New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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18.13.E.2 Building Orientation Requirements

a.  Blank walls along view corridors and promenades are prohibited. Primary or secondary building entrances are encouraged to be located on façades facing the promenade.

b.  The ground story façade of structures facing a promenade maintain a transparency of forty percent (40%). Windows shall be constructed of clear or lightly tinted glass. Tinting above twenty percent (20%) or reflective glass is prohibited.

c.  No overhead service doors or bays may face the promenade. Loading and service areas shall be internal to the development block and accessed through service corridors and not through pedestrian-oriented streets or promenades.