New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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12.3.A Bulk and Yard Regulations

12.3.A.1 General Regulations   

Table 12-2: Bulk and Yard Regulations establishes bulk and yard regulations for the Historic Urban Neighborhood Districts. (Highlighted letters in Table 12-2 indicate where those bulk and yard regulations are illustrated on the accompanying site diagram.)

Table 12-2: Bulk & Yard Regulations
Table 12-2: Bulk & Yard Regulations

BULK & YARD REGULATIONS

DISTRICTS

HU-B1A

HU-B1

HU-MU

BULK REGULATIONS

 

MINIMUM

LOT AREA

SF: 1,500sf/du

2F: 1,200sf/du

MF: 1,000sf/du

MF - 3-4 Units: 1,000sf/du (maximum of 4 units)

Small MF Affordable: None

Non-Residential: None

Dwelling Above Ground Floor: 800sf/du

SF: 1,500sf/du

2F: 1,200sf/du

MF: 1,000sf/du

MF - 3-4 Units: 1,000sf/du (maximum of 4 units)

Small MF Affordable: None

Non-Residential: None

Dwelling Above Ground Floor: 800sf/du

SF: 1,500sf/du

2F: 1,200sf/du

MF: 1,000sf/du

Small MF Affordable: None

Townhouse: 2,000sf/du

Dwelling Above Ground Floor: 800sf/du

Non-Residential: None

 

MAXIMUM TOTAL

FLOOR AREA – COMMERCIAL USE1

Permitted up to 5,000sf of total floor area

Conditional use approval required for 5,000sf to 10,000sf of total floor area

Uses with over 10,000sf of total floor area are prohibited

Permitted up to 5,000sf of total floor area

Conditional use approval required for over 5,000sf of total floor area

Uses with over 10,000sf of total floor area are prohibited

Permitted up to 5,000sf of total floor area

Conditional use approval required for over 5,000sf of total floor area with the exception of grocery stores which are permitted by-right up to 10,000 square feet in area.

Uses with over 10,000sf of total floor area are prohibited with the exception of grocery stores which are permitted through the conditional use process over 10,000sf of total floor area and within existing structures over 10,000 square feet in area.

A

MINIMUM

LOT WIDTH

SF & 2F: 25’

Non-Residential: None

SF, 2F, & MF: 25’

Non-Residential: None

SF, 2F & MF: 25’

Townhouse: 18’ per du

Non-Residential: None

B

MAXIMUM

BUILDING HEIGHT

SF, 2F, & MF: 35’

Non-Residential: 40’ & no more than 3 stories

SF & 2F: 35’

Non-Residential: 40’ & no more than 3 stories

SF & 2F: 35’

MF, Townhouse & Non-Residential:

40’ & no more than 3 stories

  MINIMUM PERMEABLE OPEN SPACE 10% of lot area 10% of lot area 10% of lot area

MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS

C

FRONT YARD

SF, 2F, & MF:

See Section 11.3.A.2

Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor:

0’ build-to line

SF, 2F, & MF:

See Section 11.3.A.2

Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor:

0’ to 10' build-to line

SF, 2F:

See Section 11.3.A.2

Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/MF:

0’ to 10' build-to line

D

INTERIOR

SIDE YARD

3’

SF, 2F, MF: 3’

Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor: None, unless abutting a residential district then 3’2

SF & 2F: 3’

Townhouse, MF & Non-Residential/ Mixed-Use: None, unless abutting a residential district then 3’2

E

CORNER

SIDE YARD

SF, 2F, & MF:

See Section 11.3.A.3

Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor: None, to a maximum of 3’

SF, 2F, & MF:

See Section 11.3.A.3

Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor: None, to a maximum of 5’

SF & 2F: 10% of lot width, but a minimum of 3’

Townhouse, MF & Non-Residential/Mixed Use: None, to a maximum of 5’

F

REAR YARD

20% of lot depth or 15’, whichever is less

SF,2F, & MF: 20% of lot depth or 15’, whichever is less

Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor: None, unless abutting a residential district then 15’2

Residential: 20% of lot depth or 15’, whichever is less

Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/MF: None, unless abutting a residential district then 15’2

TABLE 12-2 FOOTNOTES

1 Total floor area limits per commercial use.

2 If a property abuts more than one zoning district, the more restrictive yard requirement applies.

Table 12-3: 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 12-3: Historic Urban 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 (%)

HU-B1A-IZ

1,000 sf/du

10

5

60

60

HU-B1-IZ

1,000 sf/du

10

5

60

60

HU-MU-IZ

1,000 sf/du

Dwelling Above Ground Floor: 800 sf/du

10

5

60

60

 

TABLE 12-3 FOOTNOTE

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

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Adopted by Ord. 27,722 MCS, §5, April 11, 2018, Zoning Docket 113-17; Ord 28036, §1, March 28, 2019, ZD 112/18; Ord 28800 MCS, 10-21-21, ZD 56/21; Ord. No. 28,911, §4, January 6, 2022, Zoning Docket 84/21; Ord. 29126, 8-12-22, ZD016/22