New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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10.3.A General Regulations

Table 10-2: Bulk and Yard Regulations establish bulk and yard regulations for the Historic Core Neighborhood Districts. (Highlighted letters in Table 10-2 indicate where those bulk and yard regulations are illustrated on the accompanying site diagram.)

Table 10-2: Bulk & Yard Regulations
Table 10-2: Bulk & Yard Regulations
BULK & YARD REGULATIONS		DISTRICTS
BULK & YARD REGULATIONS		VCC-1	VCC-2	VCE	VCE-1	VCS	VCS-1	VCP	HMC-1	HMC-2	HM-MU
BULK REGULATIONS
	MINIMUM LOT AREA	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,000sf/du MF – 3 Units: 800sf/du MF – 4+ Units: 600sf/du Non-Residential: None	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,000sf/du MF – 3 Units: 800sf/du MF – 4+ Units: 600sf/du Non-Residential: None	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,000sf/du MF – 3 Units: 800sf/du MF – 4+ Units: 600sf/du Non-Residential: None	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,000sf/du MF – 3 Units: 800sf/du MF – 4+ Units: 600sf/du Non-Residential: None	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,000sf/du MF – 3 Units: 800sf/du MF – 4+ Units: 600sf/du Non-Residential: None	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,000sf/du MF – 3 Units: 800sf/du MF – 4+ Units: 600sf/du Non-Residential: None	None	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,200sf/du MF: 900sf/du Small MF Affordable: None Non-Residential: None	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,000sf/du MF – 3 Units: 800sf/du MF – 4+ Units: 600sf/du Small MF Affordable: None Non-Residential: None	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,000sf/du MF – 3 Units: 800sf/du MF – 4+ Units: 600sf/du Small MF Affordable: None Non-Residential: None
A	MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT	50’	50’	50’	50’	50’	50’	50’	40’	50’	55’
	MINIMUM OPEN SPACE RATIO	By Lot Type Corner: .20 Interior: .30	By Lot Type Corner: .20 Interior: .30	By Lot Type Corner: .20 Interior: .30	By Lot Type Corner: .20 Interior: .30	By Lot Type Corner: .20 Interior: .30	By Lot Type Corner: .20 Interior: .30	By Lot Type Corner: .20 Interior: .30	Residential or Mixed-Use: .30 Non-Residential: .20	Residential or Mixed-Use: .30 Non-Residential: None	Residential or Mixed-Use: .30 Non-Residential: None
	MINIMUM PERMEABLE OPEN SPACE	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	15% of lot area	15% of lot area	15% of lot area
	MAXIMUM FAR	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	1.4	2.2	2.5
	MAXIMUM TOTAL FLOOR AREA¹								Non-Residential: 3,000sf	Non-Residential: Any use over 10,000sf is a conditional use
MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS
B	FRONT YARD	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
C	INTERIOR SIDE YARD	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
D	CORNER SIDE YARD	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None
E	REAR YARD	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None	None

TABLE 10-2 FOOTNOTES

¹Total floor area limits per commercial use

Table 10-3: The Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Sub-District (MIZ) regulations establish mandatory inclusionary unit thresholds, set aside requirements, and Area Medium Income (AMI) levels and is required for any development that contains residential development of 10 or more dwelling units, including rental and homeownership dwelling units. Affordable Housing Units shall be in accordance with the standards outlined in the table below. All other bulk and yard regulations for the sub-districts are subject to the corresponding non-inclusionary zoning base district regulations.

Table 10-3: Historic Core Neighborhoods Non-Residential Inclusionary Zoning Sub-District Regulations¹
Zoning Sub-District	Minimum Lot Area Requirement	Affordable Housing Unit Threshold	Set Aside Requirement %	Area Medium Income (AMI) Rental Units (%)	Area Medium Income AMI Homeownership (%)
VCC-1-IZ	600 sf/du	10	10	60	60
VCC-2-IZ	600 sf/du	10	10	60	60
VCS-IZ	600 sf/du	10	10	60	60
VCS-1-IZ	600 sf/du	10	10	60	60
HMC-1-IZ	900 sf/du	10	5	60	60
HMC-2-IZ	600 sf/du	10	5	60	60
HM-MU-IZ	600 sf/du	10	5	60	60

TABLE 10-3 FOOTNOTE

¹The terms for the Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Sub-Districts in this section are outlined in Article 28.

Ord. 27,722 MCS, §3, April 11, 2018, Zoning Docket 113-17; Ord. No. 28,911, §2, January 6, 2022, Zoning Docket 084/21