3.2.5 Agency Review (All Types)

1. Agency Review. Upon determination that an application is complete, the Commission staff shall review the plan and check it against the minimum standards and requirements hereinafter provided. As part of the subdivision process, copies of the plan will be sent to various City/State/Federal agencies for review and written comments.

The purpose of the agency review is to determine if the proposed subdivision request complies with City Code, the building code, the agency’s regulations and any other applicable regulations. In addition, the agency review will identify if the proposed subdivision request requires any additional infrastructure and/or creates the need for any easements or servitudes. The agency review shall be limited to items under the jurisdiction of that agency, and the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission has final jurisdiction to determine if a comment is under the agency’s jurisdiction or relevant to the subdivision request. In providing comment, the agency shall be able to cite the regulation that is the basis for the agency’s approval or opposition.

The reviewing agencies depend on the type and location of the proposed subdivision and can include the following:

• Sewerage and Water Board
• Departments of Public Works
• Safety and Permits, Building Division
• Department of Property Management, Division of Real Estate and Records
• Assessor's Office
• Orleans Parish Communication District (9-1-1)
• Fire Department (if applicable)
• Entergy (if applicable)
• Historic District Landmarks Commission (if applicable)
• Vieux Carré Commission (if applicable)
• Department of Health and Hospitals (if applicable)
• Army Corps of Engineers (if applicable) 
• Department of Natural Resources (if applicable) 
• Lakefront Management Authority (if applicable)

 

2. Review Time. These agencies shall be given a reasonable time to review the plan and to make comments. If no written response is received within 30 days from the date of request, the Executive Director may consider that the agencies have approved the plan as submitted. The approval of the City Planning Commission Executive Director shall not waive the requirements of other agencies.

 

3. Response to Review Comments. The agencies’ review comments shall identify existing nonconformities (e.g. existing encroachments in the public right-of-way) and new issues that result from the proposed subdivision (e.g. locating a property line too close to a structure that does not have the proper fire rating per the building code). The applicant shall address all of these review comments prior to the Final Subdivision Plan Approval.