St. Charles Parish - File #: 2022-0354

• File #: 2022-0354
• Version: 1
• Name: Emergency Ordinance to allow the P&Z Dept to waive local permit fees and some plan review and inspection fees within, Section 6-15. Fees for repairs and renovations required as a result of damage sustained resulting from the tornados Nov. 26 and Dec. 15,
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 12/19/2022
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 12/19/2022
• Final action: 12/19/2022
• Enactment #: 22-12-14
• Title: An Emergency Ordinance to allow the Planning and Zoning Department to waive local permit fees and some plan review and inspection fees contained within Chapter 6. Buildings and Building Regulations, Article II. Building and Related Construction Codes, Section 6-15. Fees for repairs and renovations required as a result of damage sustained resulting from the tornados of November 26 and December 15, 2022, effective immediately and lasting through December 31, 2023.
• Sponsors: Matthew Jewell, Department of Planning & Zoning, Beth A. Billings, Holly Fonseca, La Sandra Darensbourg Gordon, Mary K. Clulee, Dick Gibbs, Nicky Dufrene, Marilyn B. Bellock, Bob Fisher, Julia Fisher-Cormier
• Indexes: Building Codes, Em. Prep. (Dept. of), P and Z (Dept. of)
• Code sections: Ch. 6. Art. II. - Building and related construction codes, Ch. 6. Art. II. Sec. 6-15. - Fees

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/19/2022	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
12/19/2022	1	Parish Council	to deviate from the regular order of the agenda	Pass
12/19/2022	1	Parish Council	Deviated
12/19/2022	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
12/19/2022	1	Parish Council	to return to the regular order of the agenda	Pass
12/19/2022	1	Parish Council	Returned
12/19/2022	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
12/19/2022	1	Parish President	Introduced

2022-0354
INTRODUCED BY: MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ZONING)
ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An Emergency Ordinance to allow the Planning and Zoning Department to waive local permit fees and some plan review and inspection fees contained within Chapter 6. Buildings and Building Regulations, Article II. Building and Related Construction Codes, Section 6-15. Fees for repairs and renovations required as a result of damage sustained resulting from the tornados of November 26 and December 15, 2022, effective immediately and lasting through December 31, 2023.
Body
WHEREAS, St. Charles Parish wishes to assist the residents of the Parish in their efforts to repair damage sustained during the tornados of November 26 and December 15, 2022; and,
WHEREAS, State and Local Law requires that many of the necessary repairs meet the Louisiana State Uniform Construction Code (LSUCC); and,
WHEREAS, in order to meet the LSUCC, those repairs and renovations must be permitted and inspected; and,
WHEREAS, the fees for all building permits are contained in Chapter 6., Article II., Section 6-15. of the St. Charles Parish Code of Ordinances.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Planning and Zoning Department is hereby authorized to waiver local permit fees and some plan review and inspection fees contained within Chapter 6. Buildings and Building Regulations, Article II. Building and Related Construction Codes, Section 6-15. Fees, for repairs and renovations required as a result of damage sustained resulting from the tornados of November 26 and December 15, 2022, effective immediately and lasting through December 31, 2023.
SECTION II. That the Planning and Zoning Department is hereby authorized to waive plan review and inspection fees for trade permits (electrical, plumbing, gas and mechanical) and re-roofing permits (non structural) required as a result of damage sustained re...