New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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19.4.A.5 Riverfront Gateway Design Standards and Height Limit Increases Interim Zoning District (expired 05/02/18)

Intent of District

The intent of the interim zoning district is to prohibit the applicability of Section 18.13.G, Riverfront Gateway Design Standards and Height Limit Increases, of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.

Boundaries

This IZD applies to the area bounded by Esplanade Avenue, a line extending from the centerline of Esplanade Avenue between North Peters Street and the center of the Mississippi River, the Mississippi River, the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, a line extending from the centerline of Chartres Street between Poland Avenue and the center of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, Chartres Street, St. Ferdinand Street, Decatur Street, Elysian Fields Avenue, Chartres Street, the rear property line of lots with any frontage on Elysian Fields Avenue, Decatur Street, Frenchmen Street, and Decatur Street on the East Bank of the Mississippi River.

Land use intensity, yard, lot area, and similar requirements

The IZD prohibits the applicability of Section 18.13.G of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to the affected area.  All other zoning regulations remain in effect.

Appeals

Any appeal to the regulations of this IZD shall be made in accordance with the applicable procedures in Article 4 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.

Initiated by Motion No. M-16-606; Zoning Docket 15/17; Adopted by Ord. No. 27,376 M.C.S., May 2, 2017