Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 70 - TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT
Part II - Utilities
Chapter 5 - Standards Manual for Accommodating Facilities on Highway Right-of-Way
Section II-531 - Driveway Permits
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Guidelines. Driveway permits are required in order to assure safe and orderly movement for vehicular traffic entering and leaving the highway; to abolish hazardous and indiscriminate parking adjacent to the roadway surface; to preserve adequate sight distances at intersections; to encourage beautification of property frontage and to insure uniform design and construction of driveways on highway right-of-way. The DOTD's authority to require permits for driveways is set forth in R.S. 48:344. All rules governing the installation of driveways are now located at LAC 70:I.Chapter 15, Access Connection Permits.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 48:381-382, 48:193, 48:344.