§ 24.5.2. PROCESS B: PROCEDURE AND APPROVAL

The Houma-Terrebonne Regional Planning Commission will use the following procedure for the purpose of approving mobile home parks so as to insure that the mobile home park development provides for adequate and convenient open space for traffic, vehicular access, utilities, drainage, access of firefighting and other emergency apparatus, light and air, and to avoid congestion of the population.

Application procedure requirement: Prior to the lease, rent, partition, sale or transfer of any lot within a mobile home park, the owner of the land or his representative shall file an application and receive approval for the mobile home park.

All mobile home park applications shall comply with chapter 17 of the Terrebonne Parish Code of Ordinances prior to approval by the planning commission.

All mobile home parks will be required to submit notarized statements that all maintenance of the drainage and roadways will be private and that the public bodies are not responsible for the providing of maintenance and/or utilities to the partitioned property.

Subdivision application: The application shall:

1.

Be made on forms available at the office of the Houma-Terrebonne Regional Planning Commission to include all contiguous holdings of the owner with indication of the portion which is proposed to be divided, leased or rented.

2.

Be accompanied by the minimum number of survey plats as indicated on the application form and as described below and complying with all aspects of these regulations.

3.

Be presented to the planning commission seventeen (17) days prior to the meeting of the planning commission.

4.

Be accompanied by the application fee as specified herein.

5.

Shall include the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the agent and owner.

6.

It shall be the responsibility of the developer or his/her agent to furnish the commission in the electronic format required by the planning department, with the names and addresses of all adjacent property owners within two hundred fifty (250) foot perimeter of the development when submitting an application to the Houma-Terrebonne Regional Planning Commission which requires a public hearing. All adjacent property owners shall be listed separately.

7.

In addition, for all subdivisions that will hold a public hearing consisting of six (6) lots or more, a dated photograph of a 4' x 4', or larger, sign erected on the property to be developed ten (10) days prior to the public hearing with two-inch letters identifying the name of the development; owner and agent; time, date, and location of the public hearing and phone number of the planning commission. The type of proposed land use shall be depicted including, but not limited to, residential subdivision, raw land division, and commercial/industrial, etc.

8.

In conjunction with a mobile home park application, a preliminary plat with the following information must be submitted:

A.

Name of mobile home park: The proposed mobile home park name shall not duplicate the name of any previously recorded. The title of the plat must state that this is a mobile home park.

B.

The type of proposed subdivision based on land use, including but not limited to residential, subdivision, raw land division, family partition, commercial/industrial, etc.

C.

Vicinity map.

D.

The location and dimensions of all proposed and/or existing mobile home lots. The municipal street address of each lot shall be shown, where applicable. Addresses should be established by the 911 director. The location of street lights and fire hydrants within the immediate area shall be shown.

E.

Current standard signature block for approval by planning commission.

F.

All mobile home parks will be required to submit notarized statements that all maintenance of the drainage and roadways will be private. Additionally, a maintenance agreement shall be submitted to and approved by the legal staff of the planning commission. The fully executed maintenance agreement shall be registered with the Terrebonne Parish Clerk of Court's office and shall be attached to the registered plat. In addition, the fully executed maintenance agreement shall be attached as an addendum to each parcel of property filed into the public record.

9.

An electronic copy of all drawings submitted with the application shall be submitted by any electronic method accepted by planning director.

The planning commission shall hold a public hearing to receive public comments and shall study the plat and the report of the planning commission staff, taking into consideration the requirements of the subdivision regulations. Subsequent to the review and staff recommendations, the planning commission shall advise the applicant of any changes or additions which may be required prior to the approval of the subdivision plat. Notification shall be sent by parish staff by certified mail to the developers and adjacent property owners and first class mail to all remaining property owners within a two hundred fifty (250) foot radius. The notice shall advise the purpose, date, time, and place of the hearing.

Application fee: The application fee to obtain review by the planning commission of the family partition or mobile home park shall be in compliance with the current fee schedule.

(Ord. No. 7755, § I, 12-16-09; Ord. No. 7805, § I, Att. A, 4-14-10)