New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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4.9.D Process

1.  An interested party may request a zoning verification.

2.  The Director of the Department of Safety and Permits issues a zoning verification as part of a building permit, certificate of occupancy, or business license.

3.  When a zoning verification is issued in conjunction with a building permit, certificate of occupancy, or business license, no separate application is required.

4.  The interested party shall submit an application containing the following material, unless waived by the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits:

a.  A completed application containing the applicant’s names, address, and interest in the subject property.

b.  The street address and legal description of the subject property.

c.  The proposed use or uses of the subject property and a brief description of the construction, reconstruction, remodeling, or alteration requiring the issuance of a zoning verification.

d.  Such other and further information or documentation as the Zoning Administrator may deem necessary or appropriate for a full and proper consideration and deposition of the particular application.