Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 43 - NATURAL RESOURCES
Part XXVII - State Lands
Subpart 1 - Land Information Mapping and Map Records System
Chapter 13 - Digital Mapping Requirements
Section XXVII-1309 - Appendix A-Planimetric Map-Layer Categories and Feature Elements

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXVII-1309
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

PLANIMETRIC MAP

LAYER CATEGORIES AND FEATURE ELEMENTS

The following Layer Categories and Feature Elements shall be included on Planimetric Maps:

MARGIN CATEGORY

* Map Sheet and Image Area Border

* Coordinate Grid Lines

* Planimetric Map Title

* Map Number and Parish

* Louisiana State Plane Coordinate Zone

* State Plane Coordinate Grid Values (NAD 1983)

* Map Scale and North Arrow

* Match Note Index

* Planimetric Legend and Symbols

* Horizontal Control Point Locations

* Reference Horizontal Control Data

TRANSPORTATION CATEGORY

* Roads, Streets, and Highways

* Curbs and Edges of Traveled Ways

* Bridges, Overpasses, and Tunnels

* Railroads

* Airports

* Related Features

* Transportation Labels

HYDROLOGY CATEGORY

* Rivers, Bayous, Streams, Ponds, and Lakes

* Drainage Ditches and Canals

* Levees and Dams

* Shorelines

* Drainage Pump Stations

* Drainage Control Structures

* Related Features

* Hydrology Labels

TERRAIN CATEGORY

* Cultivated Areas

* Woodlands

* Land Fills and Excavations

* Swamps and Wetlands

* Related Features

* Terrain Labels

STRUCTURE CATEGORY

* Houses and Buildings

* Cemeteries

* Parking Lots

* Industrial Plant Facilities

* Fences and Retaining Walls

* Parks and Playgrounds

* Storage Tanks

* Ballfields, Tennis Courts, and Recreation Areas

* Towers

* Docks and Wharves

* Bulkheads and Revetments

* Related Features

* Structure Labels

UTILITY CATEGORY

* Utility Poles

* Power Transmission Lines

* Communication Facilities

* Manholes and Valve Boxes

* Catch Basins and Drain Inlets

* Hydrants

* Sewer and Water Pumping Stations

* Surface Expression of Underground Utilities

* Elevated and Ground Water Storage Tanks

* Pipelines

* Oil or Gas Wellheads

* Related Features

* Utility Labels

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 50:171.

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