New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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9.1 Purpose Statements

9.1.A Purpose of the VCR-1 Vieux Carré Residential District   

The VCR-1 Vieux Carré Residential District is intended to preserve and protect existing residential development to maintain the authentic character of the historic Vieux Carré. Incompatible uses and building modifications are excluded from this residential district, and rehabilitation and adaptive reuse are encouraged.

9.1.B Purpose of the VCR-2 Vieux Carré Residential District   

The VCR-2 Vieux Carré Residential District is intended to preserve and protect existing residential development and to maintain the authentic character of the historic Vieux Carré while permitting moderately higher density than allowed in the VCR-1 District. Incompatible uses and building modifications are excluded from this residential district, and rehabilitation and adaptive reuse are encouraged.

9.1.C Purpose of the HMR-1 Historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater Residential District   

The HMR-1 Historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater Residential District is intended to protect existing residential development and to maintain a desirable character of such development within the historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater areas. Incompatible uses are excluded from this residential district. Rehabilitation, renovation, and adaptive reuse particularly of historically significant buildings are encouraged.

9.1.D Purpose of the HMR-2 Historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater Residential District   

The HMR-2 Historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater Residential District is intended to protect existing residential development and to maintain a desirable character of such development within the historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater areas. Incompatible uses are excluded from this residential district. Rehabilitation, renovation, and adaptive reuse particularly of historically significant buildings are encouraged. Smaller lot areas and higher floor-to-area ratios are permitted in the HMR-2 Historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater Residential District than those allowed in the HMR-1 Historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater Residential District.

9.1.E Purpose of the HMR-3 Historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater Residential District   

The HMR-3 Historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater Residential District is intended to provide for single-family dwellings and two-family dwellings, accommodate small-scale multi-family dwellings of three to four units, protect the existing residential development and maintain the desirable character of such development within the historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater areas. Incompatible uses are excluded from this residential district. Rehabilitation, renovation, and adaptive reuse particularly of historically significant buildings are encouraged.

9.1.F Purpose of the Historic Core Neighborhoods Residential Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Sub-Districts   

The Historic Core Neighborhoods Residential Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning core and strong Sub-Districts are intended to include mandatory affordable housing requirements, in accordance with Article 28, in districts that allow the development of ten or more dwelling units.

Adopted by Ordinance 28036 MCS, Section 1, March 28, 2019, ZD #112/18; Ord 28178, 9-5-19, ZD 49/19