Building Setbacks & Zoning in Bossier Parish, LA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
Verified from official government sources
Setback Rules
New subdivision lots in unincorporated Bossier Parish carry a recorded setback covenant under Sec. 110-97: 25 feet minimum on ordinary streets, 35 feet on boulevards or avenues, and 50 feet on major thoroughfares, with no part of any building allowed to encroach on those areas.
Bossier Parish Subdivision Building Setbacks
Some RestrictionsBossier Parish Code § 110-97
(a)A covenant running with the land shall be incorporated in every sale of lots, requiring all lots fronting on streets to have a setback of not less than 25 feet.(b)All lots fronting on boulevards or avenues shall have a setback of not less than 35 feet, and no part of any building shall encroach upon such setback areas on streets, avenues or boulevards.(c)All lots fronting on major thoroughfa...
Structure Height Limits
In the R-1 one-family residence district near Benton, Bossier Parish caps new houses and other structures at 2½ stories or 35 feet. A structure may exceed that limit only if every required front, side and rear yard grows one foot for each foot of extra height.
Bossier Parish Residential Height Limit
Some RestrictionsBossier Parish Code §§ 126-717(e), 126-836
(e)Building height limit. Except as provided in division 3 of this article, no structure shall be designed, erected, or altered within the R-1 district to exceed 2½ stories or 35 feet. ... Sec. 126-836. - Exceptions. The height limits for the various districts set forth in this article shall not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas, penthouses or domes not used for human habitation, nor to...
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