New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
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22.7 Required Off-Street Loading Spaces
A. Off-street loading spaces shall be provided for a use that distributes or receives materials or merchandise by trucks or other commercial vehicles in accordance with Table 22-3: Off-Street Loading Requirements. In the case of multi-tenant developments, required loading spaces are calculated on the basis of each individual tenant. For example, if only one (1) commercial tenant of a multi-tenant development is over ten-thousand (10,000) square feet, only one (1) loading space is required; if all tenants are under ten-thousand (10,000) square feet, no loading is required.
B. No structure is required to provide more than five (5) loading spaces.
C. The Historic Core and Historic Urban Neighborhoods are exempt from all off-street loading requirements.
D. Structures that are fifty (50) years of age or older and were originally constructed without loading areas are also exempt from off-street loading requirements. Any additions or enlargements to such structures require the addition of one (1) off-street loading space.
E. For districts not granted an exemption in Paragraphs C and D above, if a use increases the floor area by twenty-five percent (25%) or more, accessory off-street loading spaces are required in accordance with Table 22-3. However, no structure is required to provide more than five (5) loading spaces.
F. If, as determined by the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits, a property along a Multi-Modal Corridor has no means of access except for along multi-modal streets, the property is exempt from all off-street loading requirements.
Table 22-3: Off-Street Loading Requirements
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Use Type
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Number of Spaces Required
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Multi-Family Dwelling
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20,000 - 100,000sf GFA
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1 loading space
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100,001 - 200,000sf GFA
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2 loading spaces
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Each additional 100,000sf of floor area
(This applies only for each additional full 100,000sf over 200,000sf)
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1 additional loading space
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Commercial & Institutional Use
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10,000 - 100,000sf GFA
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1 loading space
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100,001 - 200,000sf GFA
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2 loading spaces
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Each additional 50,000sf of floor area
(This applies only for each additional full 50,000sf over 200,000sf )
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1 additional loading space
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Industrial Uses
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5,000 - 10,000sf GFA
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1 loading space
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10,001 - 40,000sf GFA
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2 loading spaces
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40,001 - 100,000sf GFA
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3 loading spaces
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Each additional 50,000sf of floor area
(This applies only for each additional full 50,000sf over 100,000sf )
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1 additional loading space
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Ord. 29126, 8-12-22, ZD016/22