§ 46-14. Administrative procedures.

(a)

Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter, or other law to the contrary, the city council may adopt an ordinance establishing administrative procedures for approving or certifying certain plats involving minor modifications of existing parcels of land. The categories of such modifications qualifying for such administrative approval or certification are:

(1)

The realignment or shifting of lot boundary lines, including removal, alignment, or shifting of interior lot boundary lines, or the redesignation of lot numbers, provided the application meets the following requirements:

a.

Does not involve the creation of any new street or other public improvement;

b.

Does not involve more than five lots of record;

c.

Does not reduce the lot size below the minimum area or frontage requirements established by ordinance;

d.

Otherwise meets all the requirements of the subdivision regulations and zoning ordinances.

(2)

Parcels of land where a portion has been expropriated or has been dedicated, sold, or otherwise transferred to the city, thereby leaving a severed portion of the original property which requires a redesignation of lot number and establishment of due lot boundary lines.

(b)

All plats approved or certified by an administrative procedure provided for herein shall designate such fact on the plat and the plats shall be recorded in the conveyance records of the parish. Any plats so approved shall have the same force and affect and legal status of a subdivision application approved by the established legislative process.

(Ord. No. 171, § 1(XIV), 3-11-1997)