New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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18.4 ENORC Eastern New Orleans Renaissance Corridor Use Restriction Overlay District

18.4.A Applicability   

The ENORC Eastern New Orleans Renaissance Corridor Use Restriction Overlay District applies to:

1.  All lots bounded by Bullard Avenue, Hayne Boulevard, the Jahncke Canal, and Chef Menteur Highway, and all lots fronting on the west side of Bullard Avenue between Hayne Boulevard and Chef Menteur Highway.

2.  All lots with frontage on Crowder Boulevard between Hayne Boulevard and Chef Menteur Highway.

3.  All lots with frontage on Read Boulevard between Hayne Boulevard and Chef Menteur Highway.

4.  All lots fronting on Hayne Boulevard between Jourdan Road and Interstate 510.

5.  All lots fronting on Morrison Road between Jourdan Road and Interstate 510.

6.  All lots fronting on Lake Forest Boulevard between Mayo Road and Interstate 510 and continuing one block in depth along Six Flags Parkway between Interstate 510 and Michoud Boulevard.

7.   All lots fronting on Bundy Road between Morrison Road and Chef Menteur Highway.

8.  All lots fronting on Interstate 10 and  Interstate 510 and the service roads on both sides of Interstate 10 and Interstate 510 east of the Industrial Canal.

9.  All lots fronting on Chef Menteur Highway for the entirety of its length from the Industrial Canal to the Michoud Levee and along Downman Road for the entirety of its length from Chef Menteur Highway to Lake Pontchartrain.

10. All lots within the entirety of the blocks located at the intersections of the following streets with either Chef Menteur Highway or Downman Road:

a. Hayne Boulevard;

b. Morrison Road;

c. Dwyer Road;

d. Wilson Avenue;

e. Crowder Boulevard;

f. Bundy Road;

g. Read Boulevard;

h. Wright Road;

i. Bullard Avenue;

j. Interstate 510;

k. Michoud Boulevard;

l. Alcee Fortier Boulevard.

18.4.B Use Restrictions   

1.  When allowed as a permitted use in the base zoning district, the following uses require conditional use approval in accordance with Section 4.3:

a.  Bar

b.  Retail Sales of Packaged Alcoholic Beverages.  Grocery stores are exempt.

c.  Reception Facilities, subject to the following standards:

i.  A minimum distance of five-hundred (500) fee is required between any new reception facility and the nearest residential district.  The required separation distance must be measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the lot line where the reception facility is proposed.

ii.  The reception facility shall submit a security and operation plan, which includes the provision of exterior security cameras, to the Department of Safety and Permits.

iii.  The reception facility shall provide its own license for the service of alcholic beverages.

2.  The following uses are prohibited:

a.  Adult Use

b. Hotels/Motels and Hostels providing rooms for accommodation at a frequency greater than once per day.

Adopted by Ord. 28269 MCS, 12-5-19, ZD 78/19; Ord. 28892 MCS, 12-16-21, ZD 77/21,

18.4.C ENORC Sub-District Standards   

The ENORC Sub-District applies to all lots with frontage on any of the below streets:

1.  Hayne Boulevard

2.  Downman Road

3.  Morrison Road

4.  Chef Menteur Highway

Adopted by Ord. 28269 MCS 12-5-19, ZD 78/19

18.4.C.1 Floor Area Limitation Increase   

Grocery stores, as described in Section 26.6, that dedicate thirty percent (30%) or more of shelf space and display area to fresh or fresh frozen foods, ad described in Section 26.6, shall be entitled to an additional 5,000 square feet of floor area by right.

Adopted by Ord. 28269 MCS 12-5-19, ZD 78/19