4)

Bulk storage of flammable liquids, chemical, cosmetics, drug, soap, paints, fertilizers and abrasive products

(5)

Concrete batching and asphalt processing and manufacture, batch plant Earth moving, heavy construction equipment, transportation equipment

(6)

Detention center, jail, prison

(7)

Explosives, fabricated metal products and machinery

(8)

Impound lot, wrecker service includes vehicle wreckers, auto storage, wrecking, junk or salvage yard

(9)

Labor hall

(10)

Leather and leather products including tanning and finishing

(11)

Manufactured or modular housing sales

(12)

Petroleum, liquefied petroleum gas and coal products and refining

(13)

Primary metal manufacturing

(14)

Pulp mill, rubber and plastic products, rubber manufacturing

(15)

Scrap metal processors, sawmill, secondary materials dealers

(16)

Trailer leasing, auction vehicle, broker vehicle, pawn shop vehicle

(17)

Tire recapping, tobacco products, transportation equipment.

(b)

Light manufacturing. Manufacturing, assembly, repair or servicing of industrial, business, or consumer machinery, equipment, products, or by-products mainly by providing centralized services for separate retail outlets. Contractors and building maintenance services and similar uses perform services off-site. Few customers, especially the general public, come to the facility. Example uses:

(1)

Brewery, winery

(2)

Bus or rail transit vehicle maintenance or storage facility

(3)

Contractors' storage including janitorial and building maintenance service, exterminator, or other maintenance yard or facility, building, heating, plumbing, landscaping or electrical contractor and others who perform services off-site, but store equipment and materials or perform fabrication or similar work on-site

(4)

Crematorium, pet crematorium

(5)

Electronics service center

(6)

Food beverage products except animal slaughter, stockyards

(7)

Lawn, tree or garden service

(8)

Laundry, dry-cleaning, and carpet cleaning plants

(9)

Leather and leather products except tanning and finishing

(10)

Lumberyard and wood products, sheet metal shop, soft drink bottling

(11)

Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products

(12)

Bulk mailing service

(13)

Clothing, textile apparel manufacturing

(14)

Office showroom/warehouse

(15)

Printing, publishing, and lithography

(16)

Production of artwork and toys, sign-making, movie production facility, photo-finishing laboratory

(17)

Repair of scientific or professional instruments and electric motors

(18)

Sheet metal, welding, machine, tool repair shop or studio

(19)

Woodworking, including cabinet makers and furniture manufacturing.

(c)

Research and development. A facility focused primarily on the research and development of new products. Example uses:

(1)

Laboratories, offices, and other facilities used for research and development by or for any individual, organization, or concern, whether public or private; prototype production facilities that manufacture a limited amount of a product in order to fully investigate the merits of such a product; pilot plants used to test manufacturing processes planned for use in production elsewhere; production facilities and operations with a high degree of scientific input; facilities and operations in which the input of science, technology, research, and other forms of concepts or ideas constitute a major element of the value added by manufacture per unit of product.

(d)

Self-service storage. Facilities providing separate storage areas for personal or business use designed to allow private access by the tenant for storing or removing personal property. Example uses:

(1)

Warehouse, self-service, fully enclosed indoor multi-story storage, mini-warehouse.

(e)

Vehicle service. Repair and service to passenger vehicles, light and medium trucks, and other consumer motor vehicles such as motorcycles, boats, and recreational vehicles. Example uses:

(1)

Audio and alarm system installation, custom accessories, quick lubrication facilities, auto detailing, minor scratch and dent repair, bedliner installation, glass repair/replacement, tire sales and mounting, full- or self-service vehicle wash

(2)

Alignment shop, body shop, engine replacement or overhaul, repair of cars, trucks, RVs and boats, repair or replacement of brakes, shocks, mufflers and transmissions

(3)

Service station

(4)

Towing service, truck service, vehicle towing station.

(f)

Warehouse and distribution. Facilities involved in the storage or movement of goods for themselves or other firms. Goods are generally delivered to other firms or the final consumer with little on-site sales activity to customers. Example uses:

(1)

Bulk storage, including nonflammable liquids, cold storage plants, including frozen food lockers, household moving and general freight storage, separate warehouse used by retail store such as furniture or appliance store

(2)

Bus barn

(3)

Commercial packing for fruits and vegetables

(4)

Distribution facility, central postal facility

(5)

Freight, service facility

(6)

Outdoor storage yard

(7)

Parcel services

(8)

Railroad switching yard, freight terminal, piggyback yard

(9)

Transfer and storage business where there are no individual storage areas or where employees are the primary movers of the goods to be stored or transferred

(10)

Temporary trailer storage or drop off lot

(11)

Truck or motor freight terminal, service facility

(12)

Trucking operation

(13)

Warehouse.

(g)

Waste-related service. Characterized by uses that receive solid or liquid wastes from others for transfer to another location and uses that collect sanitary wastes or that manufacture or produce goods or energy from the composting of organic material. Example uses:

(1)

Animal waste processing

(2)

Garbage or refuse collection service (office and truck fleet)

(3)

Manufacture and production of goods from composting organic material

(4)

Recycling facility including recyclable material storage, recycling drop-off facility, recycling buy-back center, recycling collection center

(5)

Solid or liquid waste transfer station, waste incineration.

(h)

Wholesale trade. Facilities involved in the sale, lease, or rent of products to industrial, institutional or commercial businesses only. The use emphasizes on-site sales or order-taking and often includes display areas. Businesses may or may not be open to the general public, limited sales to the general public is allowed. Products may be picked up on-site or delivered to the customer. Example uses:

(1)

Mail-order house

(2)

Sale or rental of machinery, equipment, heavy equipment, building materials, special trade tools, welding supplies, machine parts, electrical supplies, plumbing supplies, janitorial supplies, restaurant equipment, and store fixtures

(3)

Wholesale sales of food, clothing, auto parts, building hardware and similar products.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Agriculture. Characterized by uses that create or preserve areas intended primarily for the raising of animals and crops, conservation, and the secondary industries associated with agricultural production. Example uses:

(1)

Agricultural airstrip

(2)

Animal raising including horses, hogs, cows, sheep, goats, and swine, poultry, rabbits, and other small animals, apiculture, aquaculture, dairying, personal or commercial animal breeding and development

(3)

Crop production, soil preparation, agricultural services, large animal and veterinary services, farm labor and management services

(4)

Floriculture, horticulture, pasturage, row and field crops, viticulture, tree or sod farm, silviculture, sale of agricultural products

(5)

Fish hatcheries and preserves

(6)

Grain, fruit, field crop and vegetable cultivation and storage

(7)

Hunting, trapping and game propagation

(8)

Livestock, horse, dairy, poultry and egg products

(9)

Livestock auction

(10)

Milk processing plant

(11)

Packing house for fruits or vegetables

(12)

Plant nursery, plant nursery with landscape supply

(13)

Poultry slaughtering and dressing

(14)

Timber tracts, forest nursery gathering of forest products.

(b)

Resource extraction. Characterized by uses that extract minerals and other solids and liquids from land. Example uses:

(1)

Dredging, earth extraction, clearing or grading (timber cutting)

(2)

Extraction of phosphate or minerals

(3)

Extraction of sand or gravel, borrow pit, metal, sand stone, gravel clay, mining and other related processing

(4)

Stockpiling of sand, gravel, or other aggregate materials.

(c)

Coastal or wildlife preservation uses. Conservation uses with a minimal impact on the natural functions of the subject site. Example uses:

(1)

Fish, wildlife preserves

(2)

Nature preserves.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

Reserved.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Permits.

(1)

Prior to placing of a mobile home or establishing temporary agricultural worker housing parks, a permit must be obtained by the developer from the Parish of Pointe Coupee. Permits shall be issued only after the planning director and parish sanitarian shall have approved the plans therefor and the park's method of sewage treatment and disposal. Every permit issued for the placement of one or more mobile homes and/or the establishment of a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park, whether issued before or after enactment of this chapter or amendment of this article, shall expire one year from the date the permit was issued.

(b)

Mobile home parks.

(1)

Minimum Standards. All mobile home parks must comply with the following minimum standards in order to be approved:

a.

All parks shall have a minimum area of three (3) acres fronting on a public roadway, with a minimum frontage of two hundred (200) feet; and a maximum density of six (6) sites per acre.

b.

No mobile home shall occupy an area less than forty (40) feet by one hundred (100) feet.

c.

The minimum requirements for a private road within the mobile home park shall be a thirty-five (35) foot servitude, with the actual roadway to be not less than twenty (20) feet in width consisting of concrete, asphalt, gravel, limestone or other similar aggregate material with a T-turnaround being required.

d.

Each site shall have two (2) foot wide concrete runners, six (6) inches thick for mobile home location. The parking pad shall be four (4) inches thick, ten (10) feet by twenty-six (26) feet of one of the following: concrete, asphalt or aggregate.

e.

Individual mobile home sites may be leased or rented but shall not be subdivided or sold.

f.

All mobile homes shall be required to include skirting.

g.

Where mobile home parks are established adjacent to existing residential property, a privacy fence at least six (6) feet high and seventy (70) percent solid shall be provided along the sides and rear property lines. In lieu of a privacy fence, a landowner may utilize a non-privacy fence in addition to a landscaping barrier consisting of plants, trees and/or shrubs which are planted not less than six (6) feet apart. Any such landscaping barrier shall be maintained at not less than six (6) feet in height and such density or thickness as to provide a sufficient and aesthetic buffer between the mobile home park and adjacent property.

(2)

Adding mobile homes to existing mobile home parks. Any mobile home added to an existing mobile home park, including the replacement of an existing mobile home in the mobile home park, must comply with the following, as certified by the Director:

a.

Mobile home shall not be older than ten (10) years old, unless refurbish in the last three (3) years and subject to approval by the building code inspector;

b.

Mobile home must have an installation sticker from Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission;

c.

Mobile home must have been issued an electrical permit;

d.

Mobile home must have sewerage lines connected to a permitted sewerage system.

(3)

Grandfather clause.

a.

The requirements for a mobile home park as imposed by this section shall not apply to an existing mobile home park. An existing mobile home park shall mean a tract or adjacent tracts that had, as of October 21, 2021, four (4) or more mobile homes or recreational vehicles being used as a residence thereon. An existing mobile home park which is subject to grandfather status as provided herein shall lose such status and be subject to the remainder of this chapter if any of the following occurs:

1.

The footprint of the park expands beyond as it existed on October 21, 2021;

2.

There is an increase in the number mobile homes used as a residence within the park beyond the number as existed on March 1, 2024, except when the additional mobile home is replacing an existing recreational vehicle that was used as a residence as of March 1, 2024.

b.

The replacement of a mobile home used as a residence in an existing mobile home park that results in no increase in the total number of units will not terminate grandfather status. The replacement of a recreational vehicle used as a residence with a mobile home will not terminate grandfather status. A recreational vehicle shall not be placed in a mobile home park.

(c)

Mobile homes outside a manufactured home park.

(1)

Minimum requirements.

a.

No mobile home shall be placed upon a tract of land in the parish for use for residential purposes without being issued a permit.

b.

The application for a permit to place a mobile home outside of a manufactured home park must include a site plan showing the location of the proposed mobile home on the designated tract:

1.

The mobile home shall be subject to a setback of not less than eight (8) feet on either side and twenty-five (25) feet from the front and rear to the property line; and

2.

No portion of the mobile home structure shall be less than fifteen (15) feet from any other structure on the tract;

c.

The mobile home shall be deemed safe and habitable by the parish building code inspector.

d.

Mobile home shall have been issued a certificate from the Louisiana Health Unit evidencing compliance with the laws with regard to sewerage, including but not limited to property connection.

e.

The proposed site shall have been issued a base flood elevation certificate.

f.

The site shall have been issued a 911 address.

g.

The mobile home shall bear an installation sticker issued by the Louisiana Manufactured Housing Commission.

h.

The mobile home shall have been issued an electrical permit.

i.

In the event that a mobile home does not meet the requirements of this section, the parish is authorized to issue a notice to the property owner, at the address provided in the records of the Pointe Coupee Assessor, to cease using the mobile home for residential purposes.

j.

Any mobile home being used for residential purposes on or before November 1, 2020 shall be exempt from the provisions of this section; however, such exemption shall cease if the mobile home is not used for residential purposes, including having a connection to electricity, for a period of thirty (30) or more consecutive days or if the mobile home is replaced.

(Ord. of 11-10-20(1); Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

Multi-family development, whether included as a part of a mixed use or not, shall not have more than twelve (12) units.

(Ord. of 8-10-21(2); Ord. of 12-14-21(5); Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

Modular housing must be constructed to International Residential Code (IRC) standards.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

No group living use shall be within one thousand (1,000) feet of another group living use.

(b)

For the purpose of this section, measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest property line of the premise where the group living use is located, to the nearest property line of the premises of any other group living use.

(c)

Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent a reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities as defined in the federal Fair Housing Act in accordance with federal, state and parish procedures.

(Code 1988, § 33:92; Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Places of worship.

(1)

When located in any residential district a place of worship shall be located on a corner lot no smaller than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

(2)

When located in any residential district, all parking shall be located on the same site, a contiguous site, or in a district that allows commercial parking as principal use.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

A cemetery and mausoleum.

(1)

A cemetery shall be located on a site of at least three (3) acres.

(2)

A mausoleum which is not located in a cemetery shall be located on a site of at least one acre.

(3)

All structures six (6) feet in height or over including, but not limited to mausoleums, monuments and buildings, shall be set back at least twenty (20) feet from all property lines.

(4)

All graves or burial lots shall be set back at least twenty (20) feet from all property lines.

(b)

Neighborhood recreational fields. Neighborhood recreational fields for active recreation and athletics equipped with outdoor lighting may be no larger than four (4) acres.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Amateur radio operator tower (sixty-five (65) feet or less).

(1)

An amateur radio operator tower may not exceed sixty-five (65) feet in height. Additional height may be granted through the special use permit process under section 17-32.10.2. Special Use Permit.

(2)

The tower shall be located so that no part of the antenna or its elements encroaches within the required side or rear setbacks or within ten (10) feet of any easement for overhead electric distribution or transmission lines.

(3)

The tower height shall be established as the tallest point of the supporting tower and shall not include antenna mast or antenna elements affixed to the tower.

(4)

No more than one such tower shall be located on a lot.

(5)

The request for a building permit shall be accompanied by a copy of a valid Amateur Radio Operators licensed issued by the FCC for the location being requested.

(6)

A tower shall not be structurally installed in such a way that it could fall onto a neighbor's property during normal operations or in the event of high winds. Installation shall conform to all local building code and structural design requirements pertaining to wind loading and structural strength characteristics protecting against collapse of the tower.

(b)

Stealth wireless communication device. Stealth Wireless Communication Devices may be permitted when attached to any existing structure subject to the following standards:

(1)

Height. The top of the stealth wireless communication device may not be more than twelve (12) feet above the facility to which it is attached.

(2)

Setbacks. The facility to which the stealth wireless communication device will be attached shall maintain the required setbacks for the respective zoning district.

(3)

Aesthetics. Any stealth wireless communication device, including feed lines and antennae, shall be designed so as to be compatible with the facade, roof, wall or facility on which it is affixing so that it matches the existing structural design, color and texture.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Wireless communication tower.

(1)

Requirements and standards.

a.

Permit requirements/zoning districts.

1.

Permitted use and special use permit. Telecommunications towers, antennas, shelters and related communications equipment are a permitted use in areas zoned R-MU, R-LI, R-HI and R-AG. Telecommunication towers may be permitted by special use permit in R-SF or other residentially zoned districts. Permits will be issued by the president or designee thereof in accordance with this section. Special use permits may be issued by the council.

2.

Public property. On property owned by the parish, the parish council may authorize, by resolution, the use of parish property for telecommunications use after the applicant executes an agreement acceptable to the parish council. The parish council shall have no obligation whatsoever to execute such an agreement, even if the applicant meets the criteria set forth therein.

3.

Permit fee. The permit fee for each telecommunications tower site within the unincorporated areas of Pointe Coupee Parish.

4.

Decommissioning and removal. All unused towers must be removed six (6) months of cessation of operation at the site. All site equipment shall be removed to existing ground level. A decommission plan shall be included in the permit application and contain provisions establishing financial assurance of the applicant's ability to fund such decommissioning plan. The applicant may use any of the following to establish financial assurance: A trust fund, a surety bond, a letter of credit, insurance, or third-party or affiliate corporate entity guarantee with accompanying documentation of financial ability to fund the decommissioning plan. Any change in the manner of financial assurance during the term of the permit shall require the approval of the parish.

5.

Reporting and access.

i)

Not later than thirty (30) days after the installation of a new service provider's equipment on an existing tower, written notice of such installation shall be provided to the parish president, or designee thereof, containing the name and address of the new service provider/owner of such antenna.

ii)

Not later than sixty (60) days after the sale of an existing tower to an entity not an affiliate of the previous tower owner, notice of such sale shall be provided to the parish president, or designee thereof, containing the name and address of the new tower owner.

iii)

Each wireless service provider shall establish a mechanism to provide the parish public safety answering point (911 call center) with location information and a call back number for 911 callers to assist in the appropriate response to an emergency call which originates from such customer's wireless device. Such information shall be used only by the parish for the exclusive purpose of providing emergency services and for auditing purposes and shall otherwise remain confidential.

6.

Transfer of ownership. In exchange for being required to remove an unused tower, the owner may agree to transfer ownership of said tower to the parish if the parish council passes a supporting resolution.

b.

Spatial requirements.

1.

Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size shall be determined by the maximum area required to contain a linear collapse of the tower and the equipment for all of the planned antenna installations.

2.

Density/collocation requirements. No new telecommunications tower shall be permitted within a one thousand (1,000) foot radius of an existing telecommunications tower site. No new site may be established if there is a technically suitable place available on an existing communications tower within the search area that the new site is to serve.

3.

Approval for new tower. An applicant's proposal for a new tower shall not be approved unless it can be documented by the applicant that the proposed facility cannot be reasonably accommodated on an existing, approved tower within the search area due to one or more of the following reasons:

i)

The planned equipment would cause the existing tower to exceed the structural capacity of the existing tower and the existing tower cannot be reinforced for a reasonable cost. If the cost to reinforce the existing tower is more than the cost to construct a new tower, then it is assumed that such cost to reinforce the existing tower is not reasonable.

ii)

The planned equipment would cause radio frequency interference, which cannot be prevented at reasonable cost.

iii)

That the rent required by the tower owner to share an existing tower or structure or to adapt an existing tower or structure is unreasonable, in that it significantly exceeds established market value.

iv)

The existing approved tower does not meet the geographic service requirements of the applicant.

4.

Setbacks. The perimeter of a site shall be a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from any abutting property of a different zoning.

c.

Design standards construction/removal of facility.

1.

Structural integrity. Telecommunication tower installations shall be certified by a registered civil engineer, to structural standards outlined in the Electronic Industries Association/Telecommunications Association Standards referenced as EIA/TIA-222-E as amended hereafter. All telecommunications towers shall have the capacity to accommodate multiple users. At a minimum, monopoles shall be able to accommodate two (2) users. All other types of towers shall be able to accommodate three (3) users.

2.

Fences/landscaping. Walls or fences constructed of wood, brick, masonry or chain link eight (8) feet in height shall be used to secure all features of the site, which contact the ground. Each of the features may be fenced independently. No fence may be constructed within two (2) feet, horizontally or vertically, of any metal feature on the site including all guying cables. The portion of the installation or fence which abuts public land, a residential district or use, or public street shall be landscaped with at least one row of trees or evergreen shrubs unless existing mature vegetation currently exists to reasonably shield the site from public view. The row of trees or shrubs shall be planted within twenty (20) feet of the fenced site, and shrubs may be planted in any configuration that will serve to reasonably obscure the site. In no case will barbed wire or razor wire fencing be permitted at an installation site that abuts a residential district. Existing mature trees shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible.

3.

Visual impact. Telecommunication shelters and towers shall not have artificial lighting except as required by federal or state requirements. Unless otherwise agreed by the parish, this requirement shall not be exceeded and should be restrained to provide only the type and intensity prescribed by law.

4.

Site kept clean. The site shall be kept clean of surplus equipment, overgrown grass or weeds, and noxious or offensive chemicals.

5.

Unused towers/sites. All unused towers must be removed within six (6) months of cessation of operation at the site. All site equipment shall be removed to existing ground level within six (6) months of cessation of operation in accordance with the decommissioning plan included in the permit application. The permitee may request a single three-month extension to decommissioning, which extension may be issued by the council, at its discretion. The failure of the permittee to complete decommissioning shall authorize the parish to complete the decommissioning and charge the cost thereof against the method of financial assurance. Any excess costs shall be chargeable to the permittee.

(Ord. of 7-12-22(3); Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

In general.

(1)

A day care facility located in an R-SF District may only be located in a single-family house.

(2)

Sufficient off-street passenger drop-off and loading area shall be provided on-site.

(b)

Adult day care center.

(1)

No adult day care center proposed to be located in an R-SF District may be located within one thousand five hundred (1,500) feet of any other adult day care center.

(2)

For the purpose of this section, measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest property line of the premise where the adult day care center is located, to the nearest property line of the premises of any other adult day care center.

(c)

Day care center for children.

(1)

These standards apply to Class A Child Day Care Centers as defined by Louisiana Administrative Code Title 48 - Chapter 53. Home Occupation Day Care Centers shall comply with section 17-64.2 Home Occupations.

(2)

The maximum number of children to be accommodated on-site shall be specified. Children who are related to the childcare provider by blood or marriage and are kept at the facility shall be counted for purposes of determining enrollment and facility compliance with these standards.

(3)

Enrollment shall mean the total number of children on-site at any one time.

(4)

No playground equipment shall be permitted within the front building setback.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Adult oriented establishment. The Parish Council finds that adult oriented establishments have a negative secondary effect on both commercial and residential properties, resulting in blight and the downgrading of property values, increased criminal activity, and an adverse health impact. The following standards shall apply to all adult oriented establishments.

(1)

Location. Adult uses are prohibited within one thousand (1,000) feet of the following:

a.

The following zoning districts:

1.

Rural Agricultural District [R-AG].

2.

Residential Single Family District [R-SF].

3.

Historic districts;

b.

A residential use;

c.

Houses of worship or religious institutions;

d.

Public or private educational institutions that serve persons younger than eighteen (18);

e.

Day care centers;

f.

Public parks, recreation areas, or playgrounds;

g.

Libraries, museums, or other public buildings;

h.

Community centers; or

i.

Any other existing adult use.

(2)

Measurement. For the purpose of this section, measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest property line of the premise where the adult oriented establishment is located, to the nearest property line of the premises zoned within one of the above listed districts, the boundary of such zoning district, or the lot developed with the above listed uses, whichever is closer.

(3)

Criteria.

a.

Obscene uses/activities prohibited. Unlicensed massage studios, contact/touching/encounter-oriented adult uses, and those adult uses containing or associated with video-viewing booth or arcade booths are prohibited. All adult use establishments must operate in compliance with all applicable obscenity regulations, including those in R.S. 14:106 et seq.

b.

Public display. Any displays of wares visible to the general public (such as in windows) must not include the following:

1.

Adult media;

2.

Lingerie, or leather goods marketed or presented in a context to suggest their use for sadomasochistic practices; or

3.

Sexually oriented toys or novelties or obscene devices.

c.

Hours of operation. No adult use establishment may operate or be occupied by anyone except employees between 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.

(b)

a.

Age restriction clearly posted. All adult use establishments must post notice of any applicable age-specific restrictions (as determined by federal, state, or local law) in a location clearly visible to all patrons prior to their entry into such establishment.

b.

No loitering. All persons are prohibited from congregating in groups of five (5) or more in front of or within three hundred (300) feet (measured radially from the building/area housing the adult use) of any adult use establishment.

(Code 1988, § 33:88; Ord. No. MM-22, 6-13-2000; Ord. No. MM-30, 6-27-2000; Ord. No. 17-33, § IX, 8-8-2017; Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Campground, travel trailer park, and RV park.

(1)

Permits.

a.

Prior to placing of or recreational vehicle parks, a permit must be obtained by the developer from the Parish of Pointe Coupee. Permits shall be issued only after the planning director and parish sanitarian shall have approved the plans therefor and the park's method of sewage treatment and disposal. Every permit issued for the establishment of a recreational vehicle park, whether issued before or after enactment of this chapter or amendment of this article, shall expire one year from the date the permit was issued.

b.

For parks consisting of three (3) or more acres, pre and post development drainage features must be depicted on a separate plan sheet signed and sealed by a professional engineer registered in the State of Louisiana. Administration may, for good cause, waive requirement.

c.

Prior to establishing a recreational vehicle park, a permit must be obtained by the developer or property owner from the Parish of Pointe Coupee. Permits shall be issued only after the planning director and the parish sanitarian shall have approved the plans therefor, including the park's method of sewerage treatment and disposal. Every permit issued for a recreational vehicle park, shall expire one year from the date the permit was issued. (Ord. of 10-13-20(2); Ord. of 11-10-20(1); Ord. of 3-9-21(1); Ord. of 5-11-21(1); Ord. of 10-12-21(1); Ord. of 12-14-21(2); Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(2)

All recreational vehicle parks must comply with the following minimum standards in order to be approved:

a.

All parks shall have a minimum road frontage of sixty (60) feet; and a maximum density of twelve (12) sites per acre. It shall be permitted to aggregate the number of sites to the total acreage of the park to meet the restriction provided for herein. Permitted RV parks shall not be allowed any reduction of acreage which increases density to more than twelve (12) sites per acre.

b.

No recreational vehicle shall occupy an area less than twenty-five (25) feet by fifty (50) feet, plus there shall be not less than five (5) feet between sites.

c.

The minimum requirements for a private road within the mobile home park shall be a thirty (30) foot servitude, with the actual roadway to be not less than twenty (20) feet in width consisting of concrete, asphalt, gravel, limestone or other similar aggregate material with a T-turnaround being required. However, the T-turnaround requirement may be waived if an alternate entrance and exit plan is approved by both the planning director and the office of the state fire marshal.

d.

Individual recreational vehicle sites may be leased or rented but shall not be subdivided or sold.

e.

The park must have a site within the park approved by the parish sanitarian for the disposal of wastewater and sewerage. (Ord. of 10-12-21(1); Ord. of 12-14-21(2))

(3)

Temporary nature of recreational vehicle parks.

a.

Recreational vehicle parks are intended to be for temporary use and are not intended to be for extended residential habitation. No recreational park shall allow a vehicle to remain in the park for a period of more than thirty (30) consecutive days or sixty (60) days in any ninety (90) day period. No recreational vehicle may be used as a permanent dwelling.

b.

The permittee of the park shall maintain records of the rental or lease of spots in the park noting, at a minimum the date of initial occupancy and the license number of the recreational vehicle. This record shall be made promptly available upon the request of a designee of the parish. Such designee shall be authorized to enter the park and confirm the information in the record with the recreational vehicles in the park.

c.

An initial violation of this section shall subject the permittee of the park to a warning and an order to have the recreational vehicle(s) in violation removed from the park for not less than one hundred eighty (180) days. Any subsequent violations shall subject the permittee to a fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for each recreational vehicle determined to be in violation. Fines shall be payable within three (3) business days. The failure to timely pay may result in a suspension of the permit until such time as the fine is paid. (Ord. of 10-12-21(1))

(b)

Horse stable, riding academy, equestrian center. The following standards apply to all horse stables, riding academies, or equestrian centers.

(1)

No horse stable, riding academy or equestrian center may be located on a site less than ten (10) acres.

(2)

All stables, rings, or other accessory structures shall be located a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from any property line.

(c)

Hunting and fishing preserve. The following standards apply to all hunting and fishing preserves.

(1)

No hunting or fishing preserve may be located on a site less than forty (40) acres.

(2)

The buildings located on the site may not cover more than five (5) percent of the site.

(3)

No single building on the site may be larger than ten thousand (10,000) square feet.

(d)

Retreat center. The following standards apply to all retreat centers in the Natural, Rural and Special contexts.

(1)

No retreat center may be located on a site less than forty (40) acres.

(2)

The buildings located on the site may not cover more than two (2) percent of the site.

(3)

No single building on the site may be larger than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Short-term rentals. For short-term rental uses after the effective date of this ordinance:

(1)

Short-term Rental Permit required.

(2)

The number of short-term rentals on a lot may not exceed one.

(3)

A short-term rental use may not be used as an indoor recreation, outdoor recreation, restaurant/bar, or any other use unless located in a zoning district in which the use is permitted, and a Certificate of Occupancy is issued for the use.

(4)

No person, corporation, or other legal entity may operate any short-term rental use within one thousand (1,000) feet of another short-term rental use.

(5)

For the purpose of this section, measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest property line of the premise where the short-term rental use is located, to the nearest property line of the premises of another short-term rental use.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Animal care, excluding care for hunting or training purposes.

(1)

Outdoor runs shall only be permitted in the R-Ag or R-LI Districts.

(2)

Outdoor runs shall only be permitted on sites larger than two (2) acres in size.

(3)

All overnight care of animals must occur indoors and all pens, kennels and runs must be located within an enclosed building.

(b)

Animal boarding facilities. This provision will apply to any establishment(s) who provides boarding of cats, dogs, horses, and others excluding veterinary clinics and boarding for hunting or training purposes.

(1)

No person shall operate an animal boarding establishment without first obtaining, and subsequently maintaining a valid permit in compliance with this section. In the event any person shall own or operate more than one facility, they shall be required to obtain a permit for each facility. A boarding facility operator may not adopt or sell animals under a boarding facility permit.

(2)

Applications for such permits shall be made through the parish animal services manager.

(3)

Upon receipt of a properly completed application, the animal services manager shall promptly inspect the facilities sought to be permitted. The animal services manager or designee shall issue or deny the permit applied for. If the permit is denied, the applicant shall be given written reasons for such denial.

(4)

The following shall serve as standards for obtaining a permit as an animal boarding facility:

a.

Hours of operation, emergency number, and fees posted and registered with the animal services manager;

b.

Sewage disposal of waste water matter that complies with the parish and state sanitation codes;

c.

Floors and walls of animal holding areas are smooth, impervious to moisture and cleanable;

d.

All animal holding areas must be sloped to a drain connected to a sanitary sewer or approved sewer system;

e.

Containment must be safe and prevent harm or injury to the animal;

f.

Hot and cold-water supply and sink to properly clean areas and food bowls;

g.

Electricity;

h.

Storage for food and bedding;

i.

Free from fecal matter and urine;

j.

Pest control adequate to prevent vermin and insects;

k.

Heating and cooling sources (fans, HVAC, or exhaust fans) to maintain indoor areas above fifty (50) degrees Fahrenheit and below eighty-five (85) degrees Fahrenheit;

l.

Lighting to support operations;

m.

Outside areas have good drainage to rapidly eliminate excess water;

n.

Shelter from extreme weather conditions;

o.

Enclosures shall meet the parish minimum standard of care as stated in section 4-12;

p.

Records of animal health available;

q.

Complete animal owner information available;

r.

Feed and water daily according to the species and age requirement;

s.

Separation of unneutered males from females;

t.

Animals are prohibited from commingling at any time without signed owner permission;

u.

Must have adequate and fenced in outside area for exercise;

v.

Separation of animals by species;

w.

Removing animals prior to cleaning, provide clean and dry bedding;

x.

A clean and sanitized facility with properly removed trash and waste;

y.

And any other provisions as stated in this article or state law.

(5)

Each permit shall be an annual permit initially effective from the date of issuance through December 31 of that year. The fee for the permit will be one hundred dollars ($100.00) per facility per year. A certificate of liability insurance for a minimum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) is required to be presented at the time of application. No permit will be issued without or prior to a facility inspection by the animal services manager. Applicants must also apply for a parish occupational license prior to operation.

(6)

Renewal permits shall be submitted to the parish two (2) weeks prior to expiration.

(7)

The animal services manager shall provide a copy of applicable standards and regulations with each permit application. Each applicant shall acknowledge, in his application, receipt of said standards and regulations.

(8)

The animal services manager or designee shall have the right to entry, at reasonable hours, upon the premises of permittees and into all areas thereof where animals are kept and maintained, for inspection or to investigate any claims of neglect or non-compliance. Failure of any owner or keeper to allow reasonable entry for inspection by animal services manager or designee shall be grounds for revocation of the owner or keeper's permit.

(9)

If, upon inspection, the animal services manager or designee determines that a permittee is in violation of this chapter, the parish shall advise said permittee in writing of the violation and shall inform the permittee that his failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter within fourteen (14) days of receipt of said notice shall constitute grounds for removal of all animals from the premises or area subject to violation. If the permittee fails to comply within said period, the animal services manager or designee may proceed to remove the animals from said premises or area. Extended periods for compliance may be granted by the parish for good cause shown. In the event it shall become necessary for the parish to remove any animal as provided herein, the animal services manager shall return the animals to the documented owner or hold the animals at the parish shelter until the owners can be located. Seizure of animals from the boarding facility will trigger the revocation of the facility's permit and immediate closure.

(10)

If the owner or keeper disagrees with the decision of the animal services manager to revoke the permit, they may appeal that decision to the 18th Judicial District Court. The owner must be present or legally represented at the hearing or any right to the appeal will be deemed waived and the ruling of the parish will be final.

(11)

Animal boarding facilities must maintain up to date records on all animals in their possession, including current vaccination records, including Coggins tests for horses, and must have the name, address, and phone number for owners of said animals in writing. The facility must provide a written plan of action in case of medical emergency. This information must be produced upon request of the animal services manager.

(Ord. of 8-11-20(1), § 5; Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

In general.

(1)

It shall be a violation of this zoning code for a person, corporation, or other legal entity to operate or cause to be operated any premise that sells or distributes alcoholic beverages of any kind that is not compliant with locational requirements outlined in chapter 3 of this Code.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Convenience store with gas pumps, gas station.

(1)

General Standards.

a.

The primary building, including the full canopy, shall conform to all building envelope standards

b.

Gasoline pumps, tanks, vents and pump islands shall be located no closer than twenty (20) feet to any side or rear property line or right-of-way

c.

No sign of any type or any gasoline pump or tank shall be located within twenty (20) feet of a residential use

(2)

Fuel Canopies.

a.

Fuel canopies shall not be located closer than fifteen (15) feet to any side or rear property line or right-of-way

b.

No fuel canopy shall exceed a height of twenty (20) feet

c.

Fuel canopies shall be integrated architecturally with the design of the principal building and shall be complementary to the overall color scheme of the building facade from which it projects

d.

Fuel canopy lighting shall not extend beyond the area beneath the canopy and all fixtures shall be recessed, including any lens.

(3)

Single-Bay Automatic Car Wash. An accessory single-bay automatic (not self-service) car wash completely enclosed except for openings necessary to allow entry and exit of vehicles may be permitted subject to the following:

a.

The car wash structure shall be located no closer than fifty (50) feet to any side or property line adjacent to a residential use

b.

The car wash structure shall be constructed of building materials consistent with that of the principal building, including the roof

c.

When located adjacent to a residential use, the car wash facility shall not operate before 6:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m.

(b)

Mobile vendors.

(1)

Setbacks. The area requirements of the zoning district shall not apply to mobile vendors, however any setbacks required by applicable building codes, health, or fire codes will apply to mobile vendors.

(2)

Hours of operation. Permitted hours of operation for mobile vendors are 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

(3)

Signage. A mobile vending unit may have signage attached to the exterior of the vehicle, however such signage must be painted or mounted against the vehicle with a maximum projection of six (6) inches and such signage must not exceed beyond the surface area of the vehicle. A sign permit is not required for signage attached to a mobile vending unit.

(4)

Trash and debris. Mobile vendors are responsible for cleaning all refuse and debris on-site and within a 50-foot radius of the vending unit within four (4) hours of the cease of daily operations.

(5)

Permission. If the mobile vendor is not the owner of the site on which the mobile vending unit is placed, written permission from the property owner is required to be submitted to the planning department as part of the zoning compliance review for the occupational license.

(6)

Vehicle.

a.

Mobile vendors must be fully licensed and ready for highway use in the United States; further, a mobile vendor may not operate from a standard passenger vehicle. Any driver of a mobile vending unit must possess a valid driver's license issued in the United States.

b.

The operations of a mobile vendor must take place fully enclosed within the vehicle or trailer, with the exception of a service window. No wares may be displayed outside of the mobile vending unit. All trailers approved as mobile vendors must be fully enclosed.

(7)

Operation.

a.

Generally.

1.

All mobile vendors shall comply with all other applicable conditions and requirements imposed by law, including parish and state health laws and regulations.

2.

Sale of alcoholic beverages from any mobile vendor is prohibited.

3.

No mobile vendor shall operate any horn, sound amplification system, or other sound-producing device or music system that can be heard outside the mobile vending unit when such unit is being operated.

4.

It shall be unlawful for any mobile vendor to operate in any manner that impedes the flow of vehicular or pedestrian traffic on any public right-of-way. No mobile vendor shall operate a mobile vending unit in any manner that impedes the ingress or egress of a building or structure during its operating hours.

5.

It shall be unlawful for any mobile vendor to operate a mobile vending unit that is in a defective, unsafe, or unsanitary condition in violation of any applicable law or regulation.

b.

Mobile vendors serving food (i.e. food trucks). All mobile vendors which serve food shall provide a trash receptacle within three (3) feet of the front or back of the mobile vendor, which shall be large enough to contain all refuse generated by operation. It shall be unlawful for any mobile vendor operator which serves food to leave any site without first picking up, removing, and properly disposing of all trash or refuse remaining at a location. No mobile vendor operator shall place trash receptacles or other obstructions on any portion of the public street, sidewalk or right-of-way.

(8)

Occupational license required. An occupational license must be obtained prior to the operation of any mobile vending unit. A separate approval from the planning department must be issued for each site where a mobile vending unit will operate.

(9)

Enforcement. Any violation of any applicable provision or criteria included in this division may be grounds for revocation of parish approval for the mobile vendor, and shall constitute a violation of this Code.

(c)

Truck stop. Truck stops shall conform to the regulation set forth by the state and to the following regulations:

(1)

Frontage shall be on a median-divided major arterial with a minimum of four (4) roadway lanes and having federal or state designation.

(2)

Minimum lot size of site shall be ten (10) acres.

(3)

Truck stops with video poker gaming facilities shall have all the following amenities:

a.

A separate truckers' lounge.

b.

A full-service laundry facility located in a convenient area for truckers use.

c.

Private showers for men and women and not located in an area open to the general public facilities.

d.

Truck scales.

e.

These regulations shall not apply to any truck stops with video poker gaming facilities having a certificate of zoning compliance prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this chapter is derived.

(Code 1988, § 33:93; Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

All automobile sales and rental establishments shall have a permanent building as a primary structure. No portable, temporary, or manufactured building shall be used as the primary structure.

(b)

All outdoor lighting shall be directed downward and shall not glare onto any property occupied by a residential building type.

(c)

Vehicle display may not be artificially elevated above the general topography of the site.

(d)

No outside speaker system shall be allowed.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

In general. Performance standards are provided to ensure protection of the environment by regulating air and water resources and regulation of pollution thereof, radiation, hazards, noise pollution and fire and explosive hazards.

(1)

Exhaust emission. No industry shall emit from any exhaust pipe, flue, chimney or whatever, an emission that shall be deemed harmful by the state office of environmental affairs.

(2)

Odor. The emission of obnoxious odors of any kind beyond the property boundaries shall not be permitted, and particular industries may be required to present comprehensive statements of measures to be taken for elimination of obnoxious odors for planning commission and parish council approval before the required building permits are granted. Odorous matter released from any operation or activity shall not exceed the odor threshold concentration established by applicable state agencies beyond lot lines, measured at ground level or habitable level.

(3)

Water quality. No industry shall emit water into a waterway or water disposal system in compliance with the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the state water control law.

(4)

Noise. No industry shall emit a noise level above seventy (70) decibels (dBA) at the lot boundary line measured at ground level or habitable elevation. Applicable measurement standards shall be taken by an independent lab institute at the expense of the applicant or legal property owner. The parish council shall be the discretionary governing body to determine the frequency of decibel measurements taken annually.

(5)

Fire and explosive hazards. All uses shall comply with applicable standards set forth in the rules and regulations of the state fire marshal.

(6)

Administration and enforcement. As required by state law, the state department of natural resources will administer, monitor and enforce applicable requirements.

(7)

Except as provided below, no person, corporation, or other legal entity may operate any heavy industrial use within two thousand (2,000) feet of:

a.

A public or private elementary or secondary school;

b.

A public or private day care facility or kindergarten;

c.

A residential use; or

d.

A public park.

(8)

For the purpose of this section, measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest property line of the premise where the heavy industrial use is located, to the nearest property line of the premises of a public or private elementary or secondary school, public or private day care facility or kindergarten, residential use, or public park.

(b)

Radioactive materials.

(1)

No operation involving radiation hazards shall be conducted that violates the standards of the Nuclear Energy and Radiation Control Law regulated by the state office of environmental affairs.

(2)

No person, corporation, or other legal entity may operate any radioactive materials or waste facility within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of:

a.

A public or private elementary or secondary school;

b.

A public or private day care facility or kindergarten;

c.

A residential use; or

d.

A public park.

(3)

For the purpose of this section, measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest property line of the premise where the radioactive materials or waste facility is located, to the nearest property line of the premises of a public or private elementary or secondary school, public or private day care facility or kindergarten, residential use, or public park.

(c)

Scrap metal processors and wrecking, junk, or salvage yards.

(1)

This use must have a visual screen of at least eight (8) feet in height which consists of a solid masonry, concrete, or corrugated sheet metal wall.

(2)

The owner of a scrap metal processor and wrecking, junk, or salvage yard use shall not stack objects higher than eight (8) feet within forty (40) feet of the visual screen. The owner of a scrap metal processor and wrecking, junk, or salvage yard use may stack objects one foot higher than eight (8) feet for each five (5) feet of setback from the forty (40) foot point.

(3)

If an inoperable or wrecked motor vehicle remains outside on the premises for more than twenty-four (24) hours, the premises is a scrap metal processor and wrecking, junk, or salvage yard use. However, a premise is not a scrap metal processor and wrecking, junk, or salvage yard use if the premise stores not more than four (4) inoperable or wrecked motor vehicles each of which having a valid state registration, current safety inspection certificate, and documentary record of pending repairs or other disposition, and if the premise has a current certificate of occupancy for a motor vehicle related use.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

All manufacturing/assembly operations are conducted within fully enclosed buildings; and

(b)

The site is not noxious or offensive by reason of emission of smoke, dust, gas, fumes, odor, noise, light, glare, or vibration perceptible beyond the confines of the building; and

(c)

Equipment must not be cleaned outside and residue washed into the streets, alleys or storm sewers.

(d)

For Light Industrial uses adjacent to Residential uses, a privacy fence at least six (6) feet high and seventy (70) percent solid shall be provided along the property line adjoining the residential use. In lieu of a privacy fence, a landowner may utilize a non-privacy fence in addition to a landscaping barrier consisting of plants, trees and/or shrubs which are planted not less than six (6) feet apart. Any such landscaping barrier shall be maintained at not less than six (6) feet in height and such density or thickness as to provide a sufficient and aesthetic buffer between the Light Industrial use and adjacent property.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

In general.

(1)

With the exception of lighting fixtures and climate controls, no electrical power supply may be accessible to the renter/lessee of the storage unit.

(2)

The following activities shall be prohibited on the premises:

a.

Servicing, repair, or fabrication or motor vehicles, boats, trailers, lawn mowers, appliances, or other similar equipment

b.

Operation of a transfer-and-storage business

c.

Operation of power tools, spray painting equipment, table saws, lathes, compressors, welding equipment, kilns, or other similar equipment except when needed for maintenance of the use

d.

Any activity that is noxious or offensive because of odors, dust, noise, fumes, or vibrations

e.

Storage of hazardous chemicals, flammable liquids, or combustible and explosive materials

f.

Habitation of storage units by humans or animals.

(b)

Warehouse, self-service, mini-warehouse.

(1)

All storage shall be contained within a fully-enclosed building.

(2)

Where the end wall of a self-service storage building is visible from a public right-of-way, the wall shall be buffered by a hedge that has a mature height of at least six (6) feet.

(a)

In general.

(1)

All outdoor lighting shall be directed downward and shall not glare onto any property occupied by a residential use.

(2)

No outside speaker system shall be allowed.

(3)

Vehicle storage is prohibited, except for vehicles currently being serviced at the facility.

(4)

The service and repair of all motor vehicles shall be conducted within a fully-enclosed building. The outdoor display and storage of vehicles shall not be permitted.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Landfill.

(1)

The site for a sanitary landfills shall be a minimum of one hundred (100) acres.

(2)

No person, corporation, or other legal entity may operate any landfill within two thousand five hundred (2,500) feet of:

a.

A public or private elementary or secondary school;

b.

A public or private day care facility or kindergarten;

c.

A residential building type; or

d.

A public park.

(3)

For the purpose of this paragraph, measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest property line of the premise where the landfill is located, to the nearest property line of the premises of a public or private elementary or secondary school, public or private day care facility or kindergarten, residential building type, or public park.

(4)

No fill shall be located within the one hundred (100) year floodplain and no excavation except as expressly authorized by the parish council shall be located within the one hundred (100) year floodplain.

(5)

No excavation or filling shall occur within one hundred (100) feet of any boundary of the site or within one hundred (100) feet of any public street right-of-way.

(6)

Provisions shall be made for the proper drainage of stormwater on or crossing the site at all times during and after completion of the operations. Operations shall not obstruct the normal flow of any public drain, or abrogate the riparian rights of any other party to a stream or drain.

(7)

The depth of excavation and the materials to be used for fill shall not have any adverse effect on the supply, quality or purity of ground water or wells.

(8)

A layer of clean earth at least two (2) feet thick shall be deposited and thoroughly compacted over all final fill to bring the surface to the finished surface grade as shown on the topographic plan filed with the application. The final fill and finished grade shall be stabilized, seeded and sodded or appropriately planted after completion and closure of each stage of landfill operations.

(9)

The installation of roads, parking areas, buildings, structures and operational facilities and equipment shall be located on the site so that adjoining properties will not be adversely affected.

(10)

The operation shall be conducted so as not to create a nuisance or cause undue noise, vibration, dust, odor or incandescence to adjacent properties. The premises shall be kept in a neat and clean condition at all times. No loose paper or debris shall be allowed on the site except on areas where active filling operations are taking place. Dusty conditions shall be corrected by sprinkling with water or another approved method. No fires shall be permitted. Any smoldering flame or spontaneous combustion shall be immediately extinguished.

(11)

Except for required or protective fences, no building or structure, other than a scale and entry gatehouse erected in connection with the operation, shall be located in any required setback or closer than one hundred (100) feet from any property line.

(12)

Separation of materials or storage for salvage on the site shall be conducted within an enclosed building.

(13)

All unacceptable fill material shall be removed from the premises immediately after delivery.

(14)

Water lines shall be installed, connected to a public water supply, or to some other source which by use of pumps will provide water in sufficient quantity to combat fires or settle dust.

(15)

The days and hours of landfill operations are subject to the approval of the parish council.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

With the exception of fences, all structures for keeping and raising livestock shall be at least one hundred (100) feet from property lines abutting a residential use.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Borrow pits. The following standards apply any borrow pit larger than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet located within the parish.

(1)

General provisions.

a.

A borrow pit occurs in two (2) phases. The site excavation phase and the site reclamation phase.

b.

All borrow pits sought to be constructed within the parish shall be required to submit an application to the parish permit office and pay all required fees. No new excavation shall begin until a permit is issued.

c.

No borrow pit may be located on a site less than twenty (20) acres in size.

(2)

Excavation and reclamation plan.

a.

An application for a borrow pit must have excavation and reclamation plan approved by planning director or their desginee. Every excavation and reclamation plan must contain the following elements:

1.

Excavation Site Plan. A site plan identifying the location, depth and design of the borrow pit, fill storage areas, sedimentation and erosion control methods, location and design of required buffer areas, and the location and design of access drives.

2.

Environmental impacts. All applicable state and federal permits must be attached as part of the excavation and reclamation plan.

3.

Excavation schedule. An excavation schedule establishing the duration of the excavation phase and the times during which excavation activities may take place.

4.

Reclamation plan. A plan for how the borrow pit will be reclaimed, impacts of the excavation mitigated, and a post-excavation site plan and reclamation phasing schedule.

(3)

Plan modifications. Modifications to an approved excavation and reclamation plan may be reviewed and approved by the planning director.

(4)

Excavation standards.

a.

No borrow pit may be located within one hundred fifty (150) feet of a property line, public drainage ditch, water body or wetland.

b.

A one hundred (100) foot wide no disturbance area must be established around the perimeter of the borrow pit, and between the borrow pit and any property line, water body or wetland. This no disturbance area may contain a drive to provide site access.

c.

Existing vegetation must remain within the no disturbance area.

d.

All borrow pits must have a barrier controlling site access to the public while not in use.

e.

Any non-working face of an active borrow pit deeper than fifteen (15) feet must maintain a slope not to exceed 2:1. The working face of a borrow pit may exceed a slope of 2:1.

f.

The design and construction of all borrow pit site entrances and exits must be approved by the Parish Engineer and must be designed and constructed so as not to cause damage to any Parish or State road.

g.

Methods must be incorporated to prevent the blowing of dust or sediment from the site.

h.

All utility easements must be observed and encroachment into the utility right-of-way is allowed only with written approval of the easement holder.

i.

All operating borrow pits must comply with the standards established in chapter 8 Drainage and Flood Control.

(5)

Reclamation standards.

a.

General standards.

1.

The stripping and stockpiling of the upper six (6) inches of soil is required for the reclamation phase. These required stockpiles of soil must be seeded and only used for reclamation purposes.

2.

No inactive borrow pit may have a slope greater than 2.5:1.

3.

All slopes must be stabilized, equipment and structures removed from the pit, stockpiled top soil placed and planted, banks and slopes rounded, and other reclamation activities completed in accordance with the reclamation plan within 18 months of the cessation of excavation activities.

4.

Borrow pits may be reclaimed as wetlands, ponds or lakes provided they are designed and constructed to support a healthy eco-system.

b.

Standards for retention and detention ponds.

1.

Any borrow pit that is reclaimed as a retention or detention pond, or as a lake or other water body deeper than five (5) feet, must be designed and constructed to have an aquatic shelf or wetland bench that is planted with emergent plants and natural grasses.

2.

No slope of a retention or detention pond, or lake or other water body deeper than five (5) feet may exceed a 3:1 ratio unless supported by a bulkhead.

3.

A pond aerator is required for any pond, lake or water body that is anticipated to maintain water for more than five (5) days after a storm event.

(6)

Permit revocation. The permit for a borrow pit may be revoked if a borrow pit is not conducted in a manner consistent with the approved excavation and reclamation plan.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Unless otherwise expressly stated, accessory uses are permitted in conjunction with allowed principal uses. Accessory uses must be clearly incidental and subordinate to a permitted principal use.

(b)

No accessory use may be established on a lot prior to the establishment of a permitted principal use.

(c)

The planning director is authorized to determine when a structure or use meets the definition of an accessory use. In order to classify a structure or use as accessory, the planning director must determine that the use:

(1)

Is subordinate to the principal use in terms of area, extent and purpose;

(2)

Contributes to the comfort, convenience or necessity of occupants of the principal use served;

(3)

Is located on the same lot as the principal structure or use;

(4)

Does not involve operations not in keeping with the character of the principal use served; and

(5)

Is not of a nature likely to attract visitors in larger numbers than would normally be expected.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Home occupations shall be required to conform to the following standards:

(1)

No person shall be employed on the premises who is not a bona fide resident of the dwelling and the individual primarily responsible for the home occupation shall live in the dwelling.

(2)

The use of the dwelling unit for home occupation shall be clearly incidental and secondary to its use for residential purposes. Not more than twenty (20) percent of the living area of the dwelling unit or four hundred (400) square feet, whichever is the lesser, shall be used in the conduct of home occupations. No outdoor display or storage of equipment or supplies associated with the home occupation is permitted.

(3)

There shall be no change in the exterior appearance of the building or premises as a result of such occupations.

(4)

No mechanical equipment shall be used or stored on the premises except that which is normally used for purely domestic or household purposes. The home occupation shall not create noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, dust, smoke, or heat detectable to the normal senses outside the dwelling unit. No equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television sets off the premises, or causes fluctuations in line voltage. There shall be no illegal discharge of any materials, fluids or gases into the sewer or drainage system or any other manner of discharging such items in violation of any applicable government code.

(5)

No stock-in-trade shall be sold on the premises or displayed or warehoused on the premises for sale or use elsewhere, provided that orders previously made by telephone, mail or at a sales party conducted off-premises may be filled on the premises and delivered.

(6)

No traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volume than three (3) vehicles per 24-hour day in the residential neighborhood and any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street and other than in the required front yard. Deliveries from commercial suppliers shall be made during daylight hours and shall not restrict circulation in the neighborhood.

(7)

The following shall not be interpreted to be home occupations:

a.

Dancing instructions, band instrument instruction groups, tearooms, tourist homes, real estate offices, convalescent homes, mortuary establishments, stores, trades, offices of a physician or a dentist where mechanical equipment is used.

b.

Cosmetology, barbershops, beauty parlors, animal kennels, dog grooming;

c.

Radio, television and appliance repair, cabinet making, boat building for others, auto servicing or rebuilding and repair for others;

d.

Metal fabrications or cutting, employing welding or cutting torches, ambulance service, helium balloons, house painters; or

e.

Other uses similar in nature or in effect on the surrounding neighborhood.

(8)

No more than two (2) vehicles are used in the conduct of the home occupation, and such vehicles are parked off the street.

(9)

When in compliance with the requirements of this section, a home occupation includes, but is not limited to, the following:

a.

The secondary professional office of a lawyer, engineer, architect, journalist, accountant or other professional person, and salesman, real estate agent, insurance agent and mail order service, provided that the stock or commodities connected with the service are not delivered to or from the premises.

b.

Musical instruction of not more than one pupil at a time and the occupation of an artist, photographer, draftsman, tailor, milliner or seamstress.

c.

Child care for not more than six (6) children, including any children of the adult provider;

d.

Dressmaking and tailoring;

e.

Teaching or tutoring, limited to not more than one pupil at a time;

f.

Typing/word processing service;

g.

Small scale seafood harvesting with no more than one recreational type boat stored on the premises and without outside storage of equipment unless screened from view of the street and adjacent property.

h.

Address of convenience meaning a place of business solely for receiving phone calls, mail and keeping business records.

(10)

Home occupations that are existing as legal uses shall not be allowed to continue once the occupants who have established the legal use status no longer occupy the premises.

(11)

The department of planning shall determine whether the home occupation meets the established criteria.

(12)

Once an applicant meets all of the criteria for a home occupation and is approved by the parish department of planning, a home occupation license must be obtained from the parish sheriff's office.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Standards.

(1)

The living area of the accessory dwelling unit may not exceed the living area of the principal structure. In no case shall the total floor area of the accessory dwelling unit exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet.

(2)

One additional parking space on the same premises is required for the accessory dwelling unit.

(3)

The accessory dwelling unit shall be of complimentary design and constructed of building materials consistent with that of the principal building. The planning director may require elevation drawings to evaluate compliance with this standard.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Certain uses are temporary in character. They vary in type and degree, as well as length of time involved. Such uses may have little impact on surrounding and nearby properties or they may present questions involving potential incompatibility of the temporary use with existing uses. Unless otherwise specified in this zoning code, the following regulations govern temporary uses.

(b)

Fees for temporary uses are defined in Appendix A.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Temporary buildings or temporary concrete or asphalt plants, used in conjunction with construction work only, may be permitted in any zoning district during the period the construction work is in progress, but such temporary buildings or uses shall be removed upon completion of the construction work.

(b)

Temporary buildings may be used for on-site construction worker housing during the term of construction. Buildings used for temporary construction worker housing may not be located within two hundred (200) feet of a property line.

(c)

Temporary buildings may be permitted in conjunction with a residential subdivision development as a temporary sales office only, for a maximum period of two (2) years. No other use or activity is allowed. Such temporary buildings must first receive a permit from the planning department.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

In general.

a.

Individual occupants may not occupy temporary agricultural worker housing for more than seven (7) months per calendar year.

b.

Temporary agricultural housing units may not be located within two hundred (200) feet of property that is not part of the farm on the land upon which the housing is situated.

c.

The use of tents, recreational vehicles or other mobile camping equipment for use as temporary agricultural housing is prohibited.

(b)

Temporary agricultural housing parks.

a.

No mobile home shall be place upon a tract of land in the parish for use for the temporary housing of agricultural workers without being issued a permit.

b.

The application for a permit to place a mobile home in a temporary agricultural worker housing park must include a site plan showing the location of the proposed mobile homes, or other structures on the designated tract:

i.

There shall be a setback of not less than eight (8) feet on either side and twenty-five (25) feet from the front and rear to the property line from any mobile home; and

ii.

No portion of any mobile home shall be less than fifteen (15) feet from any other structure on the tract.

c.

The mobile home shall be deemed safe and habitable by the parish building code inspector.

d.

Each mobile home shall have been issued a certificate from the Louisiana Health Unit evidencing compliance with the laws with regard to sewerage, including but not limited to proper connection.

e.

The proposed site shall have been issued a base flood elevation certificate.

f.

The site shall have been issued a 911 address.

g.

Each mobile home shall comply with any regulations on the construction of such structure.

h.

Each mobile home shall have been issued an electrical permit.

i.

In the event that any mobile home does not meet the requirements of this section, the parish is authorized to issue a notice to the property owner, at the address provided in the records of the Pointe Coupee Assessor, to cease using the structure for residential purposes.

j.

No mobile homes in a temporary agricultural worker housing park may be rented to any person outside of the purpose and intent to provide temporary housing of agricultural workers.

k.

A recreational vehicle shall not be allowed as another structure use under this section.

l.

All parks shall have a minimum area of three (3) acres fronting on a public roadway, with a minimum frontage of two hundred (200) feet and a maximum density of six (6) sites per acre;

m.

Private roads in a mobile home park shall be a 35-foot servitude with the actual roadway to be not less than twenty (20) feet in width consisting of concrete, asphalt, gravel, limestone or other similar aggregate material with a "T" turnaround being required.

(c)

Grandfather clause.

a.

The requirements for a temporary agricultural worker housing park as imposed by this chapter shall not apply to an existing temporary agricultural worker housing park, except as otherwise provided for herein. An existing temporary agricultural worker housing park shall mean a tract or adjacent tracts that, as of April 1, 2024, has, within the preceding calendar year, been used for the temporary housing of agricultural workers when such workers are providing services to a company doing business in Pointe Coupee Parish. The grandfathered status provided for previously existing temporary agricultural worker housing parks shall cease upon the occurrence of any of the following:

i.

The increase in the density of residential units;

ii.

The increase in the aggregate area of the park;

iii.

The cessation of use of the area as a park for more than twelve (12) consecutive months.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

A temporary facility for the retail sale of seasonal products, including food and produce, Christmas trees, and live plants.

(b)

Seasonal produce stands may be located no closer than twenty (20) feet from the street right-of-way line.

(c)

The planning director shall issue a temporary certificate of occupancy for a period of sixty (60) days for a temporary retail use. The planning director may grant one 30-day extension of the temporary certificate of occupancy if the use has fully complied with all applicable parish ordinances. No new application may be submitted for a temporary certificate of occupancy for a temporary retail use within sixty (60) days of the expiration of a prior certificate.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Frequency of sales.

(1)

No person shall hold, conduct, engage in or participate in any manner or allow a garage sale to be held or conducted on premises under his/her control or ownership more than one time in any three-month period, nor more than three (3) times in any calendar year, and said sale shall not be continued for a period of more than three (3) consecutive days.

(2)

Garage sales shall be supervised and are the responsibility of the occupant or the tenant who occupies the dwelling unit. This person shall not permit vehicles to impede the passage of traffic on any roads or streets in the area of the person's property.

(b)

Signs.

(1)

No person shall place any cards or placards advertising a garage sale on any property other than property owned by the person conducting the sale without the consent of the owner. Said signs shall not be posted more than forty-eight (48) hours prior to the sale and shall be removed within twelve (12) hours after the close of the sale.

(2)

The display surface of a sign or device shall not exceed four (4) square feet on each side.

(3)

No signs may be posted on any utility pole or in any public right-of-way.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))

(a)

Frequency of sales. Twice yearly for not more than three (3) weeks at a time.

(b)

Location of stand.

(1)

The stand in which the fireworks will be stored or sold shall not be located within twenty-five (25) feet of any other building nor within one hundred (100) feet of any gasoline station or flammable liquid dispensing device or installation.

(2)

No stand shall be erected or located except in an area where retail sales are permitted under the zoning ordinances of the parish.

(c)

Development standards.

(1)

All such stands shall meet the requirements of the building code of the parish and all lighting circuits and other electrical equipment shall meet the requirements of the electrical code of the parish.

(2)

No stand shall have a floor area in excess of seven hundred fifty (750) square feet.

(3)

The stand shall have exit doors at least thirty (30) inches wide at both ends of the structures and one additional door for each twenty-five (25) feet of rear wall in excess of twenty-five (25). All doors shall open outward from the stand and all doorways shall be kept free and clear from all supplies and materials at all times.

(d)

Operational requirements.

(1)

Each stand shall be provided with a minimum of two (2) 2 ¹ / ₂ -gallon water type fire extinguishers, in good working order and easily accessible for use in case of fire, which shall be kept in immediate proximity to the location where the fireworks are retailed.

(2)

There shall be at least one supervisor, twenty-one (21) years of age or older, on duty at all times. All fireworks shall be effectively kept away from any kind of self-service by the public and shall be placed in a location which is unavailable and inaccessible to members of the public in capacities other than as legal customers. No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall work at or about any stand where safe and sane fireworks are sold or offered for sale.

(3)

"NO SMOKING" signs shall be displayed both inside and outside the stand. No smoking shall be permitted within the stand or within twenty-five (25) feet of the stand.

(4)

No fireworks shall be discharged in or within twenty-five (25) feet of any fireworks stand.

(Ord. of 6-10-2025(1))