18.29 FRENCH MARKET OVERLAY DISTRICT

18.29.A AREA OF APPLICABILITY   

The area generally bounded by the riverside of Decatur Street, the downriver side of St. Peter Street (and its direct extension to the Mississippi River), the Mississippi River, the upriver side of Barracks Street (and its direct extension to the Mississippi River), French Market Place, and Ursulines Street.

18.29.B PUBLIC MARKET HOURS   

The hours of operation of the existing Public Market (commonly known as the French Market Flea and Farmers Market) shall be expanded to permit a morning seafood and/or produce market beginning at 4:00 a.m., and to permit evening market closing hours at 10:00 p.m. on Sundays through Thursdays and 11:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. There shall be no live entertainment indoors or outdoors after 8:00 p.m. on any day.

18.29.C PERMITTED SIGNAGE   

The following sign types are permitted within the French Market Overlay District:

1. Freestanding Multi-Tenant Monument signs shall be permitted, subject to the following          standards:

a.  One (1) Freestanding Multi-Tenant Monument Sign shall be permitted per building, to be located within breezeways between existing commercial structures.

b.  No portion of the sign shall project beyond the front building wall of any existing commercial structure, where the structure’s front wall is adjacent to the public right-of-way, except at the Governor Nicholls Street breezeway between the farmers and flea markets, where no portion of the sign shall project beyond the roof line of the existing market shed structures.

c.  These signs shall be limited to a maximum of six (6) feet in height. The area of each sign shall be limited to twenty-four (24) square feet.

d.  A map of the area described above (the boundaries of the French Market Overlay District) may be included on the sign.

e.  Tenant listing shall be limited to the name of the business and address. All listings shall be the same size.

f.  The design and location of the signs shall be subject to the review and approval of the French Market Corporation and the staff of the Vieux Carré Commission.

g.  The design and location of the signs shall be proposed by the French Market Corporation and shall be subject to the review and approval of the Vieux Carré Commission staff.

5. In lieu of the permitted Freestanding Multi-Tenant Monument Sign, where applicable, multi-tenant signs identifying individual tenant space shall be permitted to be co-located on an approved communications antennae installation, located within breezeways between buildings at St. Ann, Dumaine, St. Philip, and Governor Nicholls Streets, subject to the following standards:

a. One grouping of multi-tenant signs shall on a singular communications antenna shall be permitted per breezeway. The total square footage of signage on the antennae shall not exceed eight (8) square feet.

b. The design and location of the signs shall be proposed by the French Market Corporation and shall be subject to the review and approval of the Vieux Carré Commission staff.

            6.  Attached Permanent Directory Signs shall be permitted, subject to the following standards:

a.  Attached Permanent Directory Signage shall only be permitted at the Public Market in the area generally bounded by Decatur, Barracks, N. Peters and Ursulines Streets.

b.  One Attached Permanent Directory Sign shall be permitted per street frontage.

c.  The sign area of each sign shall be limited to twelve (12) square feet.

d.  The design and location of the signs shall be proposed by the French Market Corporation and shall be subject to the review and approval of the Vieux Carré Commission staff.

Adopted by Ord. 28713 MCS, 7-1-21, ZD 23/21