La. R.S. § 33:130.19 Calcasieu Parish; Industrial Areas

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 33:130.19

A. Subject to the written approval of fifty-one percent in interest of the landowners of the proposed industrial area, the governing authority of Calcasieu Parish may establish industrial areas composed of territory wholly within the unincorporated area of the parish. Such area may be designated only after the feasibility therefor has been established by land use studies conducted by the division of planning and development and after recommendations by the Calcasieu Parish Planning Commission.

B. Subject to the limitation contained in Subsection A, an industrial area may include any compact body of land which is used exclusively for or zoned for industrial purposes.

C. Before any designation is made of any industrial area or any change is made of the boundaries of an existing one, the governing authority of the parish shall hold not less than one public hearing thereon. The governing authority shall give notice of the purpose, time, and place of the public hearing by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation throughout the parish not less than ten days prior to the date set for the hearing. The designation of an industrial area or any change of the boundaries of an existing one shall be by resolution of the parish. The resolution shall refer expressly to the map or maps and legal description and other matter related to the industrial area, and the action taken by the governing authority shall be recorded on the map or maps and verified by the identifying signature of the presiding officer of the parish. Certified copies of the map or maps together with the legal description and other matter shall be filed with the parish and with the clerk of court of the parish and the parish tax assessor.

D. Whenever the governing authority of the parish has designated an industrial area or has made a change of the boundaries of an existing one and has filed certified copies thereof as provided in Subsection C, no facility shall be thereafter located therein that is not industrial in character or reasonably related thereto. All construction shall comply with the state and parish regulations. In lieu of obtaining permits required by parish building codes, an industry may elect to submit a sworn affidavit to the parish from a Louisiana state registered architect or engineer stating that the project will be constructed to meet all applicable parish codes and inspected to insure conformity therewith.