New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

Printed: 4/19/2024 6:01:31 AM

1.6.B Penalties

The following persons may be found guilty of a misdemeanor punishable either by a fine, the minimum and maximum amounts as established in the Louisiana Revised Statutes, or not more than one-hundred fifty (150) days imprisonment, or both, or be held liable for a code violation as provided by Article II, Chapter 6 of the Code of the City of New Orleans, punishable by a fine or any other lawful measure(s) ordered by a hearing officer, for each and every day that such violation continues, and the correction of a violation does not restrain imposition of these penalties.

1.  The owner or general agent of a structure or premises where a violation of any provision of these regulations has been committed or exists.

2.  The lessee or tenant of an entire structure or entire premises where such general agent, lessee or tenant of any part of the structure or premises in which such violation has been committed or exists.

3.  The general agent, architect, builder, contractor or any other person who commits, takes part in or who assists in any such violation or who maintains any structure or premises in which any such violation exists. 

Ord. No. 27,209, ยง1, Dec. 7, 2016, Zoning Docket 61/16