CODE OF ORDINANCES OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, LOUISIANA

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Published in 2010 by Order of the Parish Council

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Adopted: April 13, 2010
Effective: April 13, 2010

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OFFICIALS

of

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH

LOUISIANA

AT THE TIME OF THIS RECODIFICATION

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Pat McTopy

Acting Parish President

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Richard Dale Wolfe (At Large, Division A)

Steve Lee (At Large, Division B)

Haston Lewis, Sr. (District 1)

Danny Millet (District 2)

Charles Julien (District 3)

Jaclyn Hotard (District 4)

Darnel C. Usry (District 5)

Ronnie Smith (District 6)

Cheryl Millet (District 7)

Parish Council

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Buddy Boe

Acting Chief Administrative Assistant

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Jackie Landeche

Council Secretary

CURRENT OFFICIALS

of

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH

LOUISIANA

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Natalie Robottom

Parish President

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Larry Sorapuru, Jr. (At-Large, Division A)

Jaclyn Hotard (At-Large, Division B)

Kurt Becnel (District I)

Julia Remondet (District II)

Lennix Madere, Jr. (District III)

Marvin Perrilloux (District IV)

Michael P. Wright (District V)

Larry Snyder (District VI)

Thomas Malik(District VII)

Parish Council

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Jackie Landeche

Council Secretary

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Donna Barber

Legislative Assistant

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Rashanna Dumas

West Bank Council Office Clerk

PREFACE

This Code constitutes a recodification of the general and permanent ordinances of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana.

Source materials used in the preparation of the Code were the 1988 Code, as supplemented through May 25, 2009, and ordinances subsequently adopted by the parish council. The source of each section is included in the history note appearing in parentheses at the end thereof. The absence of such a note indicates that the section is new and was adopted for the first time with the adoption of the Code. By use of the comparative tables appearing in the back of this Code, the reader can locate any section of the 1988 Code, as supplemented, and any subsequent ordinance included herein.

The chapters of the Code have been conveniently arranged in alphabetical order, and the various sections within each chapter have been catchlined to facilitate usage. Notes which tie related sections of the Code together and which refer to relevant state law have been included. A table listing the state law citations and setting forth their location within the Code is included at the back of this Code.

Chapter and Section Numbering System

The chapter and section numbering system used in this Code is the same system used in many state and local government codes. Each section number consists of two parts separated by a dash. The figure before the dash refers to the chapter number, and the figure after the dash refers to the position of the section within the chapter. Thus, the second section of chapter 1 is numbered 1-2, and the first section of chapter 6 is 6-1. Under this system, each section is identified with its chapter, and at the same time new sections can be inserted in their proper place by using the decimal system for amendments. For example, if new material consisting of one section that would logically come between sections 6-1 and 6-2 is desired to be added, such new section would be numbered 6-1.5. New articles and new divisions may be included in the same way or, in the case of articles, may be placed at the end of the chapter embracing the subject, and, in the case of divisions, may be placed at the end of the article embracing the subject. The next successive number shall be assigned to the new article or division. New chapters may be included by using one of the reserved chapter numbers. Care should be taken that the alphabetical arrangement of chapters is maintained when including new chapters.

Page Numbering System

The page numbering system used in this Code is a prefix system. The letters to the left of the colon are an abbreviation which represents a certain portion of the volume. The number to the right of the colon represents the number of the page in that portion. In the case of a chapter of the Code, the number to the left of the colon indicates the number of the chapter. In the case of an appendix to the Code, the letter immediately to the left of the colon indicates the letter of the appendix. The following are typical parts of codes of ordinances, which may or may not appear in this Code at this time, and their corresponding prefixes:

CHARTER	CHT:1
CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE	CHTCT:1
CODE	CD1:1
CODE APPENDIX	CDA:1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLES	CCT:1
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE	SLT:1
CHARTER INDEX	CHTi:1
CODE INDEX	CDi:1

 

Indexes

The indexes have been prepared with the greatest of care. Each particular item has been placed under several headings, some of which are couched in lay phraseology, others in legal terminology, and still others in language generally used by local government officials and employees. There are numerous cross references within the indexes themselves that stand as guideposts to direct the user to the particular item in which the user is interested.

Looseleaf Supplements

A special feature of this publication is the looseleaf system of binding and supplemental servicing of the publication. With this system, the publication will be kept up-to-date. Subsequent amendatory legislation will be properly edited, and the affected page or pages will be reprinted. These new pages will be distributed to holders of copies of the publication, with instructions for the manner of inserting the new pages and deleting the obsolete pages.

Keeping this publication up-to-date at all times will depend largely upon the holder of the publication. As revised pages are received, it will then become the responsibility of the holder to have the amendments inserted according to the attached instructions. It is strongly recommended by the publisher that all such amendments be inserted immediately upon receipt to avoid misplacing them and, in addition, that all deleted pages be saved and filed for historical reference purposes.

Acknowledgments

This publication was under the direct supervision of Roger D. Merriam, Senior Code Attorney, and Daryl Jaquette, Editor, of the Municipal Code Corporation, Tallahassee, Florida. Credit is gratefully given to the other members of the publisher's staff for their sincere interest and able assistance throughout the project.

The publisher is most grateful to Mr. Michael Henderson, Director of Planning and Zoning and Ms. Kristi Murray, Building Code and Zoning Regulatory Administrator for cooperation and assistance during the progress of the work on this publication. It is hoped that their efforts and those of the publisher have resulted in a Code of Ordinances which will make the active law of the parish readily accessible to all citizens and which will be a valuable tool in the day-to-day administration of the parish's affairs.

ADOPTING ORDINANCE
ORDINANCE NO. 10-06

An ordinance adopting and enacting a new code for St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana; providing for the repeal of certain ordinances not included therein; providing a penalty for the violation thereof; providing for the manner of amending such code; and providing when such code and this ordinance shall become effective.

Section 1. The Code entitled "Code of Ordinances of St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana", published by Municipal Code Corporation, consisting of Chapters 1 through 113, each inclusive, is adopted.

Section 2. All ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted on or before May 26, 2009, and not included in the Code or recognized and continued in force by reference therein, are repealed.

Section 3. The repeal provided for in Section 2 hereof shall not be construed to revive any ordinance or part thereof that has been repealed by a subsequent ordinance that is repealed by this ordinance.

Section 4. In addition to the penalty prescribed in this section the parish may pursue other remedies such as abatement of nuisances, injunctive relief and revocation of licenses or permits Except as otherwise provided:

(1)

Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of the Code or any ordinance, rule or regulation adopted or issued in pursuance thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 30 days, or any combination thereof;

(2)

With respect to violations of the Code that are continuous with respect to time, each day the violation continues is a separate offense; and

(3)

With respect to violations of the Code that are not continuous with respect to time, each violation is a separate offense.

Section 5. Additions or amendments to the Code when passed in such form as to indicate an intention to make the same a part of the Code shall be deemed to be incorporated in the Code, so that reference to the Code includes the additions and amendments.

Section 6. Ordinances adopted after May 26, 2009, that amend or refer to ordinances that have been codified in the Code shall be construed as if they amend or refer to like provisions of the Code.

Section 7. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.

BE IT ORDAINED, that the St. John the Baptist Parish Council is acting as the governing authority for said parish.

YEAS: Wolfe, Lewis, Millet, Julien, Smith, Hotard, Usry, Millet, Lee

NAYS: None

ABSENT: None

ABSTAINING: None

The result of the vote on the ordinance was 9 YEAS, 0 NAYS, 0 ABSENT, 0 ABSTAINING, and this ordinance was declared adopted on the 13 ^th day of April, 2010.

/s/ Ronnie Smith	/s/ Jackie Landeche	/s/ Pat McTopy
COUNCIL CHAIR	SECRETARY	ACTING PARISH PRESIDENT
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Date signed	Date signed	Date signed

 

CERTIFIED, to be a true and correct copy of an ordinance adopted by the St. John the Baptist Parish Council on the 13th day of April, 2010.

/s/         SECRETARY