Within the zoning designations of the town as set forth in article III, section 20-41 of this chapter, the following schedule of zoning designation permitted uses, restrictions and regulations shall apply:

(Ord. No. 12-1984-1, 12-10-84; Ord. No. 11-1997-2, § I, 11-10-97; Ord. No. 6-1998-2, 6-8-98; Ord. No. 11-2007-04, 11-12-07; Ord. No. 10-2010-03, 10-11-10; Ord. No. 12-2010-01, Att. A, 12-13-10; Ord. No. 08-2017-02, 8-14-2017)

Within a residential R-70 district, state or federal government uses, golf clubs and private clubs not conducted for profit are permitted; providing all structures for all such uses are located not less than fifty (50) feet from any property line.

(Ord. of 6-3-75, § 4.201)

(a)

[The following requirements shall apply in the specified districts:]

(1)

C-1 Commercial office.

Transportation system: Collector or arterial preferred. Permitted on local if it serves similar uses.

Parking: Refer to off-street parking [subsection (b) of this section]. If a separate entrance and exit are available, they should be so designated and the sign should be two (2) feet by two (2) feet in size and four (4) feet in height.

(2)

C-2 Commercial retail.

Transportation systems: Collector or arterial.

(b)

Off-street parking. All commercial uses shall provide the following off-street parking spaces:

(1)

Office buildings and banks: 1 space per 400 square feet G.F.A.

(2)

Drive-in banks: 1 space per 300 square feet G.F.A.

(3)

Business and professional other than medical: 1 space per 300 square feet G.F.A.

(4)

Medical and dental offices and clinics: 1 space per doctor's office plus 2 spaces per examining room.

(5)

Shopping goods, retail: 1 space per 200 square feet G.F.A.

(Ord. No. 12-1984-1, 12-10-84)

Cross reference— Off-street parking, § 20-5.

A trailer park or court for a group of house trailers or mobile homes is permitted in a C commercial, L light industrial and T trailer park district only after submission of a drawing showing the proposed layout as provided in section 20-10(b). The proposed layout shall be in compliance with the following criteria. All trailer parks in all districts where permitted shall be developed in accordance with the town, parish and state requirements for the method of sewage treatment and disposal and for the public water supply, and shall be built in accordance with the following minimum construction standards:

(1)

Individual trailer sites may be leased or rented but not subdivided or sold.

(2)

Frontage shall be required on a publicly maintained street or road.

(3)

Maximum density shall be twelve (12) trailer sites per acre.

(4)

Minimum improvement requirements for private drives within the trailer park shall be a twenty-three-foot roadway surface in a thirty-five-foot width between building lines with adequate storm drainage and pavement construction of at least six-inch compacted gravel or eight-inch compacted shell base and one and one-half (1½) inches of asphaltic surface.

(5)

Where only one drive is to be provided, each trailer park shall include an adequate circular turnaround at the rear of the property with a minimum radius of thirty (30) feet for garbage trucks and other vehicles.

(6)

The minimum trailer site size shall be a thirty (30) foot front by seventy-five (75) foot depth.

(7)

Each trailer site shall have two (2) concrete runners (two (2) feet wide and six (6) inches thick) for the trailer location and a four-inch thick, ten-foot by twenty-six-foot concrete parking pad.

(8)

Garbage receptacles are to be provided. Two (2) shall be provided for each twenty (20) trailer sites or a number and type satisfactory to the building official.

(9)

Each trailer site shall be provided with a sanitary sewer connection and each trailer park shall be provided with a collection and treatment system and public water supply in compliance with the standards of the parish health unit and the state health department.

(10)

There may be established a separate or optional area for overnight campers which area shall be provided with central public facilities.

(11)

Where T trailer park or mobile home districts are adjacent to residential districts, a fence at least five (5) feet high and ninety (90) percent solid shall be provided along the side and rear property lines.

(Ord. of 6-3-75, § 4.203)

For multiple dwellings, garbage receptacles shall be provided acceptable to the building official.

(Ord. of 6-3-75, § 4.204)

(a)

House trailers are permitted in the R-70 residential district in connection with a dwelling on the same lot with such a dwelling, or adjacent thereto, provided that:

(1)

Any such trailer is occupied by a member of the immediate family occupying such dwelling. A member of the immediate family shall be construed to be a son, daughter, parent, grandparent, or grandchild.

(2)

Any such trailer shall meet the same minimum yard and lot size requirements as a main building.

(3)

The occupancy permit for any such trailer shall expire twenty-four (24) months from the date of issuance at which time application for renewal may be made.

(b)

House trailers are also permitted in the R-70 residential district not in connection with a dwelling provided that:

(1)

Any such trailer shall be occupied by the owner of the property on which the trailer is located or by a member of his immediate family, being a son, daughter, parent, grandparent or grandchild.

(2)

Any such trailer shall meet the same minimum yard and lot size requirements as a main building.

(3)

The occupancy permit for any such trailer shall expire twenty-four (24) months from the date of issuance at which time applications for renewal may be made.

(c)

A person requesting a building permit must furnish proof of ownership, to include a notarized bill of sale.

(Ord. of 6-3-75, § 4.205; Mo. of 6-2-80)

(a)

Under the R-70A classification, one dwelling per square acre (43,560 square feet) is allowable with the restrictions of this section.

(b)

The following restrictions must be accepted by the town inspector or zoning commissioner before a mobile home can be occupied on a R-70A site:

(1)

Any such mobile home must be occupied by the owner of the property or a member of his immediate family, being a son, daughter, parent, grandparent or grandchild.

(2)

By proof of title, any such mobile home must not exceed seven (7) years of age.

(3)

The minimum size of any such trailer shall not be less than twelve (12) feet by sixty-five (65) feet.

(4)

No such mobile home shall be placed less than fifty (50) feet from road frontage.

(5)

A copy of the surveyed acre showing the exact location of mobile home must be submitted.

(6)

The mobile home site shall have two (2) concrete runners (two (2) feet wide and six (6) inches thick) running the full length of the trailer frame.

(7)

The mobile home site must provide a four-inch thick, ten-foot by twenty-six-foot concrete or asphalt parking pad.

(8)

Mobile home owners must abide by all town and parish electrical and sewer codes.

(9)

The mobile home must be securely anchored down.

(10)

The mobile home owner must provide proper and minimum standard trailer skirting. This skirting must cover from bottom of trailer to the ground and must be applied around the entire trailer.

(11)

All mobile homes must have standard concrete steps at all front entrances.

(Ord. of 6-3-75, § 4.206; Ord. No. 3-1981-1, 3-9-81)

Subsequent to the enactment of this section, any development of commercial property adjacent to residential zoning districts shall be subject to the following restrictions and zoning requirements. The owner and/or developer of commercial property shall be required to erect or construct or cause to be erected or constructed a fence of the following description:

(1)

Height: Six (6) feet.

(2)

Material: One- by six-inch cedar boards or equivalent.

(3)

Location: Six (6) inches on commercial side from commercial property line, adjacent to residential property.

Prior to the construction of any fence required herein, a permit shall be first issued by the town building inspector upon approval of plans and specifications of the location, height and material of any fence to be erected hereunder. This section does not apply to fences in existence before the passage of this section, except that, on sale or transfer of the property on which a nonconforming fence is located, such fence shall be made to conform to the requirements of this section within thirty (30) days of closing or transfer of said commercial property.

(Ord. No. 10-1986-3, 10-13-86)

Editor's note— For purpose of classification, at the discretion of the editor, provisions designated as § 20-43 in Ord. No. 10-1986-3, adopted Oct. 13, 1986, have been included as § 20-63.

(a)

"Qualified truck stop" means a facility that meets the criteria contained in R.S. 33:4862.6(a)(4)(c) and which has underground storage facilities for fuel.

(b)

No class A license may be operated in a truck stop facility if the facility is located less than five hundred (500) feet from:

(1)

A public playground.

(2)

A building used exclusively as a church, synagogue, public library or school.

(3)

A residential subdivision, zoned R-80, R-70 or R-60 located within the municipality.

This distance shall be measured as follows:

(1)

As a person walks using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the property line of the property on the public playground, church, synagogue, public library or school to the nearest point of the premises to be licensed.

(2)

A straight line from the nearest point of the boundary line of a residential subdivision, zoned R-80, R-70 and R-60 to the nearest point of the premises sought to be licensed.

(c)

No approval shall be given to the operation of any licensed class A permit, unless the town determines that the design and construction of each building and structure of the facility meet all of the requirements of the latest adopted Southern Building Code and this section.

(d)

A qualified truck stop shall not be eligible for a special use permit.

(Ord. No. 3-1995-1, § I, 3-13-95)

In addition to the regulations for the R-PG district in section 20-56, the following additional regulations shall apply:

(1)

Corner lot side depth: 15 feet.

(2)

Parking requirements: Two (2) spaces per living unit.

(3)

The minimum site area shall be one (1) acre.

(4)

No R-PG site shall exceed ten (10) acres in size.

(5)

Height regulations: No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 11-1997-2, § I, 11-10-97)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 11-1997-2, § I, adopted Nov. 10, 1997, did not specifically amend the Code; hence inclusion as § 20-65 is at the editor's discretion.

In addition to the regulations for the R-5 district in section 20-56, the following additional regulations shall apply:

(1)

Corner lot side depth: 15 feet.

(2)

Parking requirements: Two (2) spaces per living unit.

(3)

No openings shall exist on the zero lot line side. Legal provisions shall be made, such as an easement of the adjoining lot, for permanent access for the exterior portion of any wall on the zero lot-line side yard (it must be kept perpetually free of obstructions). All units must have a minimum of eight (8) feet between structure fascias. The minimum site area shall be one (1) acre.

(4)

There shall be a six (6) foot high wall or solid wood fence along the sides and rear of the R-5 site wherever it adjoins Single Family Zoning Districts. No R-5 site shall exceed ten (10) acres in size. The set back on lots adjoining any other residential classifications shall conform to the side yard set back requirements of the adjacent classification.

(5)

In all R-5 zoning districts, the location of the first unit constructed shall dictate the property line on which all other units shall be build, so as to avoid any unusable lots in the district.

(6)

Height regulations: No building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 6-1998-2, 6-8-98)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 6-1998-2, adopted June 8, 1998, did not specifically amend the Code; hence inclusion herein as a new § 20-66 was at the editor's discretion.

(1)

The following streets or portions of streets within the corporate limits of the town are hereby designated as commercial corridors and defined herein:

(a)

The Highway 447 Commercial Corridor. That portion of La. Hwy 447 (Walker South Road and Walker North Road), from the south boundary of the town's corporate limits, north to a point which is the intersection of the north right-of-way of Ballard Street and La. Hwy 447. Each parcel of property having frontage on either side of the Highway 447 commercial corridor is hereby zoned for commercial and residential use to a depth equal to the distance from the highway right-of-way to the rear of each such parcel of property. To the extent that any parcel of property located within the Highway 447 commercial corridor is zoned for less restrictive use, such zoning designation shall continue in existence, notwithstanding the provision of this section.

(b)

The Florida Boulevard Commercial Corridor. That portion of U.S. Highway 190 (Florida Boulevard), from the western boundary of the town's corporate limits, east to the eastern boundary of the town's corporate limits. Each parcel of property within the town's corporate limits having frontage on either side of the Florida Boulevard commercial corridor is hereby zoned for commercial and residential use to a depth equal to the distance from the highway right-of-way to the rear of each such parcel of property. To the extent that any parcel of property located within the Florida Boulevard commercial corridor is zoned for less restrictive use, such zoning designation shall continue in existence, notwithstanding the provisions of this section.

(c)

The Burgess Avenue Commercial Corridor. That portion of La. Hwy 1027 (Burgess Avenue), from its intersection with La. Hwy 447, west to the western boundary of the town's corporate limits. Each parcel of property having frontage on either side of the Burgess Avenue commercial corridor is hereby zoned for commercial and residential use to a depth equal to the distance from the highway right-of-way to the rear of each such parcel of property. To the extent that any parcel of property located within the Burgess Avenue commercial corridor is zoned for less restrictive use, such zoning designation shall continue in existence, notwithstanding the provisions of this section.

(2)

The extent of the zoning created by the designation of a commercial corridor shall be determined based upon the boundaries of the parcels of property within such commercial corridor as such boundaries exist as of the effective date of such designation. The extent of such zoning shall not be enlarged, expanded, reduced, diminished or otherwise altered or amended through the subdivision of property within a commercial corridor unless approved by the Town of Walker.

(3)

This section may be amended in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:406 in order to designate additional commercial corridors.

(4)

The Town of Walker, zoning district map and all zoning ordinances, subdivision approvals, annexations, actions to establish boundaries, and any and all other legal actions affecting the boundaries and/or zoning of property within the corporate limits of the town are hereby authorized to amend, redraft, restate or otherwise revise the Town of Walker zoning district map, whenever, in his sole discretion, such action is necessary in order for such map to accurately reflect the physical characteristics and legal classifications of parcels of property within the Town of Walker.

(Ord. No. 11-2007-01, 11-12-07)

In addition to the regulations for the RC zoning district set forth in section 20-56, schedule of zoning designation permitted uses, restrictions and regulations, the following additional regulations shall also apply:

(1)

Unless otherwise recommended by the zoning commission and approved by the mayor and board of aldermen, only property located within designated commercial corridors as defined in section 20-67 may be zoned RC.

(2)

For properties used for dwelling purposes and zoned RC, the following regulations also apply:

(a)

For properties zoned RC used for dwelling purposes which would otherwise require an R-A zoning designation, the permitted uses, restrictions and regulations of the schedule of zoning designation permitted uses, restrictions and regulations, contained in section 20-56 for property zoned R-A shall apply.

(b)

For properties zoned RC used for dwelling purposes which would otherwise require an R-PG zoning designation, the permitted uses, restrictions and regulations of the schedule of zoning designation permitted uses, restrictions and regulations, contained in section 20-56 for property zoned R-PG, and the additional regulations for property zoned R-PG set forth in section 20-65 shall apply.

(c)

For properties zoned RC used for dwelling purposes which would otherwise require an R-5 zoning designation, the permitted uses, restrictions and regulations of the schedule of zoning designation permitted uses, restrictions and regulations, contained in section 20-56 for property zoned R-5, and the additional regulations for property zoned R-5 set forth in section 20-66 shall apply.

(3)

For properties used for dwelling purposes and zoned RC, the following regulations also apply:

(a)

For properties zoned RC used for commercial purposes which would otherwise require a C-1 zoning designation, the permitted uses, restrictions and regulations of the schedule of zoning designation permitted uses, restrictions and regulations, contained in section 20-56 for property zoned C-1, and the additional regulations for property zoned C-1 set forth in subsections 20-58(a)(1) and (b) shall apply.

(b)

For properties zoned RC used for commercial purposes which would otherwise require a C-2 zoning designation, the permitted uses, restrictions and regulations of the schedule of zoning designation permitted uses, restrictions and regulations, contained in section 20-56 for property zoned C-2, and the additional regulations for property zoned C-2 set forth in subsections 20-58(a)(2) and (b) shall apply.

(c)

For properties zoned RC used for commercial purposes which would otherwise require a C-3 zoning designation, the permitted uses, restrictions and regulations of the schedule of zoning designation permitted uses, restrictions and regulations, contained in section 20-56 for property zoned C-3, and the additional regulations for commercial property set forth in subsection 20-58(b) shall apply.

(d)

For properties zoned RC used for commercial purposes which are adjacent to residential dwellings, the provisions of section 20-63 related to the fencing of commercial property shall apply.

(Ord. No. 11-2007-02, 11-12-07)

Each section of chapter 20 shall, unless otherwise stated or otherwise provided elsewhere in the Town of Walker Code of Ordinances, apply prospectively only, and then, to zoning applications and/or designations made after the date of adoption of each such section.

(Ord. No. 11-2007-02, 11-12-07)