La. Admin. Code tit. 70, § II-523 - Scenic Enhancement Areas
A.
In addition to the applicable standards set forth in other sections, the
following apply to all new utility installations permitted within areas that
have been acquired or set aside for their scenic quality, namely scenic strips,
overlooks, rest areas, recreation areas, the right-of-way of highways adjacent
thereto, and the right-of-way of sections of highways which pass through public
parks and historic sites. These standards shall also apply to utility-type
installations that are needed for highway purposes.
1. Underground. New underground utility
installations may be permitted within such lands where they do not require
extensive removal or alteration of trees or other natural features visible to
the highway user or do not impair the visual quality of the lands being
traversed.
2. Aerial. New aerial
installations will be avoided at such locations where there is a feasible and
prudent alternative to the use of such lands by the aerial facility. Where this
is not the case, they may be considered only where all three of the following
conditions are met:
a. other locations are
unusually difficult and unreasonably costly, or are less desirable from the
standpoint of visual quality;
b.
underground installation is not technically feasible or is unreasonably costly;
and
c. the proposed installation
can be made at a location acceptable to the DOTD and will employ suitable
design and materials which give adequate attention to the visual qualities of
the area traversed.
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