St. Charles Parish - File #: 2019-0359

• File #: 2019-0359
• Version: 2
• Name: Amend Code, Appendix C, Section IV, Paragraph D. 2. Roadside Drainage. a. Subsurface Drainage to specify certain types of stormwater inlets for roadside drainage
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 11/18/2019
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 12/2/2019
• Final action: 12/2/2019
• Enactment #: 19-12-4
• Title: An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Appendix C, St. Charles Parish Subdivision Regulations of 1981, Section IV, Design standards, Paragraph D. Drainage. 2. Roadside Drainage. a. Subsurface Drainage to specify certain types of stormwater inlets for roadside drainage.
• Sponsors: Lawrence 'Larry' Cochran, Department of Public Works
• Indexes: Drg., Public Works (Dept. of), Subdivision Regulations
• Code sections: Appendix C. IV. - Design standards
• Related files: 2012-0296, 2011-0071, 2003-0150, 2004-0324, 2004-0354, 2009-0219, 2000-0501, 1999-4827, 2000-0489, 2001-0069, 2001-0179, 2013-0196, 2014-0197, 2015-0144, 2015-0344, 2019-0117, 2021-0173

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/5/2019	2	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
12/2/2019	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
12/2/2019	1	Parish Council	Amended	Pass
12/2/2019	1	Parish Council	Amended
12/2/2019	2	Parish Council	Approved as Amended 1	Pass
11/18/2019	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
11/18/2019	1	Parish President	Introduced
11/7/2019	1	Planning Commission	Recommended Approval
11/7/2019	1	Department of Planning & Zoning	Recommended Approval

2019-0359
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN., PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO. 19-12-4
Title
An ordinance to amend the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances, Appendix C, St. Charles Parish Subdivision Regulations of 1981, Section IV, Design standards, Paragraph D. Drainage. 2. Roadside Drainage. a. Subsurface Drainage to specify certain types of stormwater inlets for roadside drainage.
Body
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department recommends that the St. Charles Parish Subdivision regulations be revised to include high-capacity and other types of inlets in new subdivisions; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department recommends that the following sentence be added to the end of Section IV, Paragraph D.2.a of the St. Charles Parish Subdivision regulations: "Other types of catch basins that conform to the Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges (latest edition) may also be reviewed and approved by the Public Works Department during the review of a subdivision's plans and drainage impact analysis."
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances, Appendix C. Section IV. Design standards. Paragraph D. Drainage. 2. Roadside Drainage. a. Subsurface Drainage. is hereby amended as follows with additional text in underline:
a. Subsurface Drainage. Catch basins shall be spaced to limit the spread of water to four (4) feet into the roadway during the design storm and to limit the maximum flow entering them to one point five (1.5) cubic feet per second in subsurface curb and gutter drainage systems. The maximum spacing of catch basins shall be 60 feet unless modified by the Director of Public Works based on drainage impact analysis. The type of standard catch basin shall be a curb inlet as manufactured by East Jordan Iron Works, Model V-4302, or approved equal. Other types of catch basins that conform to the Louisiana Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges (latest edition) may a...