Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Part I - Highway Construction
Chapter 15 - Access Connection Permits
Section I-1549 - Failure to Comply

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code I-1549

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

A. Unlawful access connections shall be:

1. any driveway, street, or other connection which violates the provisions of this Chapter;

2. any driveway, street, or other connection which violates the provisions of the permit issued; or

3. any driveway, street, or other connection which is constructed without an access connection permit.

B. The DOTD shall give 30 days notice by certified mail to the owner of such connection to remove same if it is a prohibited connection or cause it to conform to regulations if it is not an authorized connection.

C. At the time of owner notification, the DOTD shall place barricades across the unlawful access connection. The barricades shall be marked with an approved sticker as "ILLEGAL."

D. If the owner is unknown or cannot be found, a written notice shall be affixed to the barricade stating that the access connection is unlawful and shall be removed within 30 days from the date specified on the sticker.

E. Failure to remove within the specified period serves as forfeiture of all rights thereto and the department shall remove the unlawful access connection. The owner and/or any other person responsible therefore remains liable for any damage to public property or expenditure of highway funds resulting from the installation or removal of the unlawful access connection.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:344.

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