Land Use Administration
Zoning is the classification of land into districts. To promote orderly development, every parcel within the parish has a zoning designation that governs its use. These uses are defined in the official zoning ordinance supported by the official zoning map.
Zoning regulations must be reasonable and may be imposed to protect and promote the health, safety, and general welfare of the public.
Comprehensive Plan
(PDF, 10MB)
Phase IV - St. John Comprehensive Plan: One Parish, One Future
The Comprehensive Plan, Phase 4, One Parish, One Future: the St. John the Baptist Comprehensive Plan was adopted by the Planning Commission, as required by Louisiana State Law (RS 33:101-106) on September 15, 2014. From the beginning of the project and even before Hurricane Isaac, the plan’s focus was on resilience.
Please see the link to the plan below:
Links:
Zoning Revisions Presentation(PPT, 3MB)
St. John Parish Land Use Plan Phase II(PDF, 4MB)
Phase I Report - Citizen Participation & Education(PDF, 2MB)
Phase I Report - Development Management Evaluation(PDF, 539KB)
Phase II Task I Administrative Report(PDF, 3MB)
Phase III - Housing Data Report(PDF, 760KB)
Phase IV - Comprehensive Land Use Plan(PDF, 29MB)
SJBP Future Land Use(PDF, 4MB)
Subdivision and Zoning Ordinance Updates
We want to hear from you! St. John the Baptist Parish Planning and Zoning department is in the process of updating the regulations that govern development and subdivision of land to provide a clearer process that is more easily understood and enforced. There are marked up versions showing the changes compared to the existing ordinance, as well as a "clean" version that includes all of the changes. Copies of the proposed changes are available here.
Chapter 2.5 Clean Public Review(PDF, 342KB)
Chapter 2.5 Markup Public Review(PDF, 342KB)
Chapter 26 Clean Public Review(PDF, 659KB)
Chapter 26 Comparison Public Review(PDF, 1MB)
Chapter 105 Clean Public Review(PDF, 588KB)
Chapter 105 Comparison Public Review(PDF, 1MB)
Chapter-113-Zoning-MarkUp_Public-Review_1.pdf(PDF, 7MB)
Chapter-111-Subdivisions-MarkUp_Public-Review.pdf(PDF, 3MB)
Chapter-111-Subdivisions-Clean_Public-Review.pdf(PDF, 1MB)
Chapter-113-Zoning-Clean_Public-Review.pdf(PDF, 2MB)
The following documents are also provided to help explain the proposed changes:
Please review the proposed ordinance changes and submit comments and questions in any of the following ways:
• Via email to planning @stjohn-la.gov
• Written comment submitted to the Planning and Zoning Office
For more details about zoning and land use, please contact us at (985) 359-1195. Our office is located on the 1st floor of the Government Building at 1181 W. Airline Hwy. in LaPlace. Office hours are 8 am – 4:30 pm Monday – Friday excluding Government Holidays.