HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED 2020 Regular Session HOUSE BILL NO. 697 BY REPRESENTATIVE MCCORMICK PLANNING/ZONING-LOCAL: Provides relative to the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission 1 AN ACT 2To amend and reenact Subpart D of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana 3 Revised Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 33:140.1 through 140.36, relative to the 4 Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish; to remove the 5 territory of Caddo Parish from the jurisdiction of the commission; to remove the 6 powers granted to the governing authority of Caddo Parish to participate in 7 commission functions; and to provide for related matters. 8 Notice of intention to introduce this Act has been published 9 as provided by Article III, Section 13 of the Constitution of 10 Louisiana. 11Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana: 12 Section 1. Subpart D of Part IV of Chapter 1 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised 13Statutes of 1950, comprised of R.S. 33:140.1 through 140.36, is hereby amended and 14reenacted to read as follows: 15 SUBPART D. SHREVEPORT METROPOL ITAN PLANNING 16 §140.1. General purposes 17 A. It is the purpose and intent of this Sub-Part Subpart to authorize 18 metropolitan planning in the City city of Shreveport and its environs and to provide 19 for the creation, organization, powers and duties of a metropolitan planning 20 commission; for the regulation of the subdivision of land in the metropolitan Page 1 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 planning area, as defined herein in this Subpart; for the making and adoption of an 2 official map or maps to preserve the integrity of the major street plan and other plans 3 by the regulation of buildings in mapped streets; for the making and adoption of a 4 zoning plan and zoning ordinance or ordinances; for the adoption of ordinances 5 prescribing minimum construction, health, and sanitation standards to prevent the 6 spread of slums and to encourage and assist public and private agencies, 7 corporations, and individuals in the rehabilitation and redevelopment of blighted 8 areas; and for the adoption of other plans, ordinances, and measures to effectuate the 9 purposes of this Sub-Part Subpart. 10 B. It is the intent of this Sub-Part Subpart to provide for the planning and the 11 effectuation of plans for the orderly physical development of the metropolitan 12 planning area as a whole. To this end provision is made for unified planning of the 13 area within the City of Shreveport and environs; and, further, provision is made for 14 joint or correlated action by the City Council of the City of Shreveport and the Police 15 Jury of Caddo Parish in the adoption of ordinances or other measures to effectuate 16 such unified plans. 17 §140.2. Separate actions by city and parish 18 A. Where joint or correlated legislative action is required, as above provided, 19 it is contemplated in this Sub-Part that such joint or correlated legislative action will 20 be taken within a reasonable time after the submission of such ordinances or other 21 measures to the City Council or the Police Jury by the planning commission. 22 B. In the event such legislative action is not taken by either the City Council 23 or the Police Jury, nothing in this Sub-Part shall be construed to prohibit, prevent, 24 or impair the other from taking such action unilaterally with respect to the territory 25 within its lawful jurisdiction; provided, that in such case either the City Council or 26 Police Jury, as the case may be, that has failed to take such legislative action shall 27 forfeit to the other all rights and privileges with respect to joint action, such as 28 appointment of members of the board of appeals, and such rights and privileges shall Page 2 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 remain forfeited until such time as the joint or correlated action contemplated is 2 taken. 3 §140.3. §140.2. Conflict with other laws 4 A. Where If other laws relating to the physical planning, zoning, airport 5 zoning, effectuation of plans, platting, and other purposes of this Sub-Part Subpart 6 are in conflict with the provisions of this Sub-Part Subpart, the provisions of this 7 Sub-Part Subpart shall prevail; provided, however, that where such other laws or 8 provisions thereof provide for other and additional duties, powers, authority, and 9 responsibility, such other laws shall be applicable insofar as they are not in conflict 10 with the provisions of this Sub-Part Subpart. 11 B. It is distinctly recognized, however, that should either party hereto fail to 12 take advantage of or to use the instant legislation, this Sub-Part will in no way If the 13 city council fails to make use of the provisions of this Subpart, the provisions of this 14 Subpart shall not be construed to displace, amend, supersede or affect existing 15 planning or zoning laws or statutes of the State state of Louisiana or of either 16 jurisdiction herein which are now in effect the municipality. 17 §140.4. Delegation of authority 18 A. Where, for reasons of convenience, economy, or effectiveness in the 19 administration of plans, ordinances, or other measures, such as zoning, it is desired 20 that the City Council or Police Jury or department, bureau, or agent of either 21 undertake the administration of such plans, ordinances, or other measures with 22 respect to the territory of the other, the City Council and Police Jury are hereby 23 authorized and empowered to enter into such arrangement as may be mutually agreed 24 upon for such administration and to provide compensation therefor to the governing 25 body or department, bureau, or agent thereof, commensurate with the value and 26 extent of the administration and work involved. 27 B. Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing the delegation 28 by the City Council or the Police Jury to the other or to any department, bureau, or 29 agent thereof, of the legislative authority vested by law in such governing body. Page 3 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 §140.5. §140.3. Definitions 2 For the purposes of this Subpart, certain words and phrases used herein are 3 defined as follows: 4 (1) Municipal and municipality relate to the City of Shreveport, and where 5 appropriate to the context, to that area lying within the corporate limits of such city 6 as such corporate limits exist or may exist in the future. 7 (2) City council relates to the chief legislative body of the City of 8 Shreveport. 9 (3) Parish relates to Caddo Parish as such parish exists today or may exist 10 in the future. 11 (4) Police Jury relates to the chief legislative body of Caddo Parish. 12 (5) Planning Commission or commission means the Shreveport Metropolitan 13 Planning Commission of Caddo Parish as provided for in R.S. 33:140.6. 14 (6) Metropolitan planning area means the City of Shreveport and any areas 15 outside of its boundaries which, in the commission's judgment, bear relation to the 16 planning of the municipality; provided, however, that such metropolitan planning 17 area shall not extend more than five (5) miles beyond the City of Shreveport as such 18 City exists or may exist in the future. 19 (7) Street or streets means, relates to, and includes streets, avenues, 20 boulevards, roads, lanes, alleys and other ways. 21 (8) Subdivision means the division of a lot, a tract, or parcel of land or a 22 portion thereof, into two or more lots, sites, or other divisions, any one or more of 23 which is to be platted as a lot of record for the purpose, whether immediate or future, 24 of sale or building development, and also means resubdivision, or the consolidation 25 of lots or tracts or portions thereof into single lots, and, when appropriate to the 26 context, relates to the process of subdividing, as to the land or area subdivided. 27 (1) "City council" means the governing authority of the city of Shreveport. 28 (2) "Commission" means the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission 29 of Caddo Parish as provided for in R.S. 33:140.4. Page 4 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 (3) "Metropolitan planning area" means the territory included within the 2 boundaries of the city of Shreveport. 3 (4) "Municipal" and "municipality" means the city of Shreveport. 4 (5) "Street" or "streets" mean public thoroughfares, avenues, boulevards, 5 roads, lanes, alleys, and other ways. 6 (6) "Subdivision" means the division of a lot, a tract, or parcel of land or a 7 portion thereof, into two or more lots, sites, or other divisions, any one or more of 8 which is to be platted as a lot of record for the purpose, whether immediate or future, 9 of sale or building development, and also means resubdivision, or the consolidation 10 of lots or tracts or portions thereof into single lots, and, when appropriate to the 11 context, relates to the process of subdividing, as to the land or area subdivided. 12 §140.6. §140.4. Metropolitan planning commission; creation and appointment 13 A. The City Council of the City of Shreveport and the Police Jury of Caddo 14 Parish city council may create a commission, to be known as the Shreveport 15 Metropolitan Planning Commission of Caddo Parish. The Commission commission 16 shall consist of nine members who shall be residents and qualified voters of Caddo 17 Parish, four (4) members appointed by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, 18 four (4) members appointed by the Police Jury of Caddo Parish, and one member 19 elected by joint action of the City Council of the City of Shreveport and the Police 20 Jury of Caddo Parish. The term of each member shall be six years, except that of the 21 members first appointed, the terms of the four (4) members appointed by the City 22 Council and the terms of the four (4) members appointed by the Police Jury shall be 23 two, four, five, and six years respectively, and the term of the member elected by 24 joint action of the City Council and the Police Jury shall be three years. Any vacancy 25 shall be filled for the unexpired term by the appointive authority, which shall have 26 also the authority to remove any member for cause stated in writing and after public 27 hearing; provided, however, that the filling of an unexpired term of the removal of 28 any member elected by the City Council and the Police Jury shall be done only by Page 5 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 the City Council and the Police Jury. All members shall serve without compensation 2 the municipality. 3 B. Members shall serve six-year terms after initial terms as provided in this 4 Subsection. One member shall serve an initial term of one year; one shall serve two 5 years; one shall serve three years; two shall serve four years; two shall serve five 6 years; and two shall serve six years, as determined by lot at the first meeting. 7 C. Members shall serve without compensation. 8 D. Vacancies for any reason shall be filled for the remainder of the 9 unexpired term in the manner of the original appointment. 10 E. A member may be removed for cause stated in writing and after a public 11 hearing. 12 §140.7. §140.5. Organization, rules, staff 13 A. The commission shall elect its chairman from among its members. The 14 term of the chairman shall be one year with eligibility for reelection. The 15 commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of business and shall keep a record 16 of its resolutions, transactions, findings, and determinations, and the recorded vote 17 of each member to be included, and each record shall be a public record. 18 B. The commission may appoint such employees and staff as it deems 19 necessary for its work, and where, for convenience, economy, or effectiveness in the 20 administration of plans, ordinances, or other measures, such as zoning, the 21 commission desires to delegate certain authority to its employees and staff to act in 22 its behalf, it may do so when such authority is specified in the plan, ordinance or 23 other measure. 24 C. The commission may contract with city planners and other consultants for 25 such services as it may require. 26 §140.8. §140.6. Budget 27 The commission shall prepare an annual budget of its operating expenses, the 28 total amount of which, exclusive of gifts, shall be within the total amounts Page 6 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 appropriated for the purpose by the City Council and the Police Jury city council. 2 The City of Shreveport municipality shall act as fiscal agent for the commission. 3 §140.9. §140.7. Area of jurisdiction 4 The area of jurisdiction of the commission shall be the metropolitan planning 5 area as defined herein in this Subpart. In its planning, the commission may take into 6 consideration and may make plans for such other area as, in its judgment bears 7 relation to the metropolitan planning area, but the plans for such other area shall not 8 in themselves or by reason of this Sub-part Subpart have any legal or official status. 9 §140.10. §140.8. Master plan 10 A. It shall be the function and duty of the commission to make and 11 recommend to the City Council and the Police Jury city council a master plan for the 12 physical development of the municipality, including any areas outside of its 13 boundaries which, in the commission's judgment, bear relation to the planning of the 14 municipality. 15 B. The master plan, consisting of maps, plats, charts, and descriptive and 16 explanatory matter, shall show the commission's recommendations for such physical 17 development, and may include, among other things, the general location, character 18 and extent of streets, bridges, viaducts, parks, parkways, waterway and waterfront 19 developments, playgrounds, airports, and other public ways, grounds, places and 20 spaces; the general location of public buildings, schools and school sites, and other 21 public property; the general location and extent of public utilities and terminals, 22 whether publicly or privately owned, for water, power, heat, light, sanitation, 23 transportation, communication, and other purposes; the acceptance, widening, 24 removal, extensions, re-location, narrowing, vacation, abandonment, or change of 25 use of any of the foregoing public ways, grounds, places, spaces, buildings, 26 properties, utilities, or terminals; a zoning plan for the regulation of the height, area, 27 bulk, location, and use of private and public structures and premises, and of 28 population density; the general location, character, layout, the extent of the 29 neighborhood units and communities or groups of neighborhood units, of Page 7 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 neighborhood and community centers; and of the general character, extent, and 2 layout of the replanning of blighted districts and slum areas. 3 C. The commission may from time to time recommend amendments to 4 extend or add to the plan. 5 §140.11. §140.9. General purpose of the plan 6 In the preparation of the master plan, the commission shall make careful and 7 comprehensive surveys and studies of the existing conditions and probable future 8 growth of the City of Shreveport and its environs municipality. The plan shall be 9 made with the general purpose of guiding and accomplishing a coordinated, adjusted, 10 and harmonious development of the metropolitan planning area which will, in 11 accordance with existing and future needs, best promote public health, safety, 12 morals, order, convenience, prosperity, or the general welfare, as well as efficiency 13 and economy in the process of development. 14 §140.12. §140.10. Adoption of master plan 15 The commission may recommend the adoption of the master plan as a whole, 16 or, as the work of making the whole master plan progresses, may from time to time 17 recommend a part or parts thereof, any such part to correspond generally with one 18 or more of the functional subdivisions of the subject matter of the plan. The 19 adoption of the plan or any part, amendment, or addition, shall be by resolution 20 carried by the affirmative votes of a majority of the City Council, in the case of its 21 applicability to the City of Shreveport, or by the Police Jury, in the case of its 22 applicability to areas outside of the City of Shreveport city council. The resolution 23 shall refer expressly to the maps, descriptive matter, and other matters intended by 24 the commission to form the whole or part of the plan, and the action taken shall be 25 recorded on the adopted plan or part thereof by the identifying signature of the 26 secretary of the City Council or the Police Jury city council, and a copy of the plan 27 or part thereof shall be certified to each of the following: The City Council of the 28 City of Shreveport, the Police Jury of Caddo Parish, the Caddo Parish School Board, 29 the Board of Commissioners of the Caddo Levee District, and the Clerk of Court and Page 8 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 Recorder of Caddo Parish the city council and the clerk of court of Caddo Parish, 2 who shall record such plan or part thereof on the conveyance records of Caddo 3 Parish. The plan or part thereof shall take effect after the date it shall have been 4 adopted by the City Council, in the case of its applicability to the City of Shreveport, 5 or by the Police Jury, in the case of its applicability to areas outside the City of 6 Shreveport city council. 7 §140.13. §140.11. Miscellaneous powers of the commission 8 The commission may make reports and recommendations relating to the plan 9 and development of the area within its jurisdiction to public officials and agencies, 10 public utility companies, civic, educational, professional and other organizations and 11 citizens. It may recommend to the executive or legislative officials of the City of 12 Shreveport and Caddo Parish municipality, and to other public or semi-public 13 boards, commissions, agencies, or other bodies, programs for public improvements 14 and the financing thereof. All public officials shall, upon request, make available to 15 the commission, within a reasonable time, such available information as it may 16 require for its work. The commission, its members and employees, in the 17 performance of its functions, may enter upon any land, make examinations and 18 surveys, and place and maintain necessary monuments and marks thereon. In 19 general, the commission shall have such additional powers as granted by ordinances 20 adopted by the City Council or the Police Jury as the case may be city council. 21 §140.14. §140.12. Legal status of plan 22 A. After adoption of the master plan or any part thereof, then and thenceforth 23 no street, park, or any public way, ground, place, or space, no public building or 24 structure, school or school site, or no public utility, whether publicly or privately 25 owned, shall be constructed or authorized in the area of the adopted plan until and 26 unless the location and extent thereof shall have been submitted to and approved by 27 the planning commission; provided that in the case of disapproval, the commission 28 shall communicate its reasons to the City Council or Police Jury, as appropriate city 29 council, and the City Council or Police Jury city council, by a vote of not less than Page 9 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 two-thirds of its entire membership shall have the power to overrule such disapproval 2 and, upon such overruling, the City Council, Police Jury city council, or the 3 appropriate board or officer shall have the power to proceed; provided, however, that 4 if the public way, ground, place, space, building, structure, school or school site, or 5 utility be one the authorization or financing of which does not, under the law or 6 charter provisions governing the same, fall within the province of the City Council 7 or Police Jury city council or other body or official of the City of Shreveport or of 8 Caddo Parish municipality, then the submission to the planning commission shall be 9 by the board or official having such jurisdiction, and the planning commission's 10 disapproval may be overruled by such board by a vote of not less than two-thirds of 11 its entire membership or by said the official. 12 B. The acceptance, widening, removal, extension, relocation, narrowing, 13 vacation, abandonment, change of use, acquisition of land for, or sale or lease of any 14 street or other public way, ground, place, property, or structure shall be subject to 15 similar submission and approval, and the failure to approve may be similarly 16 overruled. The secretary of the commission or his deputy shall issue a receipt 17 showing the date, time, and sufficient description to identify any document submitted 18 to it for approval. The failure of the commission to act within sixty (60) days from 19 the date of official filing shall be deemed approval, unless a longer period be is 20 granted by the City Council, Police Jury city council, or other submitting agency or 21 official, provided that the acceptance, widening, removal, extension, relocation, 22 narrowing, vacation, abandonment, change of use, acquisition of land for, or sale or 23 lease of any street, or other public way, ground, place, property, or structure by the 24 Police Jury of Caddo Parish or by the City Council of the City of Shreveport, as the 25 case may be, city council need not be submitted for approval by the commission 26 unless in conflict with said the master plan. 27 §140.15. Effective date 28 In creating a metropolitan planning commission, as authorized by this-Sub 29 Part, the City Council of the City of Shreveport and the Police Jury of Caddo Parish Page 10 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 shall, by mutual agreement, designate the date upon which the powers, duties and 2 authority of the commission shall take effect. Until such time as the Metropolitan 3 Planning Commission begins the performance of its duties the existing City Planning 4 Commission of the City of Shreveport shall be continued with all the powers and 5 duties heretofore held; and, by the aforesaid date the City Planning Commission shall 6 have turned over to the Metropolitan Planning Commission all of its records, plans, 7 studies, or other instruments of its work and planning. Upon the attachment of the 8 jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Planning Commission, the powers of the City 9 Planning Commission of the City of Shreveport in conflict herewith, shall cease to 10 exist; provided, however, that such plans or parts thereof as have been lawfully 11 adopted by the City Planning Commission, including but not limited to the 12 subdivision regulations, major street plan, and zoning plan, shall continue in effect 13 and shall be administered by the Metropolitan Planning Commission until repealed 14 or replaced by such Metropolitan Planning Commission in accordance with this Sub- 15 Part. 16 §140.16. §140.13. Planning commission as platting authority 17 From and after the time when the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning 18 Commission of Caddo Parish shall have recommended, and the City Council and the 19 Police Jury have After the commission has recommended and the city council has 20 adopted a master plan in whole or in part, no plat of a subdivision of land lying 21 within the area covered by the said plan shall be filed or recorded until it shall have 22 been submitted to and approved by the commission, and such approval entered in 23 writing on the plat by the secretary of the commission. The Clerk of Court and 24 Recorder clerk of court of Caddo Parish shall not file or record a plat of a subdivision 25 without the approval of the Planning Commission commission as required by this 26 Sub-Part Subpart; the filing or recording of a plat of a subdivision without the 27 approval of the Planning Commission commission as required by this Section shall 28 be void. Page 11 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 §140.17. §140.14. Subdivision, regulations 2 A. In exercising the powers granted to it by this Sub-part Subpart, the 3 planning commission shall recommend regulations governing the subdivision of land 4 within the metropolitan planning area. Such regulations may provide for the 5 harmonious development of the metropolitan planning area; for the coordination of 6 streets within subdivisions with other existing or planned streets or with other 7 features of the master plan or official map of the metropolitan planning area; for 8 adequate open spaces for traffic, recreation, light and air; and for the distribution of 9 population and traffic which will tend to create conditions favorable to health, safety, 10 convenience, or prosperity. 11 B. Such regulations may include requirements as to the extent to which and 12 the manner in which streets shall be graded and improved and water, sewer and other 13 utility mains, piping, connections, or other facilities shall be installed as a condition 14 precedent to the approval of the plat. The regulations or practice of the commission 15 may provide for the tentative approval of the plat previous to such improvement and 16 installation; but any such tentative approval shall not be entered on the plat. Such 17 regulations may provide that, in lieu of the completion of such work and installations 18 previous to the final approval of a plat, the commission may accept a bond, in an 19 amount and with surety and conditions satisfactory to it, providing for the securing 20 to the City of Shreveport or to Caddo Parish, as appropriate municipality, the actual 21 construction and installation of such improvements and utilities within a period 22 specified by the commission and expressed in the bond; and the City Council of the 23 City of Shreveport and the Police Jury of Caddo Parish are city council is hereby 24 granted the power to enforce such bonds by all appropriate legal and equitable 25 remedies. Such regulations may provide, in lieu of the completion of such work and 26 installations previous to the final approval of a plat, for an assessment or other 27 method whereby the City of Shreveport or Caddo Parish, as appropriate, 28 municipality is put in an assured position to do such work and make such 29 installations at the cost of the owners of the property within the subdivision. Page 12 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 C. Before recommending its subdivision regulations or any amendments 2 thereto, the commission shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten (10) days 3 notice of the time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general 4 circulation in the municipality and parish; certified copies of these regulations to be 5 filed with the local legislative body and the Clerk of Court city council and the clerk 6 of court of Caddo Parish. The commission shall then present its recommendation for 7 subdivision regulations to the City Council or the Police Jury for adoption by the 8 City Council or the Police Jury, as the case may be city council. 9 §140.18. §140.15. Procedure on subdivision plats; appeals 10 A.(1) The secretary of the commission or his deputy shall issue a receipt 11 showing the date, time, and sufficient description to identify any plat submitted to 12 it for approval. 13 (2) The commission shall approve or disapprove the plat within sixty days 14 thereof, otherwise said the plat shall be deemed to be approved and a certificate to 15 that effect shall be issued by the commission on demand; however, the applicant for 16 commission approval may waive this requirement and consent to the extension of 17 such period. 18 (3) The ground of disapproval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of 19 the commission, with the recorded vote of each member included in said the records. 20 (4) No plat shall be disapproved by the commission without affording a 21 hearing thereon. 22 B. Any applicant or other person may appeal commission approval or 23 disapproval of a subdivision plat to the city council or the police jury, as the case 24 may be, under such procedures and provisions as shall be established in the 25 subdivision regulations. 26 §140.19. §140.16. Effect of plat approval on status of dedications 27 The approval of a plat by the planning commission shall not be deemed to 28 constitute or affect any acceptance by the municipality or parish or public body of 29 the dedication of any street or other ground shown upon the plat. Page 13 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 §140.20. §140.17. Penalties for transferring lots in unapproved subdivisions 2of Caddo Parish, shall be subject to a penalty 3 Whoever, being If the owner or the agent of the owner of any land located 4 within the area covered by the adopted plan, transfers or sells or agrees to sell or 5 negotiates to sell such land by reference to or exhibition of or by other use of a plat 6 of subdivision of such land before such plat has been approved by such commission 7 and recorded in the office of the Clerk of Court and Recorder of Caddo Parish, clerk 8 of court of Caddo Parish, the owner or the agent of the owner shall be subject to a 9 penalty of one hundred dollars for each lot so transferred or sold or agreed or 10 negotiated to be sold; and the description by metes and bounds in the instrument of 11 transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring shall not 12 exempt the transaction from such penalties. The municipality or the parish, as 13 appropriate, through its attorney or other designated official, may enjoin such 14 transfer of sale or agreement by action for injunction or may recover the penalty by 15 civil action. 16 §140.21. §140.18. Acceptance of and improvements in unapproved streets 17 From and after the time when the platting jurisdiction of the planning 18 commission shall have attached by virtue of After the adoption of a master plan, in 19 whole or in part, as provided in R.S. 33:140.16 R.S. 33:140.13, the municipality or 20 parish or other public body shall not accept, lay out, open, improve, grade, pave, or 21 light any street within the area covered by the adopted plan, which conflicts with the 22 plan unless such street shall have been accepted or opened as, or shall have otherwise 23 received the legal status of, a public street prior to such attachment of the 24 commission's platting jurisdiction, or unless such street corresponds in its location 25 and lines with a street shown on a subdivision plat approved by such commission or 26 on a street plat made by and adopted by such commission; provided, however, that 27 the City Council, or, in the case of a street outside of the municipality, the Police 28 Jury city council may locate and construct or may accept any other street if the 29 ordinance or other measure for such location and construction or for such acceptance Page 14 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 be first submitted to such commission for its approval, and, if disapproved by the 2 commission, be passed by not less than two-thirds of the entire membership of the 3 City Council or Police Jury, as appropriate city council; and a street approved by the 4 commission upon such submission, or constructed or accepted by such two-thirds 5 vote after disapproval by the commission, shall have the status of an approved street 6 as fully as though it has been originally shown on a subdivision plat approved by the 7 commission or on a plat made and adopted by the commission. 8 §140.22. §140.19. Building permits 9 Whenever the planning commission has recommended to the City Council 10 and the Police Jury, and the City Council or Police Jury After the commission has 11 recommended to the city council and the city council has adopted in whole or in part, 12 a building permit plan, including both the full text of a building permit ordinance and 13 the map or maps, showing the districts or zones in which building permits will be 14 required, then and thereafter no building shall be erected in those areas without first 15 having secured the required building permit. 16 §140.23. §140.20. Platting of street lines by planning commission 17 From and after the time when the planning commission shall have 18 recommended and the City Council and the Police Jury After the commission has 19 recommended and the city council has adopted a master plan in whole or in part, 20 which includes at least a major street plan, or shall have progressed in its master 21 planning to the state of the making and recommending a major street plan, such 22 commission shall have the power to make or cause to be made, from time to time, 23 plats on which are indicated the locations of the lines recommended by the 24 commission as the planned or mapped lines of future streets, street extensions, street 25 widenings, or street narrowings. The making or certifying of a plat by the 26 commission shall not in and of itself constitute or be deemed to constitute the 27 opening or establishment of any street or the taking or acceptance of any land for 28 street purposes. Page 15 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 §140.24. §140.21. Establishment of official map 2 When the City Council and the Police Jury have After the commission has 3 recommended and the city council has adopted a master plan which includes at least 4 a major street plan, or the Planning Commission commission has progressed in its 5 master planning to the state of the making and recommending of a major street plan, 6 and shall have certified a copy of such major street plan to the City Council and one 7 to the Police Jury, then the City Council and the Police Jury city council, then the 8 city council may establish an official map of the municipality, in the case of the City 9 Council, and that part of Caddo Parish within the area included within the adopted 10 plan but outside the City of Shreveport, in the case of the Police Jury. The official 11 map shall show the location of the streets theretofore existing and established by law 12 as public streets. Such official map may also show the location of the lines of streets 13 on plats of subdivisions which shall have been approved by the planning 14 commission. The City Council and the Police Jury city council shall certify the fact 15 of the establishment of the official map to the Clerk of Court and Recorder of Caddo 16 Parish clerk of court of Caddo Parish. 17 §140.25. §140.22. Official map; additions and changes 18 The City Council and the Police Jury city council may add to the official 19 map, each in its own jurisdiction, by placing thereon, from time to time, the lines of 20 streets in accordance with the plat of any subdivision which shall have been 21 approved by the planning commission. The City Council and the Police Jury city 22 council may make, from time to time, other additions to or modifications of the 23 official map by placing thereon the lines of planned new streets or street extensions, 24 widenings, narrowings, or vacations. The placing of any street or street line upon the 25 official map shall not, in or of itself, constitute or be deemed to constitute the 26 opening or establishing of any street or the taking or accepting of any land for street 27 purposes. Page 16 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 §140.26. §140.23. Regulation of buildings in bed of mapped streets 2 A. For the purpose of preserving the integrity of the official map, the City 3 Council and the Police Jury city council may provide by general ordinance or other 4 legislative action that no permit shall be issued for any building or structure or part 5 thereof on any land located between the mapped lines of any street as shown on the 6 official map. 7 B. Any such ordinance or legislative act shall provide that the Board of 8 Appeals board of appeals, as provided for in this Sub-part Subpart, shall have the 9 power, upon an appeal filed with it by the owner of any such land, to authorize the 10 grant of a permit for a building or structure or part thereof within any such mapped 11 street location in any case in which such board finds, upon the evidence and 12 arguments presented to it upon such appeal, 13 (1) That that the property of the appellant of which such mapped street 14 location forms a part will not yield a reasonable return to the owner unless such 15 permit be granted, or 16 (2) That that balancing the interest of the municipality or parish in preserving 17 the integrity of the official map and the interest of the owner in the use and benefits 18 of his property, the grant of such permit is required by considerations of justice and 19 equity. 20 C. Before taking any such action, the board of appeals shall hold a hearing 21 thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which shall be given to the 22 appellant by mail at the address specified by the appellant in his appeal petition. In 23 the event that the board of appeals decides to authorize a building permit, it shall 24 have the power to specify the exact location, ground area, height, and other details 25 and conditions of extent and character, and also the duration of the building, 26 structure or part thereof to be permitted. Page 17 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 §140.27. §140.24. Municipal improvements in streets; buildings not on mapped 2 streets 3 A. Except in streets existing and established by law as public streets at the 4 date of the establishment of the official map, no public water facilities, sewer, or 5 other public utilities or improvements shall be constructed after such date in any 6 street until such street is duly placed on the official map. 7 B. The city council and the police jury may provide by ordinance that no 8 permit for the erection of any building shall be issued unless a street giving access 9 to such proposed building existed and was established by law as a public street at the 10 time of the establishment of the official map or shall have been duly placed on the 11 official map in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 33:140.24 and R.S. 33:140.25 12 R.S. 33:140.21 and 140.22; provided, however, that such ordinance shall contain a 13 provision whereby the applicant for such permit may appeal to the board of appeals, 14 hearing upon which appeal and notice of the time and place of which shall be 15 published in a newspaper of general circulation in the city and parish municipality, 16 and such board shall have the authority to authorize such a permit, subject to such 17 conditions as the board may impose, where the circumstances of the case do not 18 require the proposed building to be related to the existing streets or to streets as 19 shown on the official map and where the permit would not tend to distort or increase 20 the difficulty of carrying out the official map of the master plan of the municipality. 21 §140.28. §140.25. Grant of power 22 For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, 23 order, prosperity and general welfare, the City Council of the City of Shreveport and 24 the Police Jury of Caddo Parish are city council is hereby empowered, in accordance 25 with the conditions and the procedures specified in this Sub-Part Subpart, to regulate 26 the location, height, bulk, number of stories and size of buildings and other 27 structures, the percentage of the lot which may be occupied, the sizes of yards, courts 28 or other open spaces, the density of population, and the uses of buildings, structures 29 and land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, civic activities, and otherp Page 18 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 purposes, within the municipality, in the case of the City of Shreveport, and within that part 2of Caddo Parish within the metropolitan planning area but outside the City of Shreveport in 3the case of Caddo Parish. 4 §140.29. §140.26. The zoning plan 5 Whenever the planning If the commission recommends to the City Council 6 of the City of Shreveport and to the Police Jury of Caddo Parish city council a zoning 7 plan, including both the full text of a zoning ordinance and the map or maps, 8 representing the recommendations of the planning commission for the regulation by 9 districts or zones of the location, height, bulk, number of stories, and size of 10 buildings and other structures, the percentage of the lot which may be occupied, the 11 size of yards, courts and other open spaces, the density of population, and the uses 12 of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, civic 13 activities, and other purposes, then the City Council and the Police Jury city council 14 may exercise the powers granted for the purpose mentioned in R.S. 33:140.28 R.S. 15 33:140.25 and may divide the municipality or that part of the parish within the 16 metropolitan planning area outside the City of Shreveport, as the case may be, into 17 districts or zones of such number, shape, and area as it may determine, and, for such 18 purposes, may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, conversion, 19 alteration, and uses of buildings and structures and the uses of land. All such 20 regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of building throughout each 21 district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts. 22 §140.30. §140.27. Method of procedure 23 Before enacting the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto, the Police 24 Jury city council shall hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the 25 time and place of which shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in 26 the parish municipality. The zoning ordinance, including the map or maps, may 27 from time to time be amended; but no amendment shall become effective unless it 28 be first submitted to and approved by the planning commission, or, if disapproved, Page 19 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 shall receive the favorable vote of not less than two-thirds of the entire membership 2 of the City Council or the Police Jury, as the case may be city council. 3 §140.31. §140.28. Non-conforming uses 4 A. The lawful use of a building or premises exactly as such use existed at the 5 time of the enactment of any regulation affecting it may be continued although such 6 use does not conform with the provisions of such regulation. The City Council or 7 the Police Jury, as appropriate, city council may provide for the termination of non- 8 conforming uses either by specifying the period or periods within which they shall 9 be required to cease or by providing a formula or formulas whereby the compulsory 10 termination of a non-conforming use shall be so fixed as to allow a reasonable period 11 for the recovery or amortization of the investment in the non-conformance or with 12 adequate compensation by a court of competent jurisdiction. 13 B. The City Council or the Police Jury, as appropriate, The city council may 14 in its discretion provide by ordinance for the resumption, restoration, reconstruction, 15 extension, or substitution of non-conforming uses upon such terms and conditions 16 as may be set forth in the ordinance. 17 §140.32. §140.29. Board of appeals 18 A.(1) The zoning ordinances shall provide for a Board of Appeals board of 19 appeals comprised of seven members, each to be appointed for a term of five years. 20 Three members shall be appointed by the city council of the city of Shreveport, three 21 members shall be appointed by the policy jury of Caddo Parish, and one member 22 shall be elected by the joint action of the city council and the police jury. Of the 23 members first appointed by the city council, one shall be appointed for a term of five 24 years and two for a period of three years; of the members first appointed by the 25 police jury, one shall be appointed for a term of four years and two for a period of 26 two years; the member elected by joint action of the city council and police jury shall 27 be elected for a term of one year. Members shall serve without compensation. Any 28 vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired term by the appointive authority, which 29 shall have also the authority to remove any member for cause stated in writing and Page 20 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 after public hearing. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, 2 those members presently serving on the board of appeals will be allowed to complete 3 their present terms and the two alternate members will be allowed to complete their 4 terms as members, subject to the authority of the appointing authorities to remove 5 any member for cause stated in writing and after public hearing all of whom shall be 6 appointed by the city council. 7 (2) Members shall serve five-year terms after initial terms as provided in this 8 Subsection. Two members shall serve an initial term of one year; two shall serve 9 two years; one shall serve three years; one shall serve four years; and one shall serve 10 five years, as determined by lot at the first meeting of the board. 11 (3) Members shall serve without compensation. 12 (4) Vacancies resulting from the expiration of a term or any other reason 13 shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner of the original 14 appointment. 15 (5) A member may be removed for cause stated in writing and after a public 16 hearing. 17 B. The zoning ordinance may provide and specify general rules to govern the 18 organization and procedure of such board of appeals, which rules shall not be 19 inconsistent with the provisions of this Subpart. 20 C. The zoning ordinance may provide that the board of appeals may permit 21 special exemptions to the zoning regulations in the classes of cases or situations and 22 in accordance with the principles, conditions, safeguards, and procedures specified 23 in the ordinance. The ordinance may also authorize the board of appeals to interpret 24 the zoning maps and pass upon disputed questions of lot lines or district boundary 25 lines or similar questions as they arise in the administration of the zoning 26 regulations. The ordinance may also authorize the board of appeals to grant a 27 variance from the strict application of zoning regulations where other procedures for 28 variance or modification are not specified in the zoning ordinance. Page 21 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 D. Appeals to the board of appeals may be taken by any person aggrieved 2 or by any officer, department, board or bureau of the City or Parish municipality 3 affected by any grant or refusal of a building permit or other act or decision of the 4 building inspector or permit and zoning clerk of the municipality or parish or other 5 administrative official based in whole or in part upon the provisions of any ordinance 6 enacted under this Subpart. 7 E. The board of appeals shall have the following powers: 8 (1) To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged by the appellant that there 9 is error in any order, requirement, permit, decision, or refusal made by the municipal 10 building commissioner or any other administrative official in the carrying out or 11 enforcement of any provision of any ordinance enacted pursuant to this Subpart. 12 (2) To hear and decide, in accordance with the provisions of any such 13 ordinance, request for special exceptions or for interpretations of the map or for 14 decisions upon other special questions upon which such board is authorized by any 15 such ordinance to pass. 16 (3) To hear and decide on requests for a variance from the strict application 17 of the zoning regulations where no other procedure for obtaining relief is specified 18 in the ordinance and where due to exceptional topographic conditions or other 19 extraordinary and exceptional characteristics of a specific piece of property, the strict 20 application of regulations would result in peculiar and exceptional or undue hardship 21 upon the owner of such property, provided such relief may be granted without 22 substantial detriment to the public good and without substantially impairing the 23 intent and purpose of the zoning plan and zoning ordinance. 24 §140.33. §140.30. Enforcement and remedies 25 The city council and the police jury may provide for the enforcement of any 26 ordinance enacted under this Sub-part Subpart. A violation of any such ordinance 27 is hereby declared a misdemeanor. In case any building or structure is or is proposed 28 to be erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, converted, or maintained, or any 29 building structure, or land is or is proposed to be used in violation of any ordinance Page 22 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 enacted under this Sub-Part Subpart, the building inspector, permit and zoning clerk, 2 municipal or parish counsel, or other appropriate authority of the municipality or of 3 the parish, or any adjacent or neighboring property owner who would be specifically 4 damaged by such violation, may, in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, 5 mandamus, or other appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful 6 erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, maintenance, or use, 7 or to correct or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building, 8 structure, or land. 9 §140.34. §140.31. Conflict with other laws 10 A. Whenever the If regulations made under authority of this Sub-Part 11 Subpart require a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open spaces, or 12 require a lower height of buildings or less number of stories, or require a greater 13 percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other higher standards than are 14 required in any other statute, the provisions of the regulations made under authority 15 of this Sub-part Subpart shall govern. 16 B. Whenever the provisions of any other statute require If any other 17 provision of law requires a greater width or size of yards, courts, or other open 18 spaces, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied, or impose other 19 higher standards than are required by the regulations made under authority of this 20 Sub-part Subpart, the provisions of such statute shall govern. 21 §140.35. §140.32. Existing zoning ordinances 22 Existing zoning ordinances of the city of Shreveport municipality shall 23 continue in effect until repealed by ordinances enacted under the authority of this 24 Sub-Part Subpart. 25 §140.36. §140.33. Grant of power 26 For the purposes of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, 27 order, prosperity, and general welfare, the City Council of the City of Shreveport and 28 the Police Jury of Caddo Parish are city council is hereby empowered, in accordance 29 with the conditions and procedures specified in this Sub-Part Subpart, to adopt Page 23 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 housing codes prescribing minimum standards for the area, volume, light, air, 2 ventilation, illumination, occupancy and density of occupancy, and sanitation of 3 dwellings and dwelling places; to adopt building codes, plumbing codes, electrical 4 codes and related measures to regulate the construction, reconstruction, alteration, 5 extension, conversion, or maintenance of buildings; to regulate by building and 6 housing codes or other measures or ordinances conditions of sanitation, including 7 requirements for water supply and sewerage disposal and drainage; and to adopt such 8 other ordinances, regulations, and plans as, in their judgment, are necessary to effect 9 the rehabilitation of substandard dwellings and blighted areas within the 10 municipality, in the case of the City of Shreveport, and within that part of Caddo 11 Parish within the metropolitan planning area but outside the City of Shreveport, in 12 the case of Caddo Parish; provided, however, that such codes, ordinances, plans or 13 other measures may be adopted with respect only to such portion of the metropolitan 14 planning area outside the City of Shreveport as, in the judgment of the Police Jury, 15 is deemed necessary. 16 §140.37. §140.34. Planning commission Commission 17 The planning commission may prepare and recommend to the City Council 18 and the Police Jury city council for adoption such codes, ordinances, plans, or other 19 measures as, in its judgment, may be necessary to accomplish the purpose of this 20 Sub-Part Subpart. 21 §140.38. §140.35. Method of procedure 22 Except for the adopting of the zoning ordinance or any amendment thereto 23 by the city council, before adopting any code, ordinance, plan, or other measure 24 pursuant to this Subpart, the city council or the police jury, as the case may be, shall 25 hold a public hearing thereon, at least ten days notice of the time and place of which 26 shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality or in the 27 parish, as the case may be. Page 24 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 1 §140.39. §140.36. Enforcement and remedies 2 The City Council and the Police Jury city council may provide, in their 3 respective jurisdictions, for the enforcement of any code, ordinance, or other measure 4 enacted under this Sub-Part Subpart. A violation of any such code, ordinance, or 5 other measure is hereby declared a misdemeanor. In case any building or structure 6 is or is proposed to be constructed, reconstructed, altered, extended, converted, or 7 maintained in violation of any code or ordinance enacted under this Sub-Part 8 Subpart, the building inspector, permit or zoning clerk, municipal or parish counsel, 9 or other appropriate authority of the municipality or of the parish, or any adjacent or 10 neighboring property owner who would be specifically damaged by such violation, 11 may, in addition to other remedies, institute injunction, mandamus, or other 12 appropriate action or proceeding to prevent such unlawful construction, 13 reconstruction, alteration, extension, conversion, maintenance, or use, or to correct 14 or abate such violation, or to prevent the occupancy of such building. 15 Section 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2022. DIGEST The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 697 Reengrossed 2020 Regular Session McCormick Abstract: Removes the territory of Caddo Parish from the jurisdiction of the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission. Present law authorizes the governing authority of the city of Shreveport (city council) and the police jury of Caddo Parish (police jury) to create the Shreveport Metropolitan Planning Commission. Provides that the commission's jurisdiction shall be the area included within the municipal limits of the city and that area of the parish lying within five miles of the municipal limits. Proposed law restricts the commission's jurisdiction to inside the city limits of Shreveport. Removes the authority granted to the police jury to jointly create the commission. Present law provides that the commission shall be governed by a board of nine members, all of whom must be residents and qualified voters of Caddo Parish. Provides that members shall be appointed as follows: four members appointed by the city council, four members appointed by the police jury, and one member appointed jointly by the city council and the police jury. Provides that members serve six-year staggered terms without compensation. Page 25 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 Proposed law provides instead that the commission's nine members are all appointed by the city council. Requires members to be residents and qualified voters of the city of Shreveport. Present law requires the commission to prepare an annual budget with monies appropriated by the city council and the police jury. Proposed law removes the requirement that monies be appropriated by the police jury. Present law authorizes the city council and police jury to adopt a master plan for the physical development of the municipality, including areas outside of the boundaries that bear relation to the planning of the municipality. Provides for the content of the resolution and plan, including, but not limited to, an official map, the general location of streets, utilities, public buildings, schools, airports, and playgrounds. Provides that the plan shall take effect after it has been approved by the city council and police jury. Proposed law retains present law except removes authority granted to the police jury to participate in the adoption of the master plan. Restricts the master plan to areas inside the city limits of Shreveport. Present law provides that after the adoption of the master plan, no public way, utility, building, or school can be constructed or authorized unless the location has been approved by the commission. Proposed law retains present law. Present law provides that in the case of the commission's disapproval, the city council and police jury have authority to override such disapproval by a vote of not less than two-thirds of its entire membership. Provides that if the public way, utility, building, or school does not fall within the jurisdiction of the city council or police jury, then the body or official with such jurisdiction may override the disapproval of the commission by two-thirds vote of its entire membership or by such official. Proposed law removes the authority granted to the police jury to override the commission's disapproval. Provides that the city council retains all power to approve the master plan and the power to override the commission's disapproval. Present law provides that after the adoption of the master plan, no plat of a subdivision of land shall be filed or recorded until it has been approved by the commission. Prohibits the clerk of court from filing or recording a plat of a subdivision without the commission's approval. Requires the commission to recommend subdivision regulations. Provides that the regulations may include requirements as to the manner in which streets shall be graded and improved, and water, sewer, and other utility mains shall be installed. Provides further with respect to the content of the regulations. Requires the commission to hold a public hearing prior to recommending its regulations and any amendments. Present law provides that if the owner of any land transfers or sells or agrees to sell such land before a plat is approved by the commission, the owner will be subject to a penalty of $100 for each lot transferred or sold or agreed to be sold. Proposed law retains present law. Present law provides that if the commission recommends a zoning plan to the city council and the police jury, then, for the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of residents, the city council and police jury may divide the municipality or that part lying within five miles of the municipality into districts or zones and may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, conversion, alteration, and uses of buildings and structures and uses of land. Page 26 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions. HLS 20RS-134 REENGROSSED HB NO. 697 Proposed law removes the authority granted to the police jury to divide the parish into districts or zones. Present law provides that zoning ordinances shall provide for a board of appeals composed of seven members. Provides that three members are appointed by the city council, three members are appointed by the police jury, and one member is appointed jointly by the city council and the police jury. Provides that members serve five-year staggered terms without compensation. Proposed law provides that all members of the board of appeals are appointed by the city council. Present law provides for the powers and duties of the board of appeals, including but not limited to, the following: (1)To hear and decide appeals where it is alleged by the appellant that there is error in any order, requirement, permit, decision, or refusal made by an administrative official to carry out or enforce any ordinance. (2)To hear and decide on requests for a variance from the strict application of the zoning regulations where no other procedure for obtaining relief is specified in the ordinance. Proposed law retains present law. Effective January 1, 2022. (Amends R.S. 33:140.1-140.36) Page 27 of 27 CODING: Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law; words underscored are additions.