RS 140.25 - Official map; additions and changes
The City Council and the Police Jury may add to the official map, each in its own jurisdiction, by placing thereon, from time to time, the lines of streets in accordance with the plat of any subdivision which shall have been approved by the planning commission. The City Council and the Police Jury may make, from time to time, other additions to or modifications of the official map by placing thereon the lines of planned new streets or street extensions, widenings, narrowings, or vacations. The placing of any street or street line upon the official map shall not, in or of itself, constitute or be deemed to constitute the opening or establishing of any street or the taking or accepting of any land for street purposes.
NOTE: §140.25 as amended by Acts 2020, No. 294, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
RS 140.25 - Grant of power
For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and general welfare, the city council is hereby empowered, in accordance with the conditions and the procedures specified in this Subpart, to regulate the location, height, bulk, number of stories and size of buildings and other structures, the percentage of the lot which may be occupied, the sizes of yards, courts or other open spaces, the density of population, and the uses of buildings, structures and land for trade, industry, residence, recreation, civic activities, and other purposes, within the municipality.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §25; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.