St. Charles Parish - File #: 1999-5005

• File #: 1999-5005
• Version: 1
• Name: Amend Subdivision Regulations to require the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing and consider construction approval for major subdivision development.
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 11/15/1999
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 12/6/1999
• Final action: 12/6/1999
• Enactment date: 12/6/1999
• Enactment #: 99-12-9
• Title: An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Subdivision Regulations of 1981, to require the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing and consider construction approval for major subdivision development.
• Sponsors: Terry Authement
• Indexes: P and Z (Dept. of), Subdivision Regulations
• Code sections: Appendix C. II. - Subdivision procedure

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/9/1999	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
12/6/1999	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
12/6/1999	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
11/15/1999	1	Parish President	Introduced
11/15/1999	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
11/4/1999	1	Department of Planning & Zoning	Recommended Approval
11/4/1999	1	Planning Commission	Recommended Approval

INTRODUCED BY: TERRY AUTHEMENT, COUNCILMAN, DISTRICT VI
ORDINANCE NO. _________
Title
An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Subdivision Regulations of 1981, to require the Planning Commission to hold a public hearing and consider construction approval for major subdivision development.
Body
WHEREAS, any subdivider, developer or development group seeking to subdivide land in St. Charles Parish must, when required, submit a formal preliminary plat for approval by the St. Charles Parish Planning and Zoning Commission; and,
WHEREAS, provision of the St. Charles Parish Subdivision Ordinance also require that Construction Approvals be granted from the various departments before any construction on a subdivision requiring Preliminary Plat may begin; and,
WHEREAS, it would be desirable to increase public input into the approval procedure of subdivisions requiring preliminary plat approval by requiring that the St. Charles Parish Planning and Zoning Commission, grant official Construction Approval before construction may begin.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That Appendix C, the St. Charles Parish Subdivision Ordinance of 1981 is amended as follows:
II.D.1 Subdivision Construction Approval Procedure - Planning Commission Approval Required. After receiving Commission approval of the Preliminary Plat, the Subdivider shall submit complete construction plans and specifications to the Department of Planning and Zoning for the area to be developed. The construction plans shall conform to specifications outlined in these regulations. No construction work shall begin until the Director of the Department of Public Works forwards a letter of no objection to the St. Charles Parish Planning and Zoning Commission via the Director of Planning and Zoning, and the Planning Commission has granted formal construction approval. The St. Charles Parish Planning and Zoning Commission shall, through the Department of Planning and Zoning, sch...