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Lafourche Parish approves new hydrant distance and tightens RV rules
Summary
The Lafourche Parish Council voted unanimously March 24 to amend land-development rules, increasing allowable distance to a fire hydrant to 1,000 feet and adding standards for recreational-vehicle occupancy; the fire chief and council members debated enforcement and liability.
The Lafourche Parish Council on March 24 approved an ordinance amending Chapter 22 of the parish code to increase the allowable distance to a fire hydrant to 1,000 feet and to add standards addressing recreational-vehicle (RV) occupancy.
Parish President Mitchell Israel said the ordinance reflects months of work by staff and legal advisers to reduce regulatory land mines and produce workable standards. "I extend a big thanks to our team for pulling…
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