§ 33:4724 — Public hearing authorized; prohibited rezoning

A. The legislative body of a municipality which has provided for a comprehensive zoning plan shall provide for the manner in which the regulations and restrictions and the boundaries of the districts shall be determined, established, and enforced and from time to time amended.
B. No regulations or restrictions shall become effective until after a public hearing at which parties in interest have an opportunity to be heard. A public hearing in relation to the regulations may be held by the legislative body of a municipality which has provided for a comprehensive zoning plan. In such a case, notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published at least three times in the official journal of the municipality or, if there be none, in a paper of general circulation therein. At least ten days shall elapse between the first publication and the date of the hearing.
C. In municipalities with a population of less than four hundred seventy-five thousand, in addition to notice by publication as provided in Subsection B of this Section, and at least ten days prior to the hearing, a good faith attempt to notify the owner or owners of record of the properties to be zoned or rezoned in municipal zoning shall be made by the sending of an official notice by regular mail of the time and place of the hearing and subject matter of the regulations and restrictions.
D. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection C of this Section, when more than ten parcels are to be zoned or rezoned by enactment of a zoning ordinance, the advertisement in the official journal or a paper of general circulation as required by Subsection B of this Section shall be considered adequate notice to the property owners.

Legislative History

Amended by Acts 1976, No. 175, §1; Acts 1991, No. 289, §10; Acts 2012, No. 49, §1, eff. May 11, 2012.