Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Town of Blanchard, Louisiana

Town of Blanchard’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Work inside Blanchard town, LA: the City of Shreveport issues the permits on the town's behalf under a town-Shreveport agreement

  • Source is the town's own code (section 19.23); the Shreveport agreement and the list of exempt work types were not opened.
  • Authority identifier for the City of Shreveport is a placeholder; confirm the correct municipality ID.

  “the city of shreveport shall, on behalf of the town, issue all permits required for work within the town of blanchard and perform all inspections on any permitted work.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted (with conditions)

  Construction, alteration, repair, equipment, use, occupancy and maintenance of buildings and structures inside Blanchard town, LA

  • Excludes farm structures and recreational camps from the adopted code.
  • The code is enforced for the town by the City of Shreveport under the intergovernmental agreement described in section 19.23 (see permit claims).

  “the louisiana state uniform construction code is incorporated as fully as if set out at length herein and shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the city.”

• InspectionsRequired

  Permitted work inside Blanchard town, LA: inspections performed by the City of Shreveport on the town's behalf

  • Inspection types and schedules were not opened.

  “the city of shreveport shall, on behalf of the town, issue all permits required for work within the town of blanchard and perform all inspections on any permitted work.”

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  All land inside the corporate limits of Blanchard town, LA, under the town's own Chapter 19 Article B zoning provisions

  • Zoning is administered by the town under Chapter 19, Article B (sections 19.11-19.27 per the code's table of contents).
  • Rezoning and zoning-commission hearing procedures in the same article were not fully opened and are not summarized here.

  “the municipality is hereby divided into three (3) use districts, which shall be known, in the order of restrictiveness, beginning with the most restrictive as:”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning districts of Blanchard town, LA: residence (R/P, R/O, R/A, R/M), public use, and commercial/industrial

  • The official zoning map (adopted per the code's 'municipality to be divided into districts, map adopted' section) was not located or opened.
  • District permitted-use lists for R/O, R/A, R/M, public use and commercial/industrial were only partly opened.

  “residential district shall be divided into four (4) classes. i. permanent one family residential (r/p) ii. mobile home residential (r/o) iii. residential agricultural (r/a) iv. other residential (r/m)”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Yards in residence districts of Blanchard town, LA (R/P permanent one family and the other residence classes named in section 19.19(a))

  • Section 19.22 applies to 'the residence district' as a whole; R/P and R/A class-specific wording was not separately checked.
  • Public-use and commercial/industrial yard rules were not opened.

  front yard minimum: >= 25 feet · rear yard minimum: >= 30 feet · side yard minimum (each of two side yards): >= 10 feet

  “in the residence district, the minimum dimensions of yards shall be as follows: front yard. there shall be front yard of not less than 25 feet to the front line of the building.”

• Living in an RVTemporary only (with conditions)

  Use of a motor home, travel trailer or camper as a dwelling on land classified R/P (permanent one family residential) inside Blanchard town, LA

  • Permanent dwelling use is not allowed on R/P premises.
  • Temporary use may not exceed 60 days; more time is at the discretion of the town council.
  • Other residence classes (R/O, R/A, R/M) were not opened.

  maximum days a motor home, travel trailer or camper may be used as a dwelling on R/P premises: <= 60 days (additional time at the discretion of the town council)

  “it may be utilized as such on a temporary basis and for no longer than sixty (60) days. additional time will be at the discretion of the town council.”

• Camping on your landLimited

  Parking and temporary occupancy of a motor home, travel trailer or camper on R/P premises inside Blanchard town, LA

  • Parking is allowed; temporary dwelling use is capped at 60 days unless the town council extends it.
  • Mobile homes are prohibited on R/P (see manufactured-home claim).

  maximum days of temporary dwelling use on R/P premises: <= 60 days (additional time at the discretion of the town council)

  “a property owner may park a motor home, travel trailer or camper on premises classified as r/p.”

• Manufactured homesProhibited

  Mobile homes on land classified R/P (permanent one family residential) inside Blanchard town, LA; R/P only

  • Applies to the R/P class only. The mobile home residential (R/O) class is a separate district and is covered by a separate unknown claim.

  “no mobile home shall be temporarily or permanently located on any property classified as r/p”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdividing a tract of land within Blanchard town's corporate limits, or land to be included in them

  • Plat must be submitted to the mayor and approved before recording in the parish records.
  • Recording without approval is a misdemeanor under the same section.
  • Developments using municipal utilities are covered by Article A (section 19.2).

  “any person desiring to sub-divide a tract of land within the corporate limits, or to be included therein, shall submit a plat and map of the subdivision to the mayor to be approved by him before same shall be filed for record in the records of the parish.”

• Permit processPartial

  Permit application process for work inside Blanchard town, LA

  • Chapter 19 states only who issues permits and inspects; application steps, forms and turnaround were not found in the opened text.
  • Permit fee subsection 19.23(c) was only partly visible.

  “the town shall contract with the city of shreveport to issue building permits on behalf of the town and to enforce the state uniform construction code”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Blanchard or Caddo Parish directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from licensed contractor or permit requirements inside Blanchard town, LA
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Blanchard town, LA
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum floor area for a dwelling inside Blanchard town, LA (R/P and R/A)
• Minimum lot size — Minimum lot area in the R/P and R/A residence districts of Blanchard town, LA
• Lot coverage — Maximum lot coverage in residence districts of Blanchard town, LA

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.