2019-0118
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING)
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
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An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Subdivision Regulations of 1981, Section II. Subdivision Procedure to eliminate restrictive scale and page size requirements for Preliminary and Final Plats at paragraph E. Preliminary Plat Requirements. 2. Mandatory Submission Requirements. c. and E. Preliminary Plat Requirements. 4. Preliminary Plat Procedure. a. Submission Procedure., and G. Final Plat Requirements. 2. Mandatory Submission Requirements.
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WHEREAS, the Subdivision Regulations of 1981 require major subdivisions to be drawn at a 1 inch = 100 scale on paper measuring 24 inches by 36 inches at Preliminary Plat and Final Plat; and,
WHEREAS, these requirements are unnecessary and sometimes even cause problems for developers, surveyors, and planning staff; and,
WHEREAS, the St. Charles Parish Council wishes to require that plats are easy to create, read, and file by eliminating the requirements.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances, Appendix C, Section II. Subdivision procedure. E. Preliminary Plat Requirements. 2. Mandatory Submission Requirements. c. is amended as follows, with additional text in underline and deleted text in strikethrough:
A title block containing the subdivision name, location of the property, a true north arrow, and the required scale for the preliminary plat, both written and graphic. The preliminary plat shall be drawn to a legible scale of one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet for a subdivision of one hundred and sixty (160) acres and less. If the subdivision contains more than one hundred and sixty (160) acres, the preliminary plat may be drawn to a scale of one (1) inch equals two hundred (200) feet.
SECTION II. That the Code of Ordinances, Appendix C, Section II. Subdivision procedure. E. Preliminary Plat Requirements. 4. Preliminary Plat Procedure. a. is amended as follows, with additional text in underline and deleted text in strikethrough:
Submission Procedure. An application for subdivision approval and the Preliminary Plat shall be submitted to the Director of Planning and Zoning from the record owner(s) of the property being subdivided. If the property is in the name of a corporation, a resolution authorizing the subdivision or authorizing an individual to request such approval shall be submitted. A PDF file and five (5) original full size (24" x 36") copies of the Preliminary Plat shall accompany the application. Upon submission, the Preliminary Plat shall be stamped with the date of filing, and with an acknowledgment that the required filing fees have been paid.
SECTION III. That the Code of Ordinances, Appendix C, Section II. Subdivision procedure. G. Final Plat Requirements. 2. Mandatory Submission Requirements. is amended as follows, with additional text in underline and deleted text in strikethrough:
Mandatory Submission Requirements. The Final Plat shall conform to the laws of the State of Louisiana governing surveying, platting, and subdivision of land. The Final Plat shall be drawn at a legible scale and in black, waterproof ink on #20 bond paper or equivalent. The scale shall be one (1) inch equals one hundred (100) feet. When required, the Final Plat may be on several sheets. The size of each sheet shall be no larger than twenty-four (24) by thirty-six (36) inches. If multiple sheets are required, an index sheet of the same dimensions shall be filed showing the entire subdivision on one (1) sheet; any such index sheet shall contain a north arrow, scale, and date. Five (5) such copies of the Final Plat shall be furnished with the submission. The Final Plat shall contain the following information:
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the ordinance was declared adopted this ________ day of ____________, 2019 to become effective five (5) days after publication in the Official Journal.
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