Louisiana § RS 33:4882 - Building and zoning regulations in local governmental subdivisions; nonconforming use
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§ RS 33:4882. Building and zoning regulations in local governmental subdivisions; nonconforming use
A. Notwithstanding any provision of law or municipal or parish ordinance or resolution to the contrary, the governing authority of any municipality or parish and any agency of any such municipality or parish shall not allow and shall not cause any building or land to lose its nonconforming use status because, during all or part of the period of March 11, 2020, through March 16, 2022, it is temporarily vacant or operations normally carried on in such building or on such land have been temporarily discontinued.
B. Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the governing authority of any parish having a population in excess of three hundred fifty thousand, based on the latest federal decennial census, may by ordinance reduce the time period of March 11, 2020, through March 16, 2022, provided in Subsection A of this Section.
Acts 2006, No. 737, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2022, No. 699, §1, eff. June 18, 2022.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 33:4882 ("Building and zoning regulations in local governmental subdivisions; nonconforming use") 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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