§ 20-5. Application, plan, conditional approval and final approval.
(a)
Other than those transactions exempted under the provisions of section 20-3(b), an application for subdivision or resubdivision must be submitted in writing with the department of planning, permits and zoning, accompanied by a complete plan drawn on paper no larger than twenty-four (24) inches by thirty-six (36) inches and in a digitized format (CAD) compatible with the requirements of the parish engineering department. The plan shall contain and show how the land will be subdivided, how the subdivision will be constructed and developed the plans and specifications thereof and how all the requirements of this chapter will be fulfilled.
(b)
No later than fourteen (14) days following receipt of an application for subdivision or resubdivision by the planning, permits and zoning department, the department shall place a minimum one-eighth ( 1/8 ) page notice to run not less than two (2) consecutive issues in the parish official journal, which shall set forth the location and general purpose of the proposed subdivision/resubdivision of property. A minimum of forty-five (45) days following receipt by the department must pass before the matter can be considered for action by the parish council. The department in any event shall set forth minimum standards for all advertisements, including prescribing the wording of the advertisement. In all events, the subdivider or resubdivider shall bear all costs associated with the placement of any advertisement required by this section which costs shall be paid at the time of application.
(c)
Should the department of planning, permits and zoning determine that a zoning change is necessary before the subdivision application can be considered the applicant shall be so notified in writing by the department. The department shall return the application to the applicant with instructions on refiling following completion of the necessary rezoning of the property.
(d)
(1)
For a proposed subdivision/resubdivision containing six (6) lots or more in the parish, other than as provided below in (d)(2) the permit fee shall be five hundred ($500.00) dollars, non-refundable payable upon submittal of the application plus a fee of one thousand ($1,000.00) dollars per lot to be refunded if the application is not approved. All applications already filed and pending in the permit office that have not been approved by the parish council shall be included and subject to these provisions. The per lot fee is due and payable no later than the date on which the applicant submits his request for final approval.
(2)
For a proposed subdivision/resubdivision containing six (6) lots or more, located on the west bank of Plaquemines Parish extending from the upper parish line separating the parish from Jefferson and Orleans Parishes and extending down river to the unincorporated community known as LaReussite, (the lower boundary of the Ollie Drainage District), the permit fee shall be five hundred ($500.00) dollars, non-refundable, payable upon submittal of the application plus a fee of two thousand ($2,000.00) dollars per lot to be refunded if the application is not approved. All applications already filed and pending in the permit office that have not been approved by the parish council shall be included and subject to these provisions. The per lot fee is due and payable no later than the date on which the applicant submits the request for final approval.
(3)
The following permit fees shall be payable on submittal of all proposed subdivision/resubdivision applications containing five (5) lots or less, which are located in zoning districts A-1, A-2, RS-1, RS-2, R-1A, R-1AB, R-1AA, R-1B, R-1C, and R-2:
a.
A non-refundable administrative fee of one-hundred-dollars ($100.00).
b.
A non-refundable advertising fee of three-hundred-dollars ($300.00).
c.
A two-hundred-dollar ($200.00) fee for the first lot change of resubdivision, plus one-hundred-dollars ($100.00) for each additional lot change, to be refunded only if the subdivision/resubdivision application is not approved by the parish council.
d.
A one-hundred-dollar ($100.00) recordation fee, to be refunded only if the subdivision/resubdivision application is not approved by the Parish Council.
(4)
The following permit fees shall be payable on submittal of all proposed subdivision/resubdivision applications containing five (5) lots or less, which are located in zoning districts RM-1, RM-2, MH, M, C-1, C-2, I-1, I-2, I-3, and FP:
a.
A non-refundable administrative fee of one-hundred-dollars ($100.00).
b.
A non-refundable advertising fee of three-hundred-dollars ($300.00).
c.
A three-hundred-dollar ($300.00) fee for the first lot change of resubdivision, plus one-hundred-fifty-dollars ($150.00) for each additional lot change, to be refunded only if the subdivision/resubdivision application is not approved by the parish council.
d.
A one-hundred-dollar ($100.00) recordation fee, to be refunded only if the subdivision/resubdivision application is not approved by the parish council.
(5)
A one-hundred-dollar ($100.00) fee shall be paid by the applicant for any certification which would be required under section 20-3 (b)(2) and (3).
(e)
Upon written review and comments by the directors of operations, public services and administration, the application shall be presented to the parish council for consideration of conditional approval by council resolution. Conditional approval shall be a prerequisite to the commencement of construction of said subdivision. The conditional approval by the council shall be authority for the applicant to proceed with construction and installation of the improvements and utilities to comply with the requirements of this section, but such conditional approval shall not authorize the sale or occupancy of any lot, parcel, building sites, building or improvement in said proposed subdivision.
(f)
When the applicant has completed all construction and installations required according to the plans and specifications and according to the conditional approval of the parish council, the parish president or his authorized representatives shall cause an inspection to be made of the subdivision and shall then report to the council with recommendations. All of the provisions of this section with respect to subdivisions and the construction thereof shall be complied with and a final plan submitted before approval can be obtained from the directors of operations, public services and administration. After such approval, the applicant shall then submit to the director of operations a draft ordinance in substantially the form and substance hereinafter set out in Annex "A" (which is not included herein but is on file and available for inspection in the office of the council secretary) for final approval by the parish council of applicant's subdivision which shall be a prerequisite (1) to the sale of any lot, parcel, building site, building or improvement in said subdivision, (2) to the recordation of said sale(s) in the conveyance office of the Clerk of Court, Parish of Plaquemines, and (3) to the use and occupancy of any subdivided land, lot, parcel, building site, building or improvement.
(Ord. No. 96-41, § 2, 3-14-96; Ord. No. 96-80, § 1, 5-23-96; Ord. No. 97-143, § 1, 8-28-97; Ord. No. 99-159, § 1, 7-8-99; Ord. No. 05-45, § 1, 2-24-05; Ord. No. 14-36, §§ 1—3, 2-27-14)