St. Charles Parish - File #: 2016-0403

• File #: 2016-0403
• Version: 2
• Name: Re-establish Regional Planning Commission to include the Parishes of St. Charles and St. John the Baptist jointly with the Parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 11/28/2016
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 12/12/2016
• Final action: 12/12/2016
• Enactment #: 16-12-4
• Title: An ordinance approving the re-establishment of a Regional Planning Commission to include the Parishes of St. Charles and St. John the Baptist jointly with the Parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa.
• Sponsors: Lawrence 'Larry' Cochran
• Indexes: Regional Planning Commission
• Related files: 2018-0002, 2017-0003, 2018-0003, 2017-0002, 2020-0038, 2020-0039, 2021-0036, 2020-0332, 2020-0333

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/13/2016	2	Parish President	Approved by the Par. Pres.
12/12/2016	1	Parish Council	Amended	Pass
12/12/2016	1	Parish Council	Amended
12/12/2016	2	Parish Council	Public Hearing Requirements Satisfied
12/12/2016	2	Parish Council	Approved as Amended	Pass
11/28/2016	1	Parish Council	Publish/Scheduled for Public Hearing
11/28/2016	1	Parish President	Introduced

2016-0403
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN, PARISH PRESIDENT
ORDINANCE NO. ___________
Title
An ordinance approving the re-establishment of a Regional Planning Commission to include the Parishes of St. Charles and St. John the Baptist jointly with the Parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, and Tangipahoa.
Body
WHEREAS, the Regional Planning Commission for Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Tammany and Tangipahoa Parishes, is comprised of a board of local elected officials and citizen members, appointed to represent constituents on regional issues; and,
WHEREAS, this board is supported by a professional staff with broad experience, doctorates or masters degrees, in a variety of areas including urban and regional planning, community development, economics, engineering, government, history, law, landscape architecture, political science, sustainable development, transportation, geography and other disciplines; and,
WHEREAS, full membership with the Regional Planning Commission is in the best interest of the citizens of St. Charles, increasing opportunities for federal and state funding sources and making available to Parish staff increased levels of expertise; and,
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Parish Council to approved the re-establishment of a Regional Planning Commission.
THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION I.
Regional Planning Area
The regional planning area hereby established shall be comprised of the total area of Jefferson Parish, Orleans Parish, Plaquemines Parish, St. Bernard Parish, St. Charles Parish, St. John the Baptist Parish, St Tammany Parish and Tangipahoa Parish.
There is hereby established a Regional Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of Act 239 of the Louisiana Legislature of 1956, as now amended by Acts No. 114 of the Louisiana Legislature of 1966. Nos. 267 ?1 and 288 ?2 of the Louisiana Legislature of 1968, No.329 ?1 of the Louisiana Legislature of 197...