Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:9039.34 – Contraction or expansion of district; termination; dissolution
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:9039.34
- board of supervisors: means the governing board of the district or, if such board has been abolished, the board, body, or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given to the board by this Chapter have been given by law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:9039.13
- Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
- district: means a special district as provided in La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:9039.13
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Landowner: means the owner of immovable property as it appears in the official records of the parish, including a trustee, a private corporation, and an owner of a condominium unit. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:9039.13
A. The boundaries of the district may be contracted or expanded in the same manner in which the district was created pursuant to La. Rev. Stat. 33:9039.14.
B. The district may be terminated or dissolved in one of the following ways:
(1) The district may be terminated or dissolved upon the transfer of all the community development services of the district to a unit of local government. The district shall be terminated in accordance with a plan of termination which shall be adopted by the board of supervisors and filed with the clerk of court.
(2) If, within five years after the effective date of the ordinance creating the district a landowner has not received a development permit on some part or all of the area covered by the district, then the district will be automatically dissolved and a court of competent jurisdiction shall cause a statement to that effect to be filed in the public records.
(3) In the event the district has become inactive, the parish or municipality which created the district shall be informed and it shall take appropriate action.
Acts 2001, No. 992, §1.