Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Village of Maurice, Louisiana

Village of Maurice’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Maurice village limits (Vermilion Parish, LA)

  • Village ordinance 14-4 (adopted 2014-04-16) amends the village's zoning ordinance and its Appendix A zoning maps; the full zoning text and district schedule were not located on the official site, so district rules are not stated here.
  • Zoning-district content is not established by this claim; see zoning_districts and dimensional claims (unknown).

  “an ordinance of the board of alderman of the village of maurice, louisiana, amending the zoning ordinance of the village of maurice, louisiana”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Maurice village

  • The ordinance index lists the village's adoption of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury subdivision ordinance (1979); the village also lists a 2019 Subdivision Handbook (Ordinance 19-7A) that was not opened, so the operative text is not confirmed.

  “9-9b adopting the vermilion parish police jury subdivison ordinance dated 1-6-79”

Rules another office applies inside Village of Maurice

Village of Maurice does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Who permits septicState (with conditions)

  Onsite (septic) sewage treatment systems on private land inside Maurice village (Vermilion Parish), where the village sewer system does not serve the property; the Louisiana Department of Health parish health unit operates the permit system

  • Statewide rule applied inside Maurice village by state law; the village may not enact its own sewerage permit ordinance for individual systems without written approval from LDH's office of public health (La. R.S. 40:1281.24).
  • LDH page states 57 of 64 parishes have enacted onsite ordinances; Vermilion Parish's ordinance status was not confirmed.

  “sanitarians located in the health units of each parish serve to inform, advise, and operate a permitting system with regard to onsite sewage treatment.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Village of Maurice or Vermilion Parish directly.

• Building permit — New construction inside Maurice village
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Maurice village
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Maurice village
• Inspections — New construction inside Maurice village
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy of new homes inside Maurice village

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.