Certain areas are subject to periodic inundation, making them unsafe and unfit for human habitation. No structure or portion thereof which is designed for dwelling use or as a place of public assembly shall be erected or altered for such uses where the land to be covered by such structure or portion thereof has been designated by the zoning administrator as uninhabitable, until the conditions making the land uninhabitable have been corrected. Land that is permitted to be used shall not be considered to be guaranteed by the parish against flood or other hazard (see floodplain management, chapter 110).

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(A)(1), 5-15-1991)

In any district, the extraction of oil, gas, or other natural mineral deposit, except top soil, may be permitted upon the approval of the planning commission and subject to such terms and conditions as the commission may fix for the protection of adjacent property and uses.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(A)(2), 5-15-1991)

Lighting facilities used to illuminate signs, parking areas, or for other purposes shall be so arranged that the source of light is concealed from adjacent residence properties and does not interfere with traffic.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(A)(3), 5-15-1991)

(a)

Individual small units, overnight campers, or campers mounted on the beds of one-half or three-fourths ton trucks are exempt from permit requirements, provided said individual small units, campers, or campers mounted on trucks are not connected to electricity or to a public sewerage system or water system. In lieu of a permit, a letter of authorization for placement must be secured. If any said unit or camper is occupied or lived in, then it shall be deemed a house trailer, and a permanent permit issued.

(b)

Any person, firm, partnership or corporation who installs a house trailer or other portable structure without first obtaining the authorization/permits as provided for herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $100.00 or imprisonment not to exceed ten days or both. Each day a violation continues shall be considered a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(A)(4), 5-15-1991; Ord. of 9-17-2017)

The following on-premises signs shall be permitted in the R-1.5, R-2, and R-3 residence districts only for the purpose of identification of a residential or townhouse/subdivision or multifamily complex development: One attached or detached single- or double-faced sign for the purpose of identification of a residential or townhouse/subdivision or multifamily complex development not to exceed 32 square feet in size, or seven feet in height including the structure.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(A)(5), 5-15-1991; Ord. of 9-17-2017)

Off-premises outdoor advertisements are required to be permitted in accordance with the guidelines set forth by permit Ordinance No. 6-91 for commercial/industrial development. The placement, location and size of such advertisements are subject to approval by the state department of transportation and development.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(A)(6), 5-15-1991; Ord. of 9-17-2017)

(a)

Intent. The parish recognizes the need for some citizens to use their place of residence for limited nonresidential activities. However, the parish believes that the need to protect the integrity of its residential districts is of primary concern. The intent and purpose of this section is to provide certain types of occupational uses within residential districts which:

(1)

Are compatible with residential uses;

(2)

Are incidental to the use of the premises as a residence;

(3)

Are limited in extent; and

(4)

Do not detract from the residential character of the neighborhood.

(b)

Criteria. All home occupations shall meet the following criteria:

(1)

There shall be no exterior indication of the home occupation or variation from the residential character of the principal dwelling.

(2)

There shall be no sales conducted on the premises other than sales previously made by appointment.

(3)

Storage, other than within the dwelling unit, of goods, materials, or products connected with a home occupation shall be limited to a maximum area of 100 square feet and must be completely within an enclosed accessory building or garage.

(4)

The home occupation shall not create greater vehicular or pedestrian traffic than normal for the district in which it is located.

(5)

There shall be no use or storage of tractor trailers, semi-trucks, or heavy equipment such as construction equipment used in a commercial business.

(6)

No on-premises advertisement shall be permitted on the site.

(c)

Application. Application must be made for a home occupation and a statement of zoning verification provided by the planning office which may be used to secure an occupational license to operate in the parish.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(A)(7), 5-15-1991; Ord. of 9-17-2017)

When uses arise that have not been classified, the director of planning and zoning shall make an administrative decision as to the appropriate zones in which an unlisted use will be allowed.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(A)(8), 5-15-1991; Ord. of 9-17-2017)

Where a lot located in a residence district contains an area less than the required building site area for the district and on the effective date of the ordinance from which this division was derived, was existing and of record and held in separate and different ownership from any lot immediately adjoining, such lot may be used as the building site for a one-family dwelling. Use of the lot is subject to compliance with the requirements of the sanitary code for the state.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(B)(1), 5-15-1991; Ord. of 9-17-2017)

On a corner building site in any district in which a front yard is required, no fence, wall, hedge, or other structure or planting more than three feet in height shall be erected, placed, or maintained within the triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines and a straight line connecting such street lines at points 30 feet from the point of intersection measured along such street lines.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(B)(2), 5-15-1991)

The height limits for the various districts shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas, penthouses, or domes not used for human habitation, nor to chimneys, ventilators, skylights, water tanks, parapet walls, cornices, or necessary mechanical appurtenances usually carried above the roof level and noncommercial radio and television tower, provided that such features are limited to that height necessary for their proper functioning.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(C)(1), 5-15-1991)

(a)

In any district any main structure may be erected or altered to a height in excess of that specified for the district in which the structure is located provided that each required front, side, and rear yard is increased one foot for each foot of such excess height; provided, further, that where no front yard is required the part of the structure exceeding the height specified for the district shall be set back from the vertical planes of all street lines one foot for each two feet of such excess height.

(b)

Compensating bulk and open space. To permit variety in the shape and bulk of structures, in any district part of a main structure may be erected or altered to a height in excess of that specified for the district in which the structure is located without increasing the yards or creating the setback as required above, provided a volume of space occupied by the part of the structure exceeding the height limit is provided and kept open below the height limit; it is intended that such open space below the height limit shall compensate for the excessive bulk above the height limit, and to this end both the excess bulk and the compensating open space shall be provided on the same building site.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(C)(2), 5-15-1991)

No accessory structure shall exceed the height of the main structure.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(C)(3), 5-15-1991)

In any residence district, any building site lying between two building sites adjacent thereto and having dwellings erected upon them on the effective date of the ordinance from which this division is derived, shall have a front yard equal in depth at least to the average depth of the front yards of the building sites adjacent thereto; provided, however, that no front yard shall be less than 20 feet in depth, and no front yard shall be required to be more than 30 percent of the depth of the building site.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(D)(1), 5-15-1991)

Where the side line (and the rear line, in the case of a corner lot) of a building site in business or industry district, except the B-1 district, abuts upon the side of a building site in any residence district, there shall be provided on the building site lying in the business or industry district and adjacent to the residence district a side yard and rear yard in the case of a corner lot not less than 40 feet in width.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(D)(2), 5-15-1991)

In any district a corner building site having to its rear a building site facing toward the intersecting or side street shall have provided on the intersecting or side street side of the corner building site a side yard having a width equal to at least the depth of the front yard required for a structure on the building site to the rear of the corner building site; provided, however, that this regulation shall not be applied to reduce the buildable width of the corner building site to less than 30 feet nor require a side yard of more than 20 feet.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(D)(3), 5-15-1991)

Every part of a required yard shall be open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky except for permitted accessory structures and for the ordinary projections of sills, belt courses, cornices, buttresses, eaves, and similar architectural features, provided that such projections shall not extend more than two feet into any required yard. Open fire escapes may extend into any required yard not more than 3½ feet.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(D)(4), 5-15-1991)

In any business or industry district no accessory structure shall occupy any part of a required rear yard; in any residence district no accessory structure shall occupy more than 30 percent of a required rear yard, in no district shall an accessory structure occupy any part of a required front or side yard.

(1)

Side yard and rear yard requirements. No accessory structure shall be erected or altered so that it is closer to any side or rear line than five feet.

(2)

Corner building site. No accessory structure on a corner building site having to its rear building site facing toward the intersecting or side street shall be erected or altered nearer to the intersecting or side street line than the front building line to be observed by any structure on the building site to the rear of the corner building site.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(D)(5), 5-15-1991)

Front yard depth and, in the case of a corner building site, side yard width shall be measured from the future street right-of-way line where such line has been established on the official map to defined a mapped street.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(D)(6), 5-15-1991)

No fence or wall that obstructs sight shall be erected or altered in any required front yard to exceed a height of three feet, and no fence or wall, other than the wall of a permitted structure, shall be erected or altered in any required side or rear yard to exceed a height of seven feet.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(D)(7), 5-15-1991)

There shall be no production by any use of noise which at any boundary of the building site is in excess of the average intensity of street and traffic noise at the boundary.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(E)(1), 5-15-1991)

There shall be no emission by any use of objectionable heat, glare, or vibration which is perceptible beyond any boundary of the building site on which the use is located.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(E)(2), 5-15-1991)

There shall be no emission by any use of dust, dirt, odors, gases, smoke, or radiation which is an obnoxious or dangerous amount or degree beyond any boundary of the building site on which the use is located.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(E)(3), 5-15-1991)

There shall not be created or maintained by any use any unusual fire, explosion, or safety hazard beyond the boundary of the building site on which the use is located.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(E)(4), 5-15-1991)

No materials or wastes shall be stored in such a manner that they may be transferred off the building site by natural forces or causes.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(E)(5), 5-15-1991)

In any B-1 district no store, shop, or other commercial establishment shall be open for business before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m.; in any B-2 district no store, shop, or other commercial establishment shall be open for business before 7:00 a.m. or after 12:00 midnight. In any B-3 district, the hours of operation for any store, shop, or other commercial establishment open for business shall be unlimited.

(Ord. No. 6-91, § III(E)(6), 5-15-1991; Ord. of 9-17-2017)

(Ord. of 9-17-17)