Louisiana § RS 33:140.13 - Planning commission as platting authority
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§ RS 33:140.13. Planning commission as platting authority
After the commission has recommended and the city council has adopted a master plan in whole or in part, no plat of a subdivision of land lying within the area covered by the plan shall be filed or recorded until it shall have been submitted to and approved by the commission, and such approval entered in writing on the plat by the secretary of the commission. The clerk of court of Caddo Parish shall not file or record a plat of a subdivision without the approval of the commission as required by this Subpart; the filing or recording of a plat of a subdivision without the approval of the commission as required by this Section shall be void.
Acts 1962, No. 52, §13; Acts 2020, No. 294, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 33:140.13 ("Planning commission as platting authority") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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