La. R.S. § 33:4720.147 Definitions

• Library: Louisiana Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with changes from the 2023 Legislative Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: La. R.S. § 33:4720.147

The following terms whenever used or referred to in this Chapter shall have the following meaning unless a different meaning is clearly indicated in the context:

(1) "Area of operation" means the area within the corporate limits of the municipality.

(2) "Authority" or "Jefferson Parish Redevelopment Authority" means the public agency created pursuant to R.S. 33:4720.131 et seq.

(3) "Blighted area" means an area which by reason of the presence of a substantial number of slum, deteriorated or deteriorating structures, predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness, unsanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site or other improvements, diversity of ownership, tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land, defective or unusual conditions of title, or the existence of conditions which endanger life or property by fire and other causes, or any combination of such factors, substantially impairs or arrests the sound growth of the municipality, retards the provision of housing accommodations or constitutes an economic or social liability and is a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present condition and use; but if the area consists of any disaster area referred to in R.S. 33:4720.133(F), it shall constitute a "blighted area".

(4) "Bonds" means any bonds including refunding bonds, notes, interim certificates, certificates of indebtedness, debenture, or other obligation.

(5) "Clerk of council" means the official of the parish who is the custodian of the official records of the local governing body.

(6) "Community improvement area" means a slum area or a blighted area or a combination thereof which the local governing body designates as appropriate for a community improvement project.

(7) "Community improvement plan" means a general plan for a community improvement project, which plan shall conform to the general plan for the parish as a whole except as provided in R.S. 33:4720.133(E) and shall delineate the community improvement area affected thereby. It shall be sufficient for the plan, for each community improvement area, to contain a general description of those matters proposed to be carried out in the community improvement area, such as any or all of the following: land acquisitions, demolition and removal of structures, redevelopment, improvements, rehabilitation, zoning and planning changes, if any, land uses, population densities, or building requirements. Detailed, particularized proposals for the implementation of all or any portion of a community improvement plan shall be deemed modification of the plan, within the meaning of R.S. 33:4720.133(E). The foregoing definition, as herein amended, shall apply to any community improvement plan heretofore or hereafter approved pursuant to R.S. 33:4720.133.