New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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12.2 Uses

12.2.A Permitted and Conditional Uses   

Only those uses of land listed under Table 12-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses as permitted uses or conditional uses are allowed within the Historic Urban Neighborhood Districts. A “P” indicates that a use is permitted within that zoning district. A “C” indicates that a use is a conditional use in that zoning district and would require a conditional use approval as required in Section 4.3 (Conditional Use). No letter (i.e., a blank space) or the absence of the use from the table indicates that use is not permitted within that zoning district.

Table 12-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses
Table 12-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses

USE1

DISTRICTS

USE STANDARDS

HU-B1A

HU-B1

HU-MU

RESIDENTIAL USE

Bed and Breakfast – Accessory

C

C

C

Section 20.3.I

Bed and Breakfast – Principal

C

C

C

Section 20.3.I

Day Care Home, Adult – Small

P

P

P

Section 20.3.T

Day Care Home, Adult – Large

 

P

P

Section 20.3.T

Dwelling, Above the Ground Floor

P

P

P

 

Dwelling, Single-Family

P

P

P

 

Dwelling, Two-Family

P

P

P

Section 20.3.Y

Dwelling, Townhouse

 

 

P

Section 20.3.X

Dwelling, Multi-Family

 

 

P

  

Dwelling, Established Multi-Family

P,C8

P9

 

Section 20.3.W
Dwelling, Multi-Family - Limited to 4 Units Maximum P P    
Dwelling, Small Multi-Family Affordable P P P Section 20.3.SSS

Group Home, Small

P

P

P

Section 20.3.GG

Group Home, Large

P2

P2

P

Section 20.3.GG

Group Home, Congregate

 

 

C

Section 20.3.GG
Home Based Child Care, Small P P P Section 20.3.T

Permanent Supportive Housing

P2

P2

P

Section 20.3.PP

Residential Care Facility

P

P

P

Section 20.3.YY

COMMERCIAL USE

Amusement Facility, Indoor

 

P

P

Section 20.3.E

Animal Hospital

P

P

P

 

Art Gallery

P

P

P

 

Arts Studio

P

P

P

 

Bar

 

 

C

Section 20.3.G
Car Wash     C Section 20.3.L

Catering Kitchen

P

P

P

 

Day Care Center, Adult – Small

P

P

P

Section 20.3.S

Day Care Center, Adult – Large

 

P

P

Section 20.3.S

Day Care Center, Adult - Commercial

 

P

P

Section 20.3.S

Drive-Through Facility

 

 

C3

Section 20.3.V

Financial Institution

P

P

P

 

Funeral Homes

 

C

C

 
Grocery Store P P P  

Gas Station

 

C

C

Section 20.3.EE

Health Club

 

P

P

 

Hostel

 

 

C

 

Hotel/Motel

 

 

C

 

Live Entertainment – Secondary Use

 

 

C

Section 20.3.JJ

Medical/Dental Clinic

P

P

P

 

Micro-Brewery

 

 

P

 

Micro-Distillery

 

 

P

 
Motor Vehicle Dealership, Small     P  
Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Facility, Small     C Section 20.3.MM

Office

P

P

P

 
Outdoor Live Entertainment - Secondary Use   C C Section 20.3.WWW

Personal Service Establishment

P

P

P

 

Pet Day Care Service

P

P

P

Section 20.3.QQ

Public Market

 

P

P

Section 20.3.TT

Recording Studio

 

 

P

 

Reception Facility

 

C

C

Section 20.3.WW

Restaurant, Carry-Out

C

P

P

Section 20.3.ZZ

Restaurant, Fast Food

 

C

C

Section 20.3.ZZ

Restaurant, Specialty

P

P

P

Section 20.3.ZZ

Restaurant, Standard

P

P

P

Section 20.3.ZZ

Retail Goods Establishment

P

P

P

 

Retail Sales of Packaged Alcoholic Beverages

 

C4

C

 
Short Term Rental, Commercial     P Section 20.3.LLL
Small Box Variety Store P P P Section 20.3.NNN
Wine Shop   C C Section 20.3.PPP
Winery     P  

INDUSTRIAL USE

Brewery

 

 

P7

 

Food Processing

 

 

C

 
Distillery     P7  

Manufacturing, Artisan

 

 

P

 

Mardi Gras Den

 

 

C

 

Mini-Warehouse

 

 

C

 

Warehouse

 

 

C

 
INSTITUTIONAL USE
Child Care Center, Small P P P Section 20.3.S
Child Care Center, Large P P P Section 20.3.S
City Hall C C C  

Community Center

C

P

P

 

Convent and Monastery

 

P

P

 

Cultural Facility

C

C

C

Section 20.3.R
Domestic Protection Shelter     P Section 20.3.U

Educational Facility, Primary

 

P

P

Section 20.3.Z

Educational Facility, Secondary

 

P

P

Section 20.3.Z

Educational Facility, Vocational

 

P

P

Section 20.3.Z
Emergency Shelter     P Section 20.3.AA

Government Offices

P

P

P

 

Place of Worship

 

P

P

 

Public Works and Safety Facility

 

 

C

 

Social Club or Lodge

P

P

P

Section 20.3.CCC

OPEN SPACE USE

Agriculture – No Livestock

P

P

P

Section 20.3.C

Agriculture – With Livestock

C

C

C

Section 20.3.C

Parks and Playgrounds

P

P

P

 

Stormwater Management (Principal Use)

P

 P P  

OTHER
EV Charging Station (Principal Use)   C C Section 20.3.YYY
Parking Lot (Accessory Use) P10 P10 P10  

Parking Lot (Principal Use)

 

C

C

Section 20.3.OO

Parking Structure (Principal Use)

 

C

C

Section 20.3.OO
Planned Development C C C Article 5

Utilities

 

P5

P5

Section 20.3.GGG

Wireless Telecommunications Antenna & Facility

C,P6

C,P6

C,P6

Section 20.3.JJJ

Wireless Telecommunications Tower & Facility

C

C

C

Section 20.3.JJJ

TABLE 12-1 FOOTNOTES

1 The terms in this column (“Use”) are defined in Article 26.

2 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 12.2.B.2.

3 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 12.2.B.3.

4 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 12.2.B.4.

5 Electrical Utility Substations and Transmission Lines shall be subject to design review as per Article 4, Section 4.5.B.5 and Table 4.2

6 Only wireless telecommunications antennas that comply with the stealth design standards of Section 20.3.JJJ are considered permitted uses.

7 Subject to the use restrictions in Section 12.2.B.5.

8 Established Multi-Family Dwellings that comply with Section 20.3.W.1 are permitted uses while those that comply with Section 20.3.W.2 are conditional uses.

9 Established Multi-Family Dwellings with a documented legal history are permitted uses in this district at any number previously provided.

10As authorized in Article 22, Section 22.8.B.2.a

Adopted by Jan. 20, 2017, Ord. 27,262 MCS, §1, Zoning Docket 114-16; Ord. No. 27,209, §1, Dec. 7, 2016, Zoning Docket 61/16; Ord. No. 27,375, §3, April 28, 2017, Zoning Docket 118/16; Ord. No. 27,338, §3, March 31, 2017, Zoning Docket 121/16; Ord. No. 27,726, §1, April 11, 2018, Zoning Docket 4/18; Ord. No. 27,707, §1, April 2, 2018, Zoning Docket 001/18; Technical Correction #1, 12-17-18; Ord. 28176, Sept. 5, 2019, ZD 58/19; Ord. No. 28,156 MCS, §6, August 8, 2019, Zoning Docket 026/19 & 027/19; Ord. 28349 MCS, 5-7-20, ZD 122/19; Ord. 28432 MCS, 8-6-20, ZD 38/20; Ord. 28622, 3-11-21, ZD 83/20; Ord. 28714 MCS, 7-1-21, ZD 24/24; Ord. 28696, 6-3-21, ZD 16/21; Ord 28905 MCS, 1-6-22, ZD 83/21; Ord. No. 28,911, §4, January 6, 2022, Zoning Docket 84/21; Ord 29004 MCS 4-21-22, ZD 001/22; Ord 29126, 8-12-22, ZD016/22; Ord 29157 9-15-22, ZD 030/22; Ordinance No. 29382, March 23, 2023, Zoning Docket 02/23; Ord. 29528, 7-24-23, Zoning Docket 13/23; Ordinance No. 29702, November 7, 2023, Zoning Docket 063/23; Ordinance No. 29946, 6-13-24, Zoning Docket 002/24

12.2.B Use Restrictions   

12.2.B.1 Commercial Use Floor Area Limitation   

1.   Commercial Use Floor Area Limitation

In the Historic Urban Neighborhood Districts, the floor area of commercial uses is limited as follows:

a.   Commercial uses are permitted uses up to five thousand (5,000) square feet of total floor area, unless conditional use approval is required per Table 12-1.

b.   Conditional use approval required for any commercial use of five thousand (5,000) square feet of floor area or more with the exception of grocery stores.  Grocery stores are permitted by-right up to 10,000 square feet in area.

c.   Any commercial use over ten thousand (10,000) square feet of total floor area is prohibited. This applies only to new construction as of the effective date of this Ordinance. Grocery stores are exempt from this prohibition.  Grocery Stores over 10,000 square feet in area require conditional use approval.  Commercial uses that locate within an existing structure as of the effective date of this Ordinance that are over ten thousand (10,000) square feet of total floor area require conditional use approval.

Adopted by Ord 28805 MCS, 10-21-21, ZD 48/21

12.2.B.2 Group Home and Permanent Supportive Housing Restriction in HU-B1A and HU-B1 Districts   

In the HU-B1A and HU-B1 Districts, Large Group Homes and Supportive Housing uses are only permitted when located above the ground floor.

12.2.B.3 Drive-Through Facilities in the HU-MU District   

  1. New Drive–Through facilities in the HU-MU District are only allowed as conditional uses where they are proposed to be constructed in combination with a retail goods establishment in order to provide or dispense medical or pharmaceutical products.
  2. Previously constructed Drive-Through facilities may seek conditional use approval to operate, modify, expand, or reconstruct, in accordance with the standards set forth in Article 20, Section 20.3.V.

Adopted by Ord. 29850 MCS, 03-21-24, ZD 086/23;

12.2.B.4 Floor Area minimum for Retail Sales of Packaged Alcoholic Beverages in the HU-B1 District   

Retail sales of alcoholic beverages in the HU-B1 Districts must be within a business with a minimum of 5,000 square feet of floor area.

12.2.B.5 Breweries in the HU-MU District   

Only breweries and distilleries that produce fewer than 12,500 barrels per year are considered permitted uses in the HU-MU District.

Adopted by Ord. 28696 MCS, 6-3-21, ZD 16/21