Planning Department

The Planning department was created in January 2008 to better serve the public by providing a full-time office, staffed with Tangipahoa Parish Government employees that are under the supervision of the Parish President. This office will address land use situations and subdivision regulations and verify compliance with the Subdivision Regulations and Comprehensive Land Use Plan. We will soon have a GIS system in place to provide updated mapping information.

Mission Statement:

The Planning department strives to uphold and implement the vision of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, through planned development. In doing, so we help Tangipahoa Parish to:

• Preserve our heritage
• Manage our character
• Ensure the upgrade and maintenance of our infrastructure
• Ensure the creation of good jobs
• Ensure the sustaining of a sound tax base

June 7,2010

The Developmental Code Committee is continually working on parish wide land use regulations that will be created from the Comprehensive Plan. Click below to download the 2nd edition of the land use Toolkit code. BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE REDLINING A LOT OF THAT MATERIAL. We are eliminating the single-family standards other than setbacks and other items such as that. A final revised draft will be available at this site as soon as it is delivered from the consultants and then we will begin public participation meetings.

April 19, 2010 Toolkit Review Draft

Thanks,
Alyson Lapuma,
Parish Planning Director.