1. Access Connection Permitsshall be defined and required as follows:

   1. 1. single-family residential access connections:

      1. a. single family residential1 to 5 homes on a single access connection (Six or more residences on a single shared access or a single property subdivided for multiple homes must apply as a multi-family residential access.);
      2. b. residential sporting and recreation camps (Full-time or part-time residential camps used for hunting, fishing, etc.);

   2. 2. non-commercial agricultural operations:

      1. a. unimproved land (farm, pasture, or wooded; passenger vehicle or farm equipment access and use only);

   3. 3. traffic generator access connections:

      1. a. place of business (e.g., retail outlets, banks, restaurants, etc.);
      2. b. medical facilities (e.g., doctors’ offices, hospitals, urgent care facilities, assisted living homes, etc.);
      3. c. religious facilities (e.g., churches, synagogues, etc.);
      4. d. multi-family residential developments (e.g., subdivisions, condominiums, apartment complexes, trailer parks, etc.);
      5. e. educational facilities (e.g., schools, colleges, daycares, after-school daycares, etc.);
      6. f. lodging facilities (e.g., hotels, vacation rentals, motels, RV parks, etc.);
      7. g. recreational facilities (e.g., sports fields, public swimming pool, parks, golf courses, bowling alleys, theme parks, etc.);
      8. h. private clubs (e.g. country clubs, golf clubs, yacht clubs, etc.);
      9. i. emergency services (e.g., fire station, ems stations, police stations, etc.);
      10. j. mixed-use developments (any combination of above-listed uses);
      11. k. public facilities (libraries, court houses, city halls, jails, conference/convention centers, etc.);
      12. l. commercial agricultural operations (processing and/or wholesale operations; cotton gin, rice mill, sugar mill, etc.);
      13. m. oil, natural gas, logging, and other natural resource harvesting operations;
      14. n. utility company access;
      15. o. any other connections that do not fit a category listed above;

   4. 4. temporary permits:

      1. a. short-term oil, natural gas, logging, or other natural resource harvesting operations;
      2. b. short-term haul road;
      3. c. short-term construction access to a building site until an access connection is approved.

Authority Note

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:344.

Historical Note

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Transportation and Development, LR 37:347 (January 2011).