St. Charles Parish - File #: 2015-0344

• File #: 2015-0344
• Version: 1
• Name: Amend Code by revising Chapter 21, Article I, removing Section (e), and amending Section (f) regarding the installation of culverts on streets containing open swale drainage
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 9/21/2015
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 10/5/2015
• Final action: 10/5/2015
• Enactment #: 15-10-5
• Title: An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances by revising Chapter 21, Article I, removing Section (e), and amending Section (f) regarding the installation of culverts on streets containing open swale drainage.
• Sponsors: V.J. St. Pierre Jr., Department of Public Works
• Indexes: Culverts, Drg., Public Works (Dept. of)
• Code sections: Ch. 21. Art. I. Sec. 21-1. - Installation of bridges, culverts, etc.
• Related files: 2013-0196, 2001-0179, 2004-0324, 2011-0071, 2012-0296, 2015-0144, 2009-0219, 2000-0489, 2000-0501, 2001-0069, 2003-0150, 1999-4827, 2004-0354, 2014-0197, 2019-0117, 2019-0359

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/7/2015	1	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
10/5/2015	1	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
10/5/2015	1	Parish Council	Approved 1	Pass
9/21/2015	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
9/21/2015	1	Parish President	Introduced

2015-0344
INTRODUCED BY: V.J. ST. PIERRE, JR, PARISH PRESIDENT
(DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS)
ORDINANCE NO.
Title
An ordinance to amend the Code of Ordinances by revising Chapter 21, Article I, removing Section (e), and amending Section (f) regarding the installation of culverts on streets containing open swale drainage.
Body
WHEREAS, an Ordinance was passed to amend the St. Charles Parish Culvert Ordinance to establish procedures for the installation of culverts on streets that have open swale/ditch drainage systems and are not pre-engineered for subsurface culverts; and,
WHEREAS, after the amendment to the St. Charles Parish Culvert Ordinance, Section 21-1 (e) still contained language that prohibits installation of subsurface drainage in some subdivisions; and,
WHEREAS, no provisions were included in the amendment to the St. Charles Parish Culvert Ordinance for the Director of Public Works to grant an extension to the Subsurface Drainage Permit if the applicant is unable to complete work during the ninety-day period due to weather or the need to relocate utilities; and,
WHEREAS, no provisions were included to enforce reinstallation and correction of improperly installed culverts; and,
WHEREAS, in order to implement the procedures established by the amendment to the Culvert Ordinance, it is necessary to make modifications to the Culvert Ordinance.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 21, Article I is amended as follows:
Section 21-1 (e), including subsections, which prohibits issuance of culvert permits, other than for driveway and walkway crossings, in any subdivision designed and constructed based on an engineering design with an open swale/ditch drainage system that was accepted by St. Charles Parish after January 1, 1992, nor in Davis Plantation Park Subdivision Phase I and II, Lagatutta Estates Subdivision, Willowdale Subdivision, and Willowridge Subdivision, Phase I, unless...