New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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16.3.A.1 General Regulations

Table 16-2: Bulk and Yard Regulations establishes bulk and yard regulations for the Centers of Industry Districts.

Table 16-2: Bulk & Yard Regulations
Table 16-2: Bulk & Yard Regulations
BULK & YARD REGULATIONS		DISTRICTS
BULK & YARD REGULATIONS		LI	HI	MI	BIP
BULK REGULATIONS
	MINIMUM LOT AREA	5,000sf	10,000sf	10,000sf	5,000sf
A	MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT	75’, unless adjacent to a residential district then 50’ but may exceed 50’ if set back 1’ for each foot above 50’ up to 75’	None, unless adjacent to a residential district then 50’ - may exceed 50’ if set back 1’ for each foot above 50’	None, unless adjacent to a residential district then 50’ - may exceed 50’ if set back 1’ for each foot above 50’	75’, unless adjacent to a residential district then 50’ but may exceed 50’ if set back 1’ for each foot above 50’ up to 75’
	MINIMUM PERMEABLE OPEN SPACE	20% of the lot area	20% of the lot area	20% of the lot area	20% of the lot area
MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS
B	FRONT YARD	Section 16.3.A.2	Section 16.3.A.2	Section 16.3.A.2	Section 16.3.A.2
C	INTERIOR SIDE YARD	15’	20’	20’	None, unless lot abuts residential district then 10’
D	CORNER SIDE YARD	10’	20’	20’	None
E	REAR YARD	None, unless abutting residential district, then 20’	None, unless abutting a residential district, then 20’	20’, unless rear yard abuts a waterway, then none required	None, unless lot abuts residential district then 20’

TABLE 16-2 FOOTNOTES

¹ If a property abuts more than one zoning district, the more restrictive yard requirement applies.

Ord. No. 26,726, §1, December 7, 2015, Zoning Docket 081/15; Ord. No. 27,722, §7, April 11, 2018, Zoning Docket 113/17