Permits and Applications

PERMIT APPLICATIONS

• Addition Permit (ex. room addition, detached accessory building, patio covers)
• Change of Occupancy
• Commercial and Industrial
• Home Occupation (Ordinance: Appendix A: Zoning Ordinance. Section XXII)
  
• $25 (Administrative Approval Required)
• $200 for Business that Require State Licenses or Permit (Requires Council Approval)
• In-Ground and Above-Ground Swimming Pools
  
• Mobile Home Application
• Residential and Commercial Renovation Permits
• Seasonal Vendor - Christmas Tree
• Sign Placement (currently being updated)
• Single Family Residential Structure
• Trade Permit (ex. electrical, plumbing, mechanical, gas)
  

LAND USE PERMITS APPLICATIONS

• Abutting Property Owners
• Change of Zoning District
• Special Permit Use
• Subdivision or Resubdivision

PERMIT FEES AND RULES
(a) Permit, Plan Review, and Inspection Fees by Type

PERMIT, PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION FEES BY TYPE
PERMIT TYPE	PERMIT FEE	PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTION FEES (number of inspections included)
New Residential (One of Two-Family Dwellings)	$400	$0.36 / SF (25)
New Residential Accessory	$25	$0.18 / SF - $60 minimum (25)
Residential Addition	$25	$0.36 / SF (25)
Residential Patio Cover	$25	$50 (1)
Residential Renovation < $2,500	$25	$20 (1)
Residential Renovation < $10,000	$25	$80 (2)
Residential Renovation > $10,000	$25	$160 (2)
New Commercial	$0.60 / $1,000 value* - $600 minimum	$2.40 / $1,000 Value* - $200 minimum (25)
New Institutional	$0.60 / $1,000 value* - $600 minimum	$2.40 / $1,000 Value* - $200 minimum (25)
Commercial Renovation	$0.60 / $1,000 value* - $200 minimum	$2.40 / $1,000 Value* - $200 minimum (25)
Institutional Renovation	$0.60 / $1,000 value* - $200 minimum	$2.40 / $1,000 Value* - $200 minimum (25)
Commercial Storage	$0.60 / $1,000 value* - $200 minimum	$2.40 / $1,000 Value* - $200 minimum (25)
Commercial Parking	$100	$0.80 / 500 SF (2)
Trade Permits (Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, Gas)	$25	$100 (2)
Mobile Homes	$55	$120 (2)
Change of Occupancy	$25	N/A
Change of Use	$25	$80 (2)
Sign Permits	$100	$80 (2)
Temporary Structures	$25	$80 (2)
Demolition Permit	$100	n/a
Swimming Pool (In-Ground)	$25	$160 (2)
Swimming Pool (Above-Ground)	$25	n/a
Annual Maintenance Permit	$40	$160
Special Permit Use	$50	n/a
Miscellaneous Permit	$25	n/a
Additional Inspections	n/a	$60 (1)

* In order to determine the permit fee a valid Construction Contract with the project valuation must be submitted with all new Commercial Building, Commercial Storage, Commercial Renovation, New Institutional and Institutional Renovation permit applications. When (i) no contract is available or (ii) the result is a lower total fee, the Building Official may use $0.12 per square foot for permit fee and $0.48 per square foot for plan review and inspection fees for these types of permits. The minimum permit fee and minimum plan review and inspection fee, as expressed in (a) above, shall apply.

 Multi-family projects will be permitted as commercial permits

If additional inspections are required, the applicant shall pay additional fees prior to the Parish issuing the final certificate of occupancy.

Permit fees are non-refundable. Plan review and inspections fees may be partially refundable on a pro-rata basis.

Plan Review and Inspection Fees shall apply when Third Party Providers are utilized and a discount may be provided so long as said discount does not exceed 40 percent of the standard Plan Review and Inspection Fee that would otherwise be charged to the applicant. In the instance that a Third Party Provider is used for plan review only, there shall be no discount. In the instance that the Third Party Provider is used for inspections only, the discount shall be no greater than 30 percent of the standard permit fee.

These changes effective Aug. 1, 2010.