New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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12.3.A.1 General Regulations

Table 12-2: Bulk and Yard Regulations establishes bulk and yard regulations for the Historic Urban Neighborhood Districts. (Highlighted letters in Table 12-2 indicate where those bulk and yard regulations are illustrated on the accompanying site diagram.)

Table 12-2: Bulk & Yard Regulations
Table 12-2: Bulk & Yard Regulations
BULK & YARD REGULATIONS		DISTRICTS
BULK & YARD REGULATIONS		HU-B1A	HU-B1	HU-MU
BULK REGULATIONS
	MINIMUM LOT AREA	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,200sf/du MF: 1,000sf/du MF - 3-4 Units: 1,000sf/du (maximum of 4 units) Small MF Affordable: None Non-Residential: None Dwelling Above Ground Floor: 800sf/du	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,200sf/du MF: 1,000sf/du MF - 3-4 Units: 1,000sf/du (maximum of 4 units) Small MF Affordable: None Non-Residential: None Dwelling Above Ground Floor: 800sf/du	SF: 1,500sf/du 2F: 1,200sf/du MF: 1,000sf/du Small MF Affordable: None Townhouse: 2,000sf/du Dwelling Above Ground Floor: 800sf/du Non-Residential: None
	MAXIMUM TOTAL FLOOR AREA – COMMERCIAL USE¹	Permitted up to 5,000sf of total floor area Conditional use approval required for 5,000sf to 10,000sf of total floor area Uses with over 10,000sf of total floor area are prohibited	Permitted up to 5,000sf of total floor area Conditional use approval required for over 5,000sf of total floor area Uses with over 10,000sf of total floor area are prohibited	Permitted up to 5,000sf of total floor area Conditional use approval required for over 5,000sf of total floor area with the exception of grocery stores which are permitted by-right up to 10,000 square feet in area. Uses with over 10,000sf of total floor area are prohibited with the exception of grocery stores which are permitted through the conditional use process over 10,000sf of total floor area and within existing structures over 10,000 square feet in area.
A	MINIMUM LOT WIDTH	SF & 2F: 25’ Non-Residential: None	SF, 2F, & MF: 25’ Non-Residential: None	SF, 2F & MF: 25’ Townhouse: 18’ per du Non-Residential: None
B	MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT	SF, 2F, & MF: 35’ Non-Residential: 40’ & no more than 3 stories	SF & 2F: 35’ Non-Residential: 40’ & no more than 3 stories	SF & 2F: 35’ MF, Townhouse & Non-Residential: 40’ & no more than 3 stories
	MINIMUM PERMEABLE OPEN SPACE	10% of lot area	10% of lot area	10% of lot area
MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS
C	FRONT YARD	SF, 2F, & MF: See Section 11.3.A.2 Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor: 0’ build-to line	SF, 2F, & MF: See Section 11.3.A.2 Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor: 0’ to 10' build-to line	SF, 2F: See Section 11.3.A.2 Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/MF: 0’ to 10' build-to line
D	INTERIOR SIDE YARD	3’	SF, 2F, MF: 3’ Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor: None, unless abutting a residential district then 3’²	SF & 2F: 3’ Townhouse, MF & Non-Residential/ Mixed-Use: None, unless abutting a residential district then 3’²
E	CORNER SIDE YARD	SF, 2F, & MF: See Section 11.3.A.3 Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor: None, to a maximum of 3’	SF, 2F, & MF: See Section 11.3.A.3 Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor: None, to a maximum of 5’	SF & 2F: 10% of lot width, but a minimum of 3’ Townhouse, MF & Non-Residential/Mixed Use: None, to a maximum of 5’
F	REAR YARD	20% of lot depth or 15’, whichever is less	SF,2F, & MF: 20% of lot depth or 15’, whichever is less Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/dwelling above ground floor: None, unless abutting a residential district then 15’²	Residential: 20% of lot depth or 15’, whichever is less Non-Residential/Mixed-Use/MF: None, unless abutting a residential district then 15’²

TABLE 12-2 FOOTNOTES

¹ Total floor area limits per commercial use.

² If a property abuts more than one zoning district, the more restrictive yard requirement applies.

Table 12-3: The Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Sub-District (MIZ) regulations establish mandatory inclusionary unit thresholds, set aside requirements, and Area Medium Income (AMI) levels and is required for any development that contains residential development of 10 or more dwelling units, including rental and homeownership dwelling units. Affordable Housing Units shall be in accordance with the standards outlined in the table below. All other bulk and yard regulations for the sub-districts are subject to the corresponding non-inclusionary zoning base district regulations.

Table 12-3: Historic Urban Non-Residential Inclusionary Zoning Sub-District Regulations¹
Zoning Sub-District	Minimum Lot Area Requirement	Affordable Housing Unit Threshold	Set Aside Requirement %	Area Medium Income (AMI) Rental Units (%)	Area Medium Income AMI Homeownership (%)
HU-B1A-IZ	1,000 sf/du	10	5	60	60
HU-B1-IZ	1,000 sf/du	10	5	60	60
HU-MU-IZ	1,000 sf/du Dwelling Above Ground Floor: 800 sf/du	10	5	60	60

TABLE 12-3 FOOTNOTE

¹The terms for the Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning Sub-Districts in this section are outlined in Article 28.

Ord. 27,722 MCS, §5, April 11, 2018, Zoning Docket 113-17; Ord 28036, §1, March 28, 2019, ZD 112/18; Ord 28800 MCS, 10-21-21, ZD 56/21; Ord. No. 28,911, §4, January 6, 2022, Zoning Docket 84/21; Ord. 29126, 8-12-22, ZD016/22