§1730.27. Adoption and enforcement of emergency wind and flood mitigation requirements
A. The wind and flood mitigation requirements prescribed by the 2003 International Building Code and the 2003 International Residential Code, as modified in R.S. 40:1730.28(A)(3), shall apply within the parishes of Calcasieu, Cameron, Vermilion, Iberia, St. Tammany, Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard, Plaquemines, Terrebonne, and Lafourche.
B. Emergency wind and flood building requirements adopted in this Section shall remain in force until January 1, 2007.
C. Except as otherwise provided herein, the emergency wind and flood mitigation requirements adopted by this Section shall be enforced pursuant to R.S. 40:1730.23 and 1730.24 of this Part. If municipalities and parishes are unable to enforce the emergency wind and flood mitigation requirements prescribed in this Section on the effective dates provided for in Subsection D of this Section, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections shall enforce them as long as they remain in effect.
D. The provisions of this Section shall go into effect thirty days from November 29, 2005, for parishes and municipalities that have code enforcement procedures in place on November 29, 2005. For those parishes and municipalities without code enforcement procedures, the provisions of this Section shall be applied no later than ninety days from November 29, 2005.
E. The Department of Public Safety and Corrections, office of state fire marshal, may establish contract agreements with parishes, municipalities, and third-party providers in order to provide enforcement of this Section.
Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 12, §2, eff. Nov. 29, 2005; Acts 2006, No. 769, §1, eff. June 30, 2006.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.