New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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7.2 Uses

7.2.A Permitted and Conditional Uses   

Only those uses of land listed under Table 7-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses as permitted uses or conditional uses are allowed within the Open Space Districts. A “P” indicates that a use is permitted within that zoning district. A “C” indicates that a use is a conditional use in that zoning district and  would require a conditional use approval as required in Section 4.3 (Conditional Use). No letter (i.e., a blank space) or the absence of the use from the table indicates that use is not allowed within that zoning district.

Table 7-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses
Table 7-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses

USES1

DISTRICT

USE STANDARDS

OS-N

OS-G

OS-R

NA

GPD

 OS-CBD OS-AR

RESIDENTIAL USE

Dwelling, Caretaker

 

 

P

C

C

   P10

 
Dwelling, Established Two-Family         C6     Section 20.3.W

Dwelling, Single-Family

         C6      
Existing Residential         C5      
Group Home, Small         C6     Section 20.3.GG

COMMERCIAL USE
Adult Use         C5     Section 20.3.B

Amusement Facility, Indoor

 

 

P

 

 

 C  

Section 20.3.E

Amusement Facility, Outdoor

 

C

P

 

C5

    

Section 20.3.E
Art Studio             C10  
Auditorium             C10  
Bar         C5     Section 20.3.G
Boat Dock C   C C        

Casino/Gaming Establishment

 

 

C

 

 

    

Section 20.3.M

Catering Kitchen

 

C

P

 

C5

 C  

 
Child Care Center, Small         P     Section 20.3.S
Child Care Center, Large         P     Section 20.3.S
Day Care Center, Adult - Small         C5     Section 20.3.S
Day Care Center, Adult - Large         C5     Section 20.3.S
Care Center, Adult or Child - Commercial         C5     Section 20.3.S
Drive-Through Facility         C5     Section 20.3.V
Employment Services         C5     Section 20.3.BB
Financial Institution         C5      
Gas Station         C5     Section 20.3.EE
Greenhouse/Nursery         C5      
Heavy Sales, Rental & Service         C5      
Hotel/Motel         C      
Kennel         C5     Section 20.3.II

Live Performance Venue

 

C

P

 

 

   C10

Section 20.3.JJ

Maritime Use

 

 

C

 

 

    

 
Micro-Brewery         C5      
Micro-Distillery         C5      
Motor Vehicle Service & Repair, Minor         C5     Section 20.3.MM
Motor Vehicle Service & Repair, Major         C5     Section 20.3.MM
Office         C5      

Outdoor Amphitheater

 

C

P

 

 

 P7 C10

Section 20.3.VVV
Outdoor Live Entertainment - Secondary Use   C C     C   Section 20.3.WWW

Public Market

 

P

P

 

 

 P8 C10

Section 20.3.TT

Reception Facility

 

 

P

 

 

    

Section 20.3.WW

Recreational Vehicle Park

 

 

C

 

C5

    

Section 20.3.XX

Restaurant, Carry Out

 

C

 

 

C5

 C9  

Section 20.3.ZZ

Restaurant, Specialty

 

C

P

 

C5

 C9 C10

Section 20.3.ZZ

Restaurant, Standard

 

C

P

 

C5

 C9 C10

Section 20.3.ZZ
Retail Goods Establishment         C5      
Retail Sales of Packaged Alcoholic Beverages         C5      
Short Term Rental, Commercial         C     Section 20.3.LLL

Stadium

 

 

C

 

 

    

 
Winery         C5      

INDUSTRIAL USE
Batching Plant (Asphalt, Cement or Concrete)         C5      
Borrow Pit         C6     Section 20.3.J
Brewery         C5      
Broadcasting Studio         C5      
Composting Facility, Industrial         C5     Section 20.3.BBB
Convenience Center         P     Section 20.3.TTT
Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Facility         C5     Section 20.3.P
Contractor Storage Yard         C5     Section 20.3.Q
Distillery         C5      
Food Processing         C5      
Freight Terminal         C5      
Heliport         C5     Section 20.3.D
Helistop         C5     Section 20.3.D
Manufacturing, Artisan         C5      
Manufacturing, Light         C5      
Manufacturing, Maritime-Dependent         C5      
Mardi Gras Den         C5      
Marina, Commercial         C5      
Marine Terminal         C5      
Maritime Use         C5      

Mining and Drilling Activities

 

 

 

C

C5

    

Section 20.3.KK
Motor Vehicle Operations Facility         C5      
Movie Studio         C5      
Outdoor Storage Yard         C5     Section 20.3.Q
Railyard         C5      
Research & Development         C5      
Salvage Yard         C5     Section 20.3.AAA
Separation/Recovery Facilities         C5     Section 20.3.BBB

Solar Energy System

P

P

P

P

P

 P P

Section 20.3.DDD
Truck Repair         C5      
Truck Stop         C5     Section 20.3.FFF
Truck Terminal         C5     Section 20.3.FFF
Warehouse         C5      
Waste Transfer Station         C5     Section 20.3.BBB
Water and Sewage Treatment Facilities         C5     Section 20.3.HHH
Wholesale Goods Establishment         C5      

Wind Farm

 

 

C

C

C

    

Section 20.3. III

INSTITUTIONAL USE
City Hall         C C    

Community Center

 

P

P

 

C6

 P P10

 
Convent and Monastery         C6      

Cultural Facility

 

C

P

 

C6

 P C10

Section 20.3.R
Educational Facility, Primary         C6     Section 20.3.Z
Educational Facility, Secondary         C6     Section 20.3.Z
Educational Facility, Vocational         C5     Section 20.3.Z
Educational Facility, University         C5      
Emergency Shelter         C5     Section 20.3.AA

Government Offices

 

C

P

P

P

 C  

 
Place of Worship         C6      
Prison         C5      

Public Works and Safety Facility

 

C

P

C

C

 C  

 
Social Club or Lodge         C5,6     Section 20.3.CCC

OPEN SPACE USE

Agriculture – No Livestock

P

P

P

 

C6

 P C10

Section 20.3.C

Agriculture – With Livestock

 

 

C

 

C6

    

Section 20.3.C

Boat Launch

 

 

P

P

P

    

 

Campground

 

 

C

 

 

    

Section 20.3.K

Cemetery

P

 

 

 

 

    

Section 20.3.N

Country Club

 

 

P

 

 

    

 

Driving Range

 

 

P

 

 

    

 

Fairgrounds

 

 

C

 

 

    

Section 20.3.CC

Fishing Camp

 

 

 

C

C

    

 

Forest/Nature Preserve

 

 

P

P

P

    

 

Golf Course

 

 

P

 

 

    

 

Horse Stables (Commercial)

 

 

P

 

C6

    

Section 20.3.HH

Marina, Recreational

 

 

C

C

C

    

 

Parks and Playgrounds

P

P

P

P3

C6

 P P10

 

Pier (Public)

 

P

P

C

C

    

 
Private Residential Recreation Facility (Indoor or Outdoor)         C6     Section 20.3.SS

Public Fishing

P

P

P

P

P

 P  

 

Stormwater Management (Principal Use)

P

P

P

P

P

   C10

 

OTHER
EV Charging Station (Principal Use)         C5     Section 20.3.YYY
Parking Lot (Accessory Use)          C11      
Parking Lot (Principal Use)         C5     Section 20.3.OO
Parking Structure (Principal Use)         C5     SEction 20.3.OO

Planned Development

 

 

 

 

C

    

Article 5

Pumping Station

P

P

P

 

P

 P C10

Section 20.3.UU

Utilities

P4

P4

P4

P4

P4

 P4 C10

Section 20.3.GGG

Wireless Telecommunications Antenna & Facility

C, P2

C, P2

C, P2

C, P2

C, P2

 C, P2 C, P2,10

Section 20.3.JJJ

Wireless Telecommunications Tower & Facility

C

C

C

C

C

 C  

Section 20.3.JJJ

TABLE 7-1 FOOTNOTES

1 The terms in this column (“Uses”) are defined in Article 26.

2 Only wireless telecommunications antennas that comply with the stealth design standards of Section 20.3.JJJ are considered permitted uses.

3 Parks and playgrounds in the NA District are limited to passive recreation facilities. The only structures permitted are standard playground equipment and outdoor seating furniture.

4 Electrical Utility Substations and Transmission Lines shall be subject to design review as per Article 4, Section 4.5.B.5 and Table 4-2.

5 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 7.2.B.1.

6 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 7.2.B.2.

7 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 7.2.B.3.

8 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 7.2.B.4.

9 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 7.2.B.5.

10 Other than parks and playgrounds, all uses shall be prohibited the following boundaries which include the Congo Square portion of Armstrong Park and would not include any portion of the park that currently contains structural uses: North Rampart Street, Saint Peter Street, Basin Street, the Municipal Auditorium driveway, a line extending across the Saint Peter Street side Municipal Auditorium façade, a line extending across the North Rampart Street side Municipal Auditorium façade, a line extending from the centerline of Saint Ann Street, the lakeside of Square 114, a line extending from the centerline of Dumaine Street.  The only structures permitted within Congo Square and Umoja Grove located on Squares 114, 115, 116, and 134 shall be limited to outdoor seating furniture and commemorative, educational or culturally-related signage and historic markers, except that playground equipment and picnic shelters shall be permitted in Umoja Grove located on Squares 116 and 134.

11 As authorized in Article 22, Section 22.8.B.2.a.

Adopted by 27,057 MCS, §1, September 12, 2016, Zoning Docket 052/16; Ord. No. 27,707, §1, April 2, 2018, Zoning Docket 001/18; Ord. 28176, Sept. 5, 2019, ZD 58/19; Ord. No. 28,156 MCS, §1, August 8, 2019, Zoning Docket 026/19 & 027/19; Ord.28275 MCS, 12-19-19, ZD 81/19; Ord. 28432 MCS, 8-6-20, ZD 38/20; Ord. 28564 MCS, 12-17-20, ZD 73/20; Ord 28989 MCS 4-7-22, ZD 104/21; Ord 28967 MCS, 3-10-22, ZD 107/21: Ord 29094 MCS, 6-23-22, ZD 11/22; Ord. No. 29,126, §6, Aug. 12, 2022, Zoning Docket 16/22; Ord 29157 9-15-22, ZD 030/22; Ord. 29528, 7-24-23, Zoning Docket 13/23; Ord. 29744, 12-8-23, Zoning Docket 055/23

7.2.B Use Restrictions   

7.2.B.1 Uses in the GPD Districts   

In the portions of the GPD District in Planning District 9 and 10, certain uses shall be conditional uses, subject to the following limitations:

a. Any proposed development site that meets, or met at the time of this ordinance, the minimum size standards for a planned development in Article 5, Section 5.2.C shall be considered under the planned development process and is not eligible for consideration as a conditional use.

b. Only properties located in Planning District 9 and 10 are eligible for conditional use consideration.

c. A conditional use may be granted if the City Council finds that the proposed uses are compatible with uses existing or anticipated to occur upon the adjacent sites and will be properly screened or buffered from adjacent properties as needed to minimize potential negative impacts.

d. The proposed development shall comply with the development regulations, design standards, and required protection requirements found in Article 5, Section 5.4.

Adopted by Ord. 28561 MCS, 12-17-20

7.2.B.2 S-RS District Uses in the GPD Districts   

In the portions of the GPD District in Planning Districts 12 and 13, certain uses in the S-RS District shall be conditional uses, subject to the following limitations:

  1. Any proposed development site that meets, or met at the time of this ordinance, the minimum size standards for a planned development in Article 5, Section 5.2.C shall be considered under the planned development process and is not eligible for consideration as a conditional use.
  2. Only properties located in Planning Districts 12 and 13 are eligible for conditional use consideration.
  3. A conditional use may be granted if the City Council finds that the proposed uses are compatible with uses existing or anticipated to occur upon the adjacent sites and will be properly screened or buffered from adjacent properties as needed to minimize potential negative impacts.
  4. The proposed development shall comply with the S-RS District Site Design Standards found in Article 13, Section 13.3.

 

Adopted by September 12, 2016, Zoning Docket 052/16, 27,057 MCS, §1

7.2.B.3 Outdoor Amphitheater uses in the OS-CBD Districts   

In the OS-CBD Districts, outdoor amphitheater is a permitted use subject to the following standards:

a.  Outdoor amphitheater uses are permitted in the OS-CBD a maximum of three (3) times per week.  Uses exceeding three (3) times per week shall obtain special event permits or shall require a conditional use.

b.  Hours of operation are restricted to the following:

i.  Monday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

c.  Outdoor amphitheater shall be oriented away from residences to the greatest extent feasible.

Adopted by Ord.28275 MCS 12-19-19, ZD 81/19

7.2.B.4 Public Market Uses in the OS-CBD Districts   

In the OS-CBD Districts, public markets are permitted but subject to the following use standards in addition to those found in Article 20, Section 20.3.TT:

a.  Public markets are permitted in the OS-CBD District, with a maximum of one operator each day.

b.  Live musical accompaniment is allowed as ancillary to the public market only during its authorized hours of operation.

Adopted by Ord.28275 MCS 12-19-19, ZD 81/19

7.2.B.5 Restaurant Uses in the OS-CBD Districts   

In the OS-CBD Districts, all restaurants are conditional uses subject to the following standards:

a.  Restaurants are limited to five percent (5%) of the total park area.

Adopted by Ord.28275 MCS 12-19-19, ZD 81/19