The
City of Port Allen is a community governed by zoning rules and
regulations which have been established for the orderly development
of our community. Each type of land use is placed into a particular
category or classification which regulates such things as uses,
lot size, building size, parking requirements, height restrictions,
and building setback requirements.
The building setback is the minimum horizontal distance between the building
foundation line and the property line. On the street side of the property
the distance is measured from the building foundation line to the property
line, not the street. In residential areas these distances have been set
in order for the property owners and their neighbors to enjoy some privacy
and for the purpose of providing enough room for fire protection from neighboring
dwellings.
We realize that there are occasions when a property owner wishes to expand
an existing dwelling, add a carport, or build a new home in the older parts
of our community where the lots are much smaller than what are now allowed.
In these cases this construction would exceed the setback requirements
of our zoning laws. Appeals for variances to these setback requirements
are provided by state law, R.S. 33:4727, which designates that all communities
with zoning requirements shall provide for a Board of Adjustments to hear
such appeals and to determine whether or not such variances should be granted.
The Port Allen Board of Adjustments has been established for this purpose
as set forth in Section 10.1. Appeals, in our zoning regulations.
The Board meets regularly, as required by law, on the third Thursday of
the month at 7 p.m. in the Council Meeting Room at City Hall, 750 North
Jefferson Avenue whenever there is a variance request to consider. Notice
of meetings are published in advance in the city's official journal, the
WestSide Journal newspaper.
The following steps must be completed in order for a variance to be considered:
|
| 1 |
Completely
fill out variance form and return to City Hall along with other
required information at least two (2) weeks before the next scheduled
hearing. |
| 2. |
Pay
$25.00 filing fee at the time that the variance form is returned.
This fee covers the cost of advertisement of a public hearing on
your request and the hearing notification sign. |
| 3. |
Place hearing notification sign on property at least one (1) week before
hearing. |
| 4. |
Be
present at the hearing to answer any questions that may be asked
by the Board or by interested citizens. |
If
the variance which you are requesting is granted you will then
be required to apply for a building permit before you actually
begin your project. If your request is denied you will not be allowed
to begin your project.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter and hope that this better
explains the variance process. If you have any questions please feel free
to contact us at City Hall, 346-5670, and we will be more than happy to
answer any questions that you may have. |
CITY OF PORT ALLEN VARIANCE REQUEST FORM |
| Date: |
| ________________________________ |
| Name
of Property Owner: |
| ________________________________ |
| Address: |
| ________________________________ |
| ________________________________ |
| ________________________________ |
| Telephone
No.: |
| ________________________________ |
| Lot
Description: |
| ________________________________ |
| |
| I
am hereby requesting that the Board of Adjustments consider my
request for a variance to the City of Port Allen zoning regulation
setback requirements for the purpose of constructing the following: |
| __ |
Carport/Garage |
| __ |
Driveway |
| __ |
Enlargement
of Present Dwelling |
| __ |
New
Dwelling |
| __ |
Storage
Building |
| __ |
Parking
Space (Commercial) |
| __ |
Other
(Specify)
_____________________________________
_____________________________________ |
| |
As
the above listed property owner I am requesting that the setbacks
for this proposed construction be changed to (see attached site
plan/survey): |
| __ |
feet
FRONT SETBACK |
| __ |
feet
REAR SETBACK |
| __ |
feet
SIDE SETBACK
(Specify which side e.g., north,south, east, west) _____________________________
_____________________________
Signature of Property Owner
|
CITY
OF PORT ALLEN VARIANCE REQUEST FORM
STATEMENT OF NO OBJECTION
FROM ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS
I hereby certify that I own property adjoining the above applicant's property.
I fully understand what is being proposed by the applicant and have no
objections to his/her request.
Signature Address Date
_____________________________ _______
_____________________________ _______
_____________________________ _______
NOTICE TO APPLICANTS
THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED IN ORDER FOR YOUR APPLICATION
TO BE PROCESSED IN A TIMELY MANNER: |
| 1. |
Completely
fill out variance request form and return to City Hall along with
detailed site plan. An example of a detailed site plan is attached.
This information must be filed at least two (2) weeks before the
next scheduled meeting of the Board of Adjustments.
|
| 2. |
Pay
$25.00 filing fee when you return your variance forms.
|
| 3. |
You
will be given a notification sign which is to be placed on your
property for at least one (1) week before the hearing is scheduled. |
| 4. |
Applicant
must be present at the public hearing to answer any questions that
may be asked by the Board or by interested citizens. |
| FOR
OFFICE USE ONLY |
| 1. |
Reviewed
and found to be correct and complete
_____________
(date)
_____________
(initials) |
| 2. |
Fee
collected $25.00
_____________
(date)
_____________
(initials) |
| 3. |
Date
of public hearing
_____________
|
| 4. |
Date
of publication of Notice of Public Hearing
_____________
|
| 5. |
Notification
sign placed on property
________yes
_________no
|
| 6. |
Disposition
by Board of Adjustments (including stipulations) __________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________ |
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