§ 40-5. Permits for pipeline construction, repair, etc.

(a)

Any person desiring to construct, lay, maintain, operate, renew, repair, change the size of, remove or abandon in place pipes and pipelines for the collection, transportation or distribution of oil, gas, gasoline, water, sewage, petroleum, wet gas, hydrocarbon substances, together with all manholes, valves, appurtenances and service connections necessary or convenient for the operation of said pipes or pipelines including conduits, cathodic protection devices, wires, cables and other appurtenances necessary or convenient for the exercise of business in, under, or across any of the public roads of this parish shall first obtain a permit issued by the department of public works.

(b)

A permit to lay a pipeline under a public road in the parish shall be granted only after the person desiring to lay the pipeline shall have properly completed the permit and paid a fee in the amount fixed by the department of public works. The fee required in connection with lines crossing the right-of-way shall be calculated at a rate as established by the parish commission from time to time. If the casing is not required, the fee shall be based on the diameter of the pipe.

(c)

Permits issued under provisions of the section shall distinctly state what portion of road is to be disturbed for the laying of the pipeline, and shall also state that the fee given in connection therewith is to apply only to the work set forth in the permit of which it is a part.

(Code 1976, §§ 14-3—14-5; Code 1985, § 19-5; Ord. No. 4861, 2-19-2009)