New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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11.2 Uses

Only those uses of land listed under Table 11-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses as permitted uses or conditional uses are allowed within the Historic Urban 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 11-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses
Table 11-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses

USE1

DISTRICTS

USE STANDARDS

HU-RS

HU-RD1

HU-RD2

HU-RM1

HU-RM2

RESIDENTIAL USE

Artist Community

 

C

 

 

P

Section 20.3.F

Bed and Breakfast – Accessory

C

C

C

C

C

Section 20.3.I

Bed and Breakfast - Principal

 

 

 

C

C

Section 20.3.I

Day Care Home, Adult – Small

C

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.T

Day Care Home, Adult – Large

 

 

 

C

C

Section 20.3.T

Dwelling, Established Two-Family

P

 

 

 

 

Section 20.3.W

Dwelling, Single-Family

P

P

P

P

P

 

Dwelling, Two-Family

 

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.Y

Dwelling, Townhouse

 

 

C

P

P

Section 20.3.X

Dwelling, Multi-Family

 

 

 

P

P

 

Dwelling, Established Multi-Family

P,C4

P,C4

P,C4

 

 

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

Group Home, Small

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.GG

Group Home, Large

 

 

 

P

P

Section 20.3.GG

Group Home, Congregate

 

 

 

C

C

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

Permanent Supportive Housing

 

 

 

P

P

Section 20.3.PP

Residential Care Facility

 

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.YY

COMMERCIAL USE

Day Care Center, Adult – Small

 

 

 

P

P

Section 20.3.S

Day Care Center, Adult – Large

 

 

 

C

C

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

Neighborhood Commercial Establishment

C

C

C

C

C

Section 20.3.NN

Private Residential Recreation Facility

(Indoor or Outdoor)

 

 

 

P

P

Section 20.3.SS

Racetrack (Only Those Existing as of Ordinance Effective Date)

 

C

 

 

 

Section 20.3.VV

INDUSTRIAL USE

Solar Energy System – Small-Scale Ground Mounted Only

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.DDD

INSTITUTIONAL USE
City Hall C C C C C  

Community Center

C

C

C

C

C

 

Convent and Monastery

P

P

P

P

P

 

Cultural Facility

C

C

C

C

C

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

Educational Facility, Primary

C

C

C

C

C

Section 20.3.Z

Educational Facility, Secondary

C

C

C

C

C

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

Government Offices

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.FF

Hospital

 

 

 

 

C

 

Place of Worship

P

P

P

P

P

 

Public Works and Safety Facilities

C

C

C

C

C

 

Social Club or Lodge

 

C

C

C

C

Section 20.3.CCC
Veterans Wellness Facility       C C Section 20.3.OOO

OPEN SPACE USE

Agriculture – No Livestock

P

P

P

P

P

Section 20.3.C

Agriculture – With Livestock

C

C

C

C

C

Section 20.3.C
Country Club C C C C C Section 20.3.MMM

Parks and Playgrounds

P

P

P

P

P

 

Stormwater Management (Principal Use)

P

 P P P P

 

OTHER
Parking Lot (Accessory Use) 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

P2

P2

P2

P2

P2

Section 20.3.GGG

Wireless Communications Antenna & Facility

C,P3

C,P3

C,P3

C,P3

C,P3

Section 20.3.JJJ

Wireless Communications Tower & Facility

C

C

C

C

C

Section 20.3.JJJ

TABLE 11-1 FOOTNOTES

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

2 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.

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

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.

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

Ord. No. 27,375, §2, April 28, 2017, Zoning Docket 118/16; Ord. No. 27,707, §1, April 2, 2018, Zoning Docket 001/18; Ord. 28176, Sept. 5, 2019, ZD 59/19; Ord. No. 28,156 MCS, §5, August 8, 2019, Zoning Docket 026/19 & 027/19; Ord.28279 MCS, 12-19-19, ZD 62/19; Ord.28328 MCS, 4-15-20, ZD 115/19; Ord. 28432 MCS, 8-6-20, ZD 38/20; Ord. 28622 MCS, 3-11-21, ZD83/20: Ord 28905 MCS, 1-6-22, ZD 83/21 ;Ord. No. 28,911, §3, January 6, 2022, Zoning Docket 084/21; Ord 29100, 7-21-22, ZD 36/22; Ord 29126, 8-12-22, ZD016/22; Ordinance No. 29382, March 23, 2023, Zoning Docket 02/23; Ordinance No. 29702, November 7, 2023, Zoning Docket 063/23