§ 89-123. Hearing examiner.

(a)

Establishment.

(1)

There is hereby created the office of hearing examiner.

(2)

The hearing examiner shall be the person who is serving as director of the PZD.

(3)

The hearing examiner may appoint a designee to perform their duties from time to time if they are unable to conduct certain hearings due to scheduling or other conflicts.

(b)

Authority and duties. The function of the hearing examiner is to:

(1)

Review subdivision plat applications which qualify under either R.S. § 33:113 or 33:113.1 for approval without public hearing or which qualify for consideration and administrative approval.

(2)

When a plat application comes before the hearing examiner under article 4 of this chapter, approve or certify certain plats involving minor modifications of existing parcels, including boundary line adjustments.

(3)

On a monthly basis, provide the planning and zoning commission with a summary of all plats acted upon by the hearing examiner, so that the planning and zoning commission may review, analyze and otherwise monitor the activities of the hearing examiner.

(4)

Enforce the provisions of both state law and applicable subdivision regulations relative to the creation of illegal subdivisions and the territorial jurisdiction covered by the respective subdivision regulations. In that regard, the hearing examiner may take any one or more of the following actions:

a.

Deny the granting of building permits for the construction of improvements upon property which are subdivided without compliance with these subdivision regulations.

b.

Turn over to legal counsel for the LCG any found violations for purpose of prosecution under R.S. § 33:114.

c.

Resort to such other remedies as are provided by state law or local ordinance.

(5)

Grant extensions of letters of credit as provided in article 4 of this chapter.