§ 33:140.50.1 — General purposes

Louisiana § 33:140.50.1

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 33: Municipalities and Parishes

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§140.50.1. General purposes
A. It is the purpose and intent of this Subpart to authorize metropolitan planning in
the town of Haughton and its environs and to provide for the creation, organization, powers,
and duties of a metropolitan planning commission; for the regulation of the subdivision of
land in the metropolitan planning area, as defined in this Subpart; for the making and
adoption of an official map or maps to preserve the integrity of the major street plan and
other plans by the regulation of buildings in mapped streets; for the making and adoption of
a zoning plan and zoning ordinance or ordinances; for the adoption of ordinances prescribing
minimum construction, health, and sanitation standards to prevent the spread of slums and
to encourage and assist public and private agencies, corporations, and individuals in the
rehabilitation and redevelopment of blighted areas; and for the adoption of other plans,
ordinances, and measures to effectuate the purposes of this Subpart.
B. It is the further intent of this Subpart to provide for the planning and the
effectuation of plans for the orderly physical development of the metropolitan planning area
as a whole. In this Subpart, provision is made for unified planning of the area within the
town of Haughton and environs; and, further, provision is made for joint or correlated action
by the town council and the police jury in the adoption of ordinances or other measures to
effectuate such unified plans.

Legislative History

Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.