Bossier Parish, LA Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Encroachment Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Petition requirement
- 100 percent of affected property owners
- Application fee
- $100.00 per request
- Liability insurance
- $1,000,000 per occurrence / $2,000,000 aggregate
- Approval method
- Police jury ordinance naming the street
- Access hours protected
- 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily
Summary
An HOA, developer or resident who wants to gate or restrict vehicular access on a public residential street in unincorporated Bossier Parish must get police jury approval under Sec. 110-98, which needs a 100 percent owner petition, a $100.00 application fee, and an ordinance naming the burdened street.
(a)Any person, organized homeowners' association (HOA) or residential developer desiring to construct any access gate or other improvement whatsoever, designed and intended to restrict and/or regulate vehicular access upon or across any public residential street, shall first file a request with parish engineer to construct and maintain such improvement. ... (b)The request shall be accompanied by a petition signed by 100 percent of the property owners of the area to be affected by the request indicating their desire that the request be approved. ... (c)An application fee of $100.00 per request, payable to the police jury, shall be required for each request submitted.
Full Breakdown
Bossier Parish Code § 110-98 sets out the full process for closing off vehicular access on a public residential street with a gate or similar improvement. 00 application fee accompanies each request. The parish engineer forwards the documents to the Bossier City-Parish Metropolitan Planning Commission, the fire district and public utility companies for comment, and no request can move forward until the police jury introduces and adopts an ordinance naming the specific street to be burdened, with the request, petition and agency comments attached. 00 on each line, naming the police jury as an additional insured, with proof filed before construction and renewed every January 2.
No building permit for the gate issues until the insurance and indemnity terms are met, and the police jury can revoke the approval and order the encroachment removed if annual proof lapses. every day.
Violations & Fines
Failing to construct the gate or improvement exactly as shown on the approved plat is grounds for revoking the permit and demolishing or removing the structure at the requesting party's expense. Letting the required insurance certificates lapse is a separate ground for the police jury to revoke approval and remove the encroachment, with no recourse against the police jury for that removal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can one homeowner get a gate approved on a Bossier Parish subdivision street?
What does a Bossier Parish encroachment permit cost?
Can a gated street be closed to traffic at night?
Sources & Official References
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