New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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17.4.A Bulk and Yard Regulations

17.4.A.1 General Requirements

Table 17-2: Bulk and Yard Regulations establishes bulk and yard regulations for the Central Business District.

Table 17-2: Bulk and Yard Regulations
Table 17-2: Bulk and Yard Regulations
BULK AND YARD REGULATIONS	DISTRICTS
BULK AND YARD REGULATIONS	CBD-1	CBD-2	CBD-3	CBD-4	CBD-5	CBD-6	CBD-7
BULK REGULATIONS
MINIMUM LOT AREA	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
MINIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT	36’ & 3 stories	36’ & 3 stories	36’ & 3 stories	None	36’ & 3 stories	36’ & 3 stories	36’ & 3 stories
MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT	See Figure 17-2 and Section 17.4.A.2	See Figure 17-2 and Section 17.4.A.2	See Figure 17-2 and Section 17.4.A.2	See Figure 17-2 and Section 17.4.A.2	See Figure 17-2and Section 17.4.A.2	See Figure 17-2 and Section 17.4.A.2	See Figure 17-2 and Section 17.4.A.2
MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO	See Figure 17-3; may be increased through bonus¹	See Figure 17-3; may be increased through bonus¹	See Figure 17-3; may be increased through bonus¹	See Figure 17-3; may be increased through bonus¹	See Figure 17-3; may be increased through bonus¹	See Figure 17-3; may be increased through bonus¹	See Figure 17-3; may be increased through bonus¹
YARD REQUIREMENTS
FRONT YARD	None required, but a 5’ maximum Larger front yard permitted by conditional use	None required, but a 5’ maximum Larger front yard permitted by conditional use	None required, but a 5’ maximum Larger front yard permitted by conditional use	None	None required, but a 5’ maximum Larger front yard permitted by conditional use	None	None required, but a 5’ maximum Larger front yard permitted by conditional use
MINIMUM INTERIOR SIDE YARD	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
MINIMUM CORNER SIDE YARD	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
MINIMUM REAR YARD	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

TABLE 17-2 FOOTNOTES

¹ Public benefit FAR bonuses may enable developments to exceed the maximum base FAR indicated in Figure 17.3, in accordance with the provisions of Section 17.5. Bonuses are only available in the areas regulated by Floor Area Ratio. Bonuses are not available in the areas with maximum height established by Figure 17-2 and Section 17.4.A.2.

Table 17-3: The Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Sub-District (MIZ) regulations establish mandatory inclusionary unit thresholds, set aside requirements, and Area Medium Income (AMI) levels and is required for any development that contains residential development of 10 or more dwelling units, including rental and homeownership dwelling units. Affordable Housing Units shall be in accordance with the standards outlined in the table below. All other bulk and yard regulations for the sub-districts are subject to the corresponding non-inclusionary zoning base district regulations.

Table 17-3: Central Business Inclusionary Zoning Sub-District Regulations^{1, 2}
Zoning Sub-District	Affordable Housing Unit Threshold	Set Aside Requirement %	Area Medium Income Level (AMI) Rental Units (%)	Area Medium Income AMI Homeownership (%)
CBD-1-IZ	10	10	60	60
CBD-2-IZ	10	10	60	60
CBD-3-IZ	10	10	60	60
CBD-4-IZ	10	10	60	60
CBD-5-IZ	10	10	60	60
CBD-6-IZ	10	10	60	60
CBD-7-IZ	10	10	60	60

TABLE 17-3 FOOTNOTES

¹The terms for the Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Sub-Districts in this section are outlined in Article 28.

²These districts do not require a minimum lot area per dwelling unit.

Adopted by Ord. 28036 MCS, Sec. 1, March 28, 2019, ZD 112/18; Ord 28178, 9-5-19, ZD 49/19

17.4.A.2 Building Height

a. The maximum building height on a lot is indicated in Figure 17-2: Maximum Building Height. Those lots that are not subject to building height limits are subject to maximum floor area ratio (FAR) limits and are indicated in Figure 17-3: Maximum FAR.

b. Within those blocks bounded by Canal, Iberville, North Peters, and Crozat Streets, where a lot fronts on two (2) or more principal street frontages, each with a different maximum building height, the maximum building height for each street frontage applies for a distance of eighty-three (83) feet from the centerline of the street. (See Figure 17-4: Height Applicability to Street Frontage for Certain Blocks for illustration and Figure 17-5: Height Example for Certain Lots Along Canal Street for an example).

c. The height designation of “75/125 ft & 6/10 Stories” on Figure 17-2 is interpreted as follows: a height limit of six (6) stories and seventy-five (75) feet applies within twenty (20) feet of all property lines adjacent to any public right-of-way, and a height limit of ten (10) stories and one hundred twenty-five (125) feet applies to all other portions of the lot.

d. Where provided as accessory flat roof features, open spaces located on roofs shall be excluded from the calculation of building height in accordance with Section 21.6.

FIGURE 17-2: MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT

FIGURE 17-3: MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO

FIGURE 17-4: HEIGHT APPLICABILITY TO STREET FRONTAGE IN CERTAIN BLOCKS

FIGURE 17-5: HEIGHT EXAMPLE FOR CERTAIN LOTS ALONG CANAL STREET

Adopted by Ord. 27,723 MCS, §1, April 11, 2018, Zoning Docket 106-17