East Baton Rouge/Baker
From Townsend Management Group Permit Database
Code of Ordinances | Utilities, New Resident Form | Inspection Information | Fee Schedule |
| Zoning | Code | Front | Sides | Rear | Land Coverage | Width | Minimum Area
(square feet) |
Lot/Fam.(square feet) | Off-Street Parking |
| Single-Family Residential District | R-1 | 25 | 8 | 25 | Minimum living area: 1,000 square feet | 75' | 10,000 | 10,000 | 2 spaces per living unit |
| Single-Family Residential District | R-2 | 25 | 5 | 25 | Minimum living area: 1,000 square feet | 70' | 9,000 | 9,000 | 2 spaces per living unit |
| Single-Family Residential District | R-3 | 25 | 5 | 25 | Minimum living area: 864 square feet | 60' | 7,500 | 7,500 | 2 spaces per living unit |
| Single-Family Residential District | R-4 | 20 | 5 | 20 | Minimum living area: 864 square feet | 50' | 6,000 | 6,000 | 2 spaces per living unit |
| Multifamily Residential District | R-5 | 25 | 5 | 25 | - | 60' | 7,500 | 3,500 | 2 spaces per living unit plus 1 space each 4 units |
| General Residential District | R-6 | 25 | 5 | 25 | - | 60' | 7,500 | 2,000 | 2 spaces per living unit plus 1 space each 4 units |
| Zero lot line residential | R-7 | 20 | 8 on one side | 20 | 60% | 40' | 3,200 | 3,200 | 2 spaces per living unit |
| Agricultural 150 feet from the front property line and from any residence or primary building situated on adjacent or nearby property. | 3 Acres | ||||||||
| Every building or structure erected in R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 residential districts shall be located on a lot of record, and in no case shall there be more than one main building on one residential lot. This section is not applicable to the commercial and industrial zoning district classifications. |
Permit Requirements:
- Building Permit
- 911 Address
- Recorded Deed
- Flood Zone Determination (Required for all properties)
- Survey of Property
- Prelim, Form board certificate, & Final elevation certificate (Required for all properties)
- Plot Plan by CT Homes
- Fill mitigation plan (for properties in a flood zone)
- Onsite Wastewater Permit from L.H.S. 47 (State Board of health permit to install on-site sewage disposal system)
- DOTD Driveway & Drainage approval (if on Highway) Information
- Culvert Permit
- Must be Dust Free Paving
- City-Parish Traffic Engineering Approval (If on Parish Highway)
- ResCheck Energy Analysis
- Compaction Test (If more than 8" of Fill)
- Mechanical Permit | Plumbing Permit | Electrical Permit
Notes:
Residential construction. New construction and substantial improvement of any residential structure shall have the lowest floor (including basement), elevated to not less than two (2) feet above the base flood elevation. A registered professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor shall submit a certification to the floodplain administrator that the standard of this subsection as proposed in subsection 12-41(a)(1), is satisfied.
