New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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6.3.B Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries

Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various zoning districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules apply:

1.  Where zoning district boundary lines coincide or approximately coincide with streets, alleys, canals, rivers or streams, the boundary line is the centerline of the street, alley, canal, or stream. If the actual location of such street, alley, canal, or stream varies slightly from the location as shown on the Official Zoning Map, then the actual location controls.

2.  Where a zoning district boundary line coincides or approximately coincides with a property line, the property line is the boundary line of the zoning district.

3.  Where a zoning district boundary line does not coincide or approximately coincide with a street, alley, canal, river, stream, or lot line, the location of the zoning district boundary line is determined by reference to the scale of the Official Zoning Map. In such a case, if the location of the zoning district boundary line cannot be clearly determined by reference to the scale of the Official Zoning Map, the City Planning Commission has the power to determine the location of the zoning district boundary line.

Ord. No. 29,126, ยง5, Aug. 12, 2022, Zoning Docket 16/22