New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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9.2 Uses

Only those uses of land listed under Table 9-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses as permitted uses or conditional uses are allowed within the Historic Core Neighborhood 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 permitted within that zoning district.

Table 9-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses
Table 9-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses

USE1

VCR-1

VCR-2

HMR-1

HMR-2

HMR-3

USE STANDARDS

RESIDENTIAL USES

Bed and Breakfast  - Accessory

 

 

C

C

C

Section 20.3.I

Bed and Breakfast - Principal

 

 

C

C

C

Section 20.3.I

Day Care Home, Adult – Small

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.T

Day Care Home, Adult - Large

C

C

C

C

C

Section 20.3.T

Dwelling, Established Multi-Family

 

 

 

 

P, C4

Section 20.3.W

Dwelling, Single-Family

P

P

P

P

P

 

Dwelling, Two-Family

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.Y

Dwelling, Multi-Family

P

P

P

P

 

 

Dwelling, Multi-Family – Limited to 4 Units Maximum

 

 

 

 

C

 
Dwelling, Small Multi-Family Affordable         P Section 20.3.SSS

Group Home, Small

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.GG

Group Home, Large

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.GG
Home Based Child Care, Small P P P P P Section 20.3.T
Home Based Child Care, Large P P P P P Section 20.3.T

Group Home, Congregate

C

C

C

C

C

Section 20.3.GG

Permanent Supportive Housing

P

P

P

P

C3

Section 20.3.PP

Residential Care Facility

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.YY

COMMERCIAL USES
Child Care Center, Small P P P P P Section 20.3.S
Child Care Center, Large C C C C   Section 20.3.S

Day Care Center, Adult  – Small

 

 

P

P

P

Section 20.3.S

Day Care Center, Adult  – Large

 

 

C

C

 

Section 20.3.S

Neighborhood Commercial Establishment

 

 

C

C

C

Section 20.3.NN

INSTITUTIONAL USES

Community Center

C

C

C

C

C

 

Convent and Monastery

P

P

P

P

P

 

Cultural Facility

C

C

C

C

P

Section 20.3.R
Domestic Protection Shelter P P P P   Section 20.3.U

Educational Facility, Primary

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.Z

Educational Facility, Secondary

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.Z
Emergency Shelter P P P P   Section 20.2.AA

Place of Worship

P

P

P

P

P

 

OPEN SPACE USES

Agriculture – No Livestock

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.C

Parks and Playgrounds

P

P

P

P

P

 

OTHER
Parking Lot (Accessory Use) C5 C5 C5 C5 C5  

Planned Development

C

C

C

C

C

Article 5

Pumping Station

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.UU

Utilities

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.GGG

Wireless Telecommunications Antenna & Facility

C,P2

C,P2

C,P2

C,P2

C,P2

Section 20.3.JJJ

Wireless Telecommunications Tower & Facility

C

C

C

C

C

Section 20.3.JJJ

TABLE 9-1 FOOTNOTES

1 The terms in this column (“Use”) 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 Limited to a maximum of four (4) dwelling units.

4 Established Multi-Family Dwellings that comply with Section 20.3.W.1 are permitted uses while those that comply with Section 20.3.W.2 are conditional uses.

5 As authorized in Article 22, Section 22.8.A.2.a.

 

Ord. No. 27,375, §1, April 28, 2017, Zoning Docket 118/16; Ord. No. 27,707, §1, April 2, 2018, Zoning Docket 001/18; Ord. No. 28,156 MCS, §3, August 8, 2019, Zoning Docket 026/19 & 027/19; Ord. 28432 MCS, 8-6-20, ZD 38/20; Ord. No. 28,911, §1, January 6, 2022, Zoning Docket 084/21; Ord. No. 29,126, §8, Aug. 12, 2022, Zoning Docket 16/22; Ordinance No. 29382, March 23, 2023, Zoning Docket 02/23; Ordinance No. 29702, November 7, 2023, Zoning Docket 063/23