Building Setbacks & Zoning in Terrebonne Parish, LA (2026)
3 rules for unincorporated Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
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Setback Rules
In the zoned areas of Terrebonne Parish, an R-1 Single-Family Residential lot must keep a 20-foot front yard, 5-foot side yards, and a 25-foot rear yard under Terrebonne Parish Code § 28-47(a)(4). R-2 and R-2M Districts carry the same three setback minimums.
Terrebonne Parish R-1 Yard Setback Minimums
Some RestrictionsTerrebonne Parish Code § 28-47(a)(4)
(4)Yards required. Except as provided in article IV, the minimum dimensions of yards shall be: Feet Front yard . ... .20 Side yard . ... .5 Rear yard . ... .25
Structure Height Limits
Within the zoned areas of Terrebonne Parish, a structure in an R-1 Single-Family Residential District cannot be erected or altered to exceed thirty-five feet, per Terrebonne Parish Code § 28-47(a)(3). The same 35-foot cap applies in R-2 and R-2M Two-Family Districts.
Terrebonne Parish R-1 Height Limit: 35 Feet
Some RestrictionsTerrebonne Parish Code § 28-47(a)(3)
(3)Building height limit. Except as provided in article IV, no structure shall be erected or altered to exceed thirty-five (35) feet.
Lot Coverage Limits
Commercial and industrial developments in Terrebonne Parish that pave, build or otherwise cover more than 70 percent of a lot, or more than 10,000 square feet of it, cannot get a building permit without extra drainage review. Parish Code § 6-23 requires those projects to submit plats and calculations to the Department of Public Works and follow the parish's Storm Drainage Design Manual.
Terrebonne Parish Impervious Coverage Review
Some RestrictionsTerrebonne Parish Code § 6-23
(1)All commercial or industrial development:a.Which will result in making impervious to rainfall (concrete, blacktop and/or structures) more than seventy (70) percent of a lot or more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of a lot including structures; and ... c.In all cases which will result in making impervious to rainfall more than seventy (70) percent of a lot, the plans shall be submitted...
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