New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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15.5.D.2 Institutional Master Plan for Permitted Development

a. Institutional Master Plans (IMPs) shall include a Project Neighborhood Participation Program (Project NPP) in accordance with Article 4, Section 4.3.D.2 Pre-Application Meeting and Project Neighborhood Participation Program.  NPP notifications for IMPs shall be sent to owners of record for all properties, as indicated in the records of the Orleans Parish Assessor's Office, located within 600 feet of the property lines of the subject property.

b.  If the proposed Institutional Master Plan complies with the base district regulations and all uses are those permitted within the district (i.e., no conditional use approval required), the Institutional Master Plan shall be reviewed and approved by the City Planning Commission. The City Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing on Institutional Master Plan within fifty (50) days from the date the application is deemed complete. The City Planning Commission shall approve, approve with modifications, or deny the Institutional Master Plan within sixty (60) days from the opening of the public hearing.

c.  The applicant may file a written appeal of the decision of the City Planning Commission to the City Council within forty-five (45) days after the date of the final decision.

d.  Upon the filing of an application for an appeal of the decision of the City Planning Commission, the City Council shall conduct a public hearing in accordance with Sections 3.4 and make a final decision within forty-five (45) days from the date the public hearing is closed. 

Ord. 29084 MCS, 7-7-22, ZD 017/22