Louisiana § RS 33:140.50.18 - Procedure on subdivision plats; appeals
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§ RS 33:140.50.18. Procedure on subdivision plats; appeals
A.(1) The secretary of the commission or his deputy shall issue a receipt showing the date, time, and sufficient description to identify any plat submitted to it for approval.
(2) The commission shall approve or disapprove the plat within sixty days thereof, otherwise the plat shall be deemed to be approved and a certificate to that effect shall be issued by the commission on demand; however, the applicant for commission approval may waive this requirement and consent to the extension of such period.
(3) The ground of disapproval of any plat shall be stated upon the records of the commission, with the recorded vote of each member included in the records.
(4) No plat shall be disapproved by the commission without affording a hearing thereon.
B. Any applicant or other person may appeal commission approval or disapproval of a subdivision plat to the town council or the police jury, as the case may be, under such procedures and provisions as shall be established in the subdivision regulations.
Acts 2019, No. 75, §1.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 33:140.50.18 ("Procedure on subdivision plats; appeals") 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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