Ascension Parish, LA Ordinances (2026)

Ascension Parish bans car stereos, radios, CD and cassette players from exceeding 75 db(A) on any public street or right-of-way in the unincorporated parish. The limit applies to…

Ascension Parish bars any device, radio, musical instrument or sound-amplifying equipment from exceeding 75 db(A) at a residential property line between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m…

Ascension Parish's noise ordinance sets decibel limits for sound in residential districts, but Section 14-44(b) expressly exempts "air traffic at airports" from every prohibition in…

Ascension Parish exempts construction activity and equipment from its noise ordinance only between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Work with pile drivers, bulldozers, concrete trucks or…

Ascension Parish Code Sec. 5-33 defines a 'nuisance' animal as one that barks, whines or howls in a continuous, excessive or untimely manner, among other things, and Sec. 5-46 requires…

In unincorporated Ascension Parish, any development must have an erosion/sedimentation control (ESC) plan prepared by the project Engineer and approved by the Office of Planning and…

Ascension Parish's stormwater management ordinance bans illegal discharges into the MS4 and requires construction sites disturbing an acre or more to follow an approved stormwater…

Any development in a special flood hazard area of unincorporated Ascension Parish needs a development permit under Chapter 9.5 of the parish code. Ascension Parish Code § 9.5-8…

Ascension Parish requires new buildings in the highest-risk flood zones to sit a full foot above the base flood elevation, not just even with it. Ascension Parish Code § 9.5-33(f) sets…

For property zoned Traditional Neighborhood Development in unincorporated Ascension Parish, UDC Section 17-7054(C) requires one deciduous canopy tree per 40 feet of street frontage…

Mobile home parks in unincorporated Ascension Parish must keep all grounds, buildings and structures free of insect and rodent harborage under UDC Section 17-8063, controlling weeds…

In unincorporated Ascension Parish, the Unified Land Development Code sets a minimal exterior lighting standard at UDC Section 17-2088(A)(3): a fixture with no cutoff produces…

In unincorporated Ascension Parish, exterior lighting for an off-street parking area, sign or other structure must be arranged under UDC Section 17-2088(A)(2) to deflect light away…

Residents on a subdivision street in unincorporated Ascension Parish who want a no-parking zone posted must petition under Code § 22-10(c): seventy-five percent of residents on the…

Ascension Parish bans abandoning vehicles on public property under Code § 20-2 and treats junked, wrecked, or inoperative vehicles left visible on private property as a public nuisance…

Ascension Parish's home occupation standards, which apply in every zoning district in unincorporated Ascension Parish, cap commercial-vehicle storage at one vehicle licensed at one-ton…

Unincorporated Ascension Parish requires every off-street parking area to be surfaced with a durable, dust-free, all-weather material such as asphalt, concrete or an approved permeable…

Food trucks and trailers operating in unincorporated Ascension Parish, on private property, parish land or in the public right-of-way, must hold a parish food truck and trailer…

Food trucks in unincorporated Ascension Parish may only park in zoning districts listed as allowable on the Unified Land Development Code's use matrix, and section 13-207 bars them…

Food trucks working the public right-of-way in unincorporated Ascension Parish must carry $1 million in liability insurance, stay within strict size and distance limits from schools…

Ascension Parish parks and playgrounds close at dark unless an organized activity has prior written approval from the recreation director. Games must wrap up by 9:30 p.m. on school…

Minors under 18 in unincorporated Ascension Parish may not be out in public streets or places from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, or from 1:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. on…

Ascension Parish requires a special event permit for any group activity in a parish park that needs a reservation, or for commercial or non-recreational use. Fees start at a $10.00…

Ascension Parish requires anyone staging an outdoor fair, festival, or jamboree to apply at least ninety days ahead and win a majority vote of the parish council, plus the sign-off of…

In unincorporated Ascension Parish, adding a secondary family residence, such as an in-law suite for a parent or grandparent, up to 1,000 square feet is exempt from the parish's…

Ascension Parish's Unified Land Development Code lets a landowner in unincorporated Ascension Parish place a secondary single-family residence on the same lot for immediate family…

A detached tool shed, storage building or similar accessory structure in unincorporated Ascension Parish can go up without a building permit only if it is one story and its floor area…

Ascension Parish operates a photographic red-light enforcement system under Code § 22-9(a), imposing a $95 civil penalty on the registered owner of a vehicle that runs a red light at a…

In unincorporated Ascension Parish, residents can block door-to-door sales by posting a "No Soliciting" or "No Trespassing" sign; parish code makes ignoring a posted sign a violation…

Door-to-door peddlers, solicitors and itinerant vendors working unincorporated Ascension Parish must post a $2,000 surety bond with the parish, designate an agent for service of…

Ascension Parish allows teaching, music instruction and day care as customary home occupations in any zoning district, but caps day care specifically at six pupils at a given time, on…

In unincorporated Ascension Parish, a customary home occupation is permitted in any zoning district under UDC Section 17-2048 without a separate development permit, as long as it…

In the Rural (R) zoning district, which covers much of unincorporated Ascension Parish, Table B of the Unified Land Development Code sets minimum yard setbacks of 25 feet front, 20…

Table B of Ascension Parish's Unified Land Development Code caps building height at 35 feet in the Rural (R) district, the same limit used in the Conservation and Conservation 5…

Ascension Parish's Unified Land Development Code lists 'Farming and Livestock related activities' as a permitted (Y) use across most of the parish's zoning districts, letting property…

Ascension Parish's Unified Land Development Code permits animal hospitals and veterinarian offices, provided the animals are kept inside, only in the Mixed Use (MU), Mixed Use 2 (MU2)…

Every cat owner in unincorporated Ascension Parish must register the animal with the parish and affix a registration tag under Sec. 5-47. Registration costs $10 a year for a spayed or…

Ascension Parish does not regulate by breed; instead Sec. 5-83 imposes mandatory confinement, muzzling, tagging and signage requirements on any dog individually classified 'dangerous,'…

Sec. 5-58 of the parish code makes it unlawful for any person to permit a dog to run at large in unincorporated Ascension Parish; the owner or keeper must keep the animal confined on…

Ascension Parish does not require microchipping of pets generally. Sec. 5-83(2) mandates a microchip, at the owner's expense, only for a dog that has been individually classified…

In unincorporated Ascension Parish, Code of Ordinances Sec. 2-152 defines a 'violation' to include building codes, zoning, planning, vegetation, housing, blighted-property…

Unincorporated Ascension Parish requires a permit before installing, altering, repairing or replacing any plumbing system under Sec. 6-1(b), applying the International Plumbing Code as…

Unincorporated Ascension Parish requires a permit before installing, altering or replacing any electrical system under Sec. 6-1(b), applying the National Electric Code as adopted by…

Any construction that needed a permit in unincorporated Ascension Parish has to pass the Building Official's inspections before work is covered up. Ascension Parish Code § 6-9 lists…

Before touching a wall, wiring line or plumbing system in unincorporated Ascension Parish, the owner or their agent must apply to the Building Official and obtain a permit. Ascension…

Ascension Parish keeps sexually oriented businesses at least 3,000 feet from homes, churches, schools, day cares, libraries, and school bus stops under UDC § 17-2049, and separately…

A residential swimming pool in unincorporated Ascension Parish needs a building permit unless it is a small prefabricated pool. Ascension Parish Code § 6-5(501)(1)(g) exempts only…

Ascension Parish Code § 6-15 lets the Building Official condemn a structure that is unsafe, unsanitary, a fire hazard or otherwise dangerous to human life or public welfare in…

Facing hurricane storm surge and heavy rain, Ascension Parish requires new and substantially improved homes in special flood hazard areas to sit at or above the base flood elevation…

Ascension Parish treats a political sign left in a public right-of-way as litter, not protected yard art. Parish Code § 11-81 folds political signs into its definition of litter when…

In unincorporated Ascension Parish, a garage sale sign counts as litter the moment it sits in a public right-of-way. Parish Code § 11-81 defines litter to include garage sale signs…

On-site commercial signs in unincorporated Ascension Parish are capped at 20 feet under UDC Section 17-2086, but the limit rises to 30 feet along Airline Highway (U.S. 61) and to 60…

Unincorporated Ascension Parish tightly restricts off-site billboards under UDC Section 17-2087: new replacement structures taken by government action may only go up on land zoned MI…

In established subdivisions of unincorporated Ascension Parish, owners must cut grass exceeding twenty-four inches and clear obnoxious weeds once the parish council requests it under…

Dumping trash, garbage, or junk on parish roads, canals, drainage areas, rights-of-way, or servitudes is unlawful under Code § 20-1. With no specific penalty written into that section…

Ascension Parish levies a 2 percent tax on the rent charged for hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping facilities within the Ascension Parish Tourist Commission's jurisdiction…

Unincorporated Ascension Parish's UDC fence ordinance, Section 17-2082-B, does not set a blanket maximum fence height for ordinary residential or commercial lots. It requires walls and…

UDC Section 17-2082-B(E) lists the fencing materials allowed in unincorporated Ascension Parish: natural stone, brick, stucco, wood, vinyl or plastic fencing, decorative concrete…

Anyone building a fence or wall in unincorporated Ascension Parish needs a fence permit from the Building Department before construction starts, under UDC Section 17-2082-B(C). The…