§ 29-51. Permit—Required.

(a)

No wiring, poles, duct lines, guy anchors, apparatus, devices, appliances, fixtures or equipment for transmission, distribution or utilization of electrical energy for any purpose shall be installed within the unincorporated areas of the parish, nor shall any alterations or additions be made in any such existing wiring, poles, duct lines, guy anchors, apparatus, devices, appliances, fixtures or equipment, without first securing a permit therefor from the department of inspection and code enforcement.

(b)

No person shall have the right to install any electrical conduit, wires, ducts, poles, light standards or equipment of any character for the transmission, distribution, or utilization of electrical energy, or for the operation of signals or transmission of intelligence on, over or under the public streets, alleys, highways, parks, etc., in the unincorporated areas of the parish, that does not operate under a franchise granted by the parish, without first obtaining from the parish council a permit for the particular installation so desired to be made and any such installation so made under such permit shall be in strict conformity with all rules, regulations and ordinances of the unincorporated areas of the parish.

(c)

Any person operating under such a permit, shall before placing any raceway, duct, conduit or tubes under the public places, alleys and streets of the unincorporated areas of the parish, secure permission from the governing authority of the unincorporated areas of the parish for such installation and shall submit to the parish engineer, department of inspection and code enforcement, parish water district and the local utility company for approval a plot showing where such installations are to be made and the type and character of the work to be done.

(d)

The approval of the parish engineer, department of inspection and code enforcement, water district and the local utility company shall be secured prior to submitting the plans to the parish council and the department of inspection and code enforcement for the permit necessary to make such installation. A copy of the approved plot, showing all details required by the parish engineer and the department of inspection and code enforcement shall be kept in their files.

(Code 1961, § 15-14)