New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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24.11.D Projecting Sign

1. Projecting signs are permitted for non-residential uses in the districts indicated in Table 24-1: Projecting Signs. Table 24-1 also contains sign area maximums for projecting signs. Projecting signs are permitted a maximum of two (2) sign faces. Only one (1) projecting sign is permitted per ground floor business establishment.

2. Projecting signs shall not project more than two (2) feet from the curb line, as measured from the building to which they are attached. No projecting sign may project more than four (4) feet from the building face to which it is attached.

3. The bottom of any projecting sign shall be at least seven (7) feet above the sidewalk. No projecting sign affixed to a building may project higher than the building height, including the sign support structure.

4. No projecting sign may be secured with wire, strips of wood or nails and may not be hung or secured to any other sign. Any movable part of a projecting sign, such as the cover of a service opening, shall be securely fastened by chains or hinges.

Table 24-1: Projecting Signs
DISTRICT	PROJECTING SIGN PERMITTED	PROJECTING SIGN MAXIMUM AREA
OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS
ALL DISTRICTS	No
RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
R-RE	No
M-MU	Yes	8sf
HISTORIC URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
HU-RS1, HU-RD2, HU-RD2, HU-RM1, HU-RM2	No
HU-B1A	Yes	8sf
HU-B1	Yes	8sf
HU-MU	Yes	12sf
SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
S-RS1, S-RD1, S-RM1, S-RM2, S-LRS1, S-LRS2, S-LRS3, S-LRD1, S-LRD2, S-LRM1, S-LRM2	No
S-B1, S-B2, S-LB1, S-LB2, S-LC	Yes	12sf
S-LP	No
S-LM	Yes	12sf
COMMERCIAL CENTER & INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUS DISTRICTS
C-1	Yes	24sf
C-2	Yes	32sf
C-3	Yes	44sf
MU-1	Yes	44sf
MU-2	Yes	44sf
EC	Yes	32sf
MS	Yes	32sf
MC	Yes	44sf
LS	Yes	44sf
CENTER FOR INDUSTRY
LI	Yes	44sf
HI	Yes	44sf
MI	Yes	44sf
BIP	Yes	44sf
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
CBD-1	Yes	32sf
CBD-2	Yes	32sf
CBD-3	Yes	32sf
CBD-4	Yes	32sf
CBD-5	Yes	32sf
CBD-6	Yes	32sf
CBD-7	Yes	32sf

Ord. 29126 MCS, 8-4-22, ZD 16/22