New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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10.2 Uses

10.2.A Permitted and Conditional Uses   

Only those uses of land listed under Table 10-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses as permitted uses or conditional uses are allowed within the Historic Core Neighborhood Districts. A “P” indicates that a use is permitted within that zoning district. A “C” indicates that a use is a conditional use in that zoning district and would require a conditional use approval as required in Section 4.3 (Conditional Use). No letter (i.e., a blank space) or the absence of the use from the table indicates that use is not permitted within that zoning district.

Table 10-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses
Table 10-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses

USE1

VCC-1

VCC-2

VCE

VCE-1

VCS

VCS-1

VCP

HMC-1

HMC-2

HM-MU

USE STANDARDS

RESIDENTIAL USE

Bed and Breakfast – Accessory

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

C

C

C

Section 20.3.I

Bed and Breakfast – Principal

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

C

C

C

Section 20.3.I

Day Care Home, Adult – Small

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.T

Day Care Home, Adult – Large

C

C

 

 

C

C

 

C

C

C

Section 20.3.T

Dwelling, Above the Ground Floor

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Dwelling, Single-Family

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Dwelling, Two-Family

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.Y

Dwelling, Multi-Family

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Dwelling, Small Multi-Family Affordable               P P P Section 20.3.SSS

Group Home, Small

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.GG

Group Home, Large

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.GG

Group Home, Congregate

C

C

 

 

C

C

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.GG

Home Based Child Care, Small P P     P P   P P P Section 20.3.T
Home Based Child Care, Large C C     P P   P P P Section 20.3.T

Permanent Supportive Housing

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3. PP

Residential Care Facility

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.YY

COMMERCIAL USE

Adult Use

 

 

C,P7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Section 20.3.B

Amusement Facility, Indoor

 

 

P

P

P

P

 

C

C

C

Section 20.3.E

Animal Hospital

 

P

 

 

P

P

 

 

 

P

 

Art Gallery

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Arts Studio

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Bar

 

 

P

C

C

C

 

C

C

C

Section 20.3.G

Broadcast Studio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

P

 

Catering Kitchen

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Child Care Center, Small P P     P P   P P P Section 20.3.S
Child Care Center, Large C C     P P   P P P Section 20.3.S

Cigar Bar

 

C6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day Care Center, Adult – Small

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.S

Day Care Center, Adult – Large

C

C

 

 

C

C

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.S

Day Care Center, Adult – Commercial

C

C

 

 

C

C

 

C

C

C

Section 20.3.S

Financial Institution

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Funeral Home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

 

Grocery Store P P P P P P   P P P  

Health Club

 

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Heavy Sales, Rental & Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

Hostel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

 

Hotel/Motel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

C

 

Live Entertainment – Secondary Use

 

 

P

P

 

 

 

 

C2

C

Section 20.3.JJ

Live Performance Venue

 

 

P

P

 

 

 

 

C2

C

Section 20.3.JJ

Maritime Use

 

C

 

 

C

C

C

 

 

C

 

Medical/Dental Clinic

 

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Micro-Brewery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

P

 

Micro-Distillery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

P

 

Motor Vehicle Dealership, Small                 P    

Motor Vehicle Service and Repair, Minor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

Section 20.3.MM

Off-Track Betting Facility

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Office

P

P

C

C

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Outdoor Live Entertainment - Secondary Use                 C C Section 20.3.WWW

Personal Service Establishment

P

P

P3

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Pet Day Care Service P P P P P     P P P  

Public Market

 

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.TT

Reception Facility                

C

  Section 20.3.WW

Recording Studio

 

P

 

 

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

Restaurant, Specialty

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.ZZ

Restaurant, Standard

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.ZZ

Retail Goods Establishment

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Retail Sales of Packaged Alcoholic Beverages

 

 

 

 

C

C

 

C

C

C

 

Short Term Rental, Commercial     P         C P P Section 20.3.LLL
Small Box Variety Store               C C C Section 20.3.NNN
Winery                 P P  
Wine Shop            C       C   Section 20.3.PPP

INDUSTRIAL USE

Brewery

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P5

P5

 

Distillery                 P5 P5  

Food Processing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

Manufacturing, Artisan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

P

P

 

Manufacturing, Light

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

Mardi Gras Den

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

Marine Terminal

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

Maritime Use

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

 

 

 

 

Mini-Warehouse

 

C

 

 

C

C

 

 

 

P

 

Printing Establishment

 

 

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Research & Development

 

 

 

 

P

P

 

 

 

P

 

Warehouse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

 

Wholesale Goods Establishment

 

 

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

INSTITUTIONAL USE

City Hall   C     C C C   C C  

Community Center

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

 

Convent and Monastery

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

 

 

Cultural Facility

C

P

C

C

P

P

C

P

P

P

Section 20.3.R

Domestic Protection Shelter P P     P P   P P P Section 20.3.U

Educational Facility, Vocational

 

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.Z

Educational Facility, Primary

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.Z

Educational Facility, Secondary

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.Z

Emergency Shelter P P     P P   P P P Section 20.3.AA

Government Offices

 

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Hospitality Center

 

P

 

 

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

Place of Worship

P

P

 

 

P

P

 

P

P

P

 

Public Works and Safety Facility

 

C

 

 

C

C

 

C

C

P

 

Social Club or Lodge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.CCC

OPEN SPACE USE

Agriculture – No Livestock

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.C

Horse Stables (Commercial)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C

C

C

Section 20.3.HH

Parks and Playgrounds

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

 

Stormwater Management (Principal Use)

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

P

P

P

 

OTHER

EV Charging Station (Principal Use)         C C     C C Section 20.3.YYY
Parking Lot (Accessory Use) P8 P8 P8 P8 P8 P8 P8 P8 P8    

Parking Lot (Principal Use)

 

 

 

 

C

C

 

 

C

C

Section 20.3.OO

Parking Structure (Principal Use)

 

C

 

 

C

C

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.OO

Planned Development C C C C C C   C C C Article 5

Pumping Station

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.UU

Utilities

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.GGG

Wireless Telecommunications Antenna & Facility

C,P4

C,P4

C,P4

C,P4

C,P4

C, P4

C,P4

C,P4

C,P4

C,P4

Section 20.3.JJJ

Wireless Telecommunications Tower & Facility

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

Section 20.3.JJJ

TABLE 10-1 FOOTNOTES

1 The terms in this column (“Use”) are defined in Article 26.

2 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 10.2.B.7.

3 Subject to the use restriction in Section 10.2.B.4.

4 Only wireless telecommunications antennas that comply with the stealth design standards of Section 20.3.JJJ are considered permitted uses.

5 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 10.2.B.10.

6 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 10.2.B.9.

All Adult Uses are Permitted Uses except for Adult Live Performance Venue use that is classified as a Conditonal Use. Please refer to Article 19.4.A.1.b.

8 As authorized in Article 22, Section 22.8.B.2.a

Adopted by Aug. 22, 2019, Zoning Docket 47/19, Ord. MCS, Sec. 1; April 15, 2016, Zoning Docket 120-15, Ord. 26,866 MCS - May 27, 2016, Zoning Docket 018-16, Ord. 26,921 MCS - May 27, 2016, Zoning Docket 019-16, Ord. 26,923 MCS; Ord. No. 27,209, §1, Dec. 7, 2016, Zoning Docket 61/16; Ord. No. 27,707, §1, April 2, 2018, Zoning Docket 001/18; Ord. 28036 MCS, Sec. 1, ZD#112/18, March 28, 2019; Ord. 28176, Sept. 5, 2019, ZD 58/19; Ord. No. 28,156 MCS, §4, August 8, 2019, Zoning Docket 026/19 & 027/19; Ord. 28432 MCS, 8-6-20, ZD 38/20; Ord. 28696 MCS, 6-3-21, ZD 16/21; Ord 28943 MCS, 2-17-22, ZD 96/21; Ord 28905 MCS, 1-6-22, ZD 83/21; Ord. No. 28,911, §2, January 6, 2022, Zoning Docket 084/21; Ord. No. 29,126, August 12, 2022, Zoning Docket 016/22; Ord 29157 9-15-22, ZD 030/22; Ordinance No. 29382, March 23, 2023, Zoning Docket 02/23; Ord. 29528, 7-24-23, Zoning Docket 13/23; Ordinance No. 29702, November 7, 2023, Zoning Docket 063/23

10.2.B Use Restrictions   

10.2.B.1 Existing Hotel Uses in the Vieux Carré Districts   

Existing hotels in the VCC-2, VCE, and VCS Districts containing more than thirty (30) rooms may provide live entertainment subject to applicable ordinances relative to licensing procedures. All entertainment shall be within an enclosed structure.

10.2.B.2 Adult Use Restrictions in the Vieux Carré Districts   

Adult uses are prohibited in the area bounded by Ursuline, Barracks, Decatur, and North Peters Streets.

10.2.B.3 VCS and VCS-1 District Floor Area Limitation   

In the VCS and VCS-1 Districts, a wholesale goods establishment is limited to twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet of floor area.

10.2.B.4 Personal Service Establishments in the VCE District   

In the VCE District, massage establishments are prohibited.

10.2.B.5 HMC-1 District Floor Area Limitation   

In the HMC-1 District, the floor area of commercial uses is limited as follows:

a.  Commercial uses are permitted uses up to three thousand (3,000) square feet of gross floor area, unless conditional use approval is required per Table 10-1.

b.  Conditional use approval is required for any commercial use of three thousand (3,000) to five thousand (5,000) square feet of total floor area.

c.  Any commercial use over five thousand (5,000) square feet of total floor area is prohibited. This applies only to new construction as of the effective date of this Ordinance. The establishment of a commercial use within an existing structure that as of the effective date of this Ordinance has more than five thousand (5,000) square feet of gross floor area requires conditional use approval.

10.2.B.6 HMC-2 District Floor Area Limitation   

In the HMC-2 District, any non-residential use of more than ten thousand (10,000) square feet of gross floor area is a conditional use. 

10.2.B.7 HMC-2 District Live Entertainment Limitation   

In the HMC-2 District, a live performance venue and/or live entertainment – secondary use and/or outdoor live entertainment - secondary use is limited to one (1) per blockface. 

Adopted by Ord 29157 MCS, 9-15-22, ZD030/22

10.2.B.8 T-shirt Shops in the Vieux Carré Districts   

In any Vieux Carré District, T-shirt shops are prohibited.

10.2.B.9 Cigar Bar in the VCC-2 District   

In the VCC-2 District, cigar bars shall close by 9:00 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, or by 11:00 p.m. on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. 

10.2.B.10 Breweries in the HMC-2 and HM-MU Districts   

In the HMC-2 and HM-MU Districts, only breweries and distilleries that produce fewer than 12,500 barrels per year are considered permitted uses.

Adopted by Ord. 28696 MCS, 6-3-21, ZD 16/21