St. Charles Parish - File #: 2013-0354

• File #: 2013-0354
• Version: 1
• Name: Amend Code - Chapter 14 Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses, Section 10.1 Obstructing Public Passages
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/16/2013
• In control: Parish Council
• Final action: 10/7/2013
• Enactment date: 10/7/2013
• Enactment #: 13-10-8
• Title: An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14 Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses, Section 10.1 Obstructing Public Passages.
• Sponsors: V.J. St. Pierre Jr., Department of Public Works
• Indexes: Public Works (Dept. of)
• Code sections: Ch. 14. Sec. 14-10.1. - Obstructing public passages
• Related files: 2006-0191

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/10/2013	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
10/7/2013	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
10/7/2013	1	Parish Council	Approved	Pass
9/16/2013	1	Operations, Maintenance and Construction Management Committee	Referred
9/16/2013	1	Parish President	Introduced
9/16/2013	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing

2013-0354
INTRODUCED BY: V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR., PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO. _____________
Title
An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 14 Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses, Section 10.1 Obstructing Public Passages.
Body
WHEREAS, St Charles Parish desires to maintain the visual character of neighborhoods and streets; and,
WHEREAS, there exists situations when debris from residential construction and lawn maintenance has been placed in the rights-of-way and servitudes; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of St. Charles Parish to prevent debris generated by residential construction and lawn maintenance from obstructing public passages and removed from the property in a timely manner and to implement penalties for noncompliance.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances Chapter 14 Miscellaneous Provisions and Offenses, Section 10.1 be amended to read as follows:
AS WRITTEN:
(a) That it shall be unlawful for any person to willfully obstruct the free, convenient, and normal use of any public sidewalk, street, servitude, highway, bridge, alley, road or other passageway, or the entrance, corridor, or passage of any public building, structure, water craft or ferry, by impeding, hindering, stifling, retarding, or restraining traffic or passage with any private structure or basketball goal, either permanent or movable.
(b) Obstructing public passages is considered a misdemeanor and violators upon conviction will incur the same penalties as defined in State Revised Statutes 14:100.1.-Penalty fine of not more that five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisoned for not more than six (6) months, or both fined and imprisoned.
(c) This section will not be applicable to the erection or construction of any barricades or other forms of obstructions as a safety measure in connection with construction, excavation, maintenance, repair, replacement or other work, in or adjacent t...