18.30 University Area Off-Street Parking Overlay District

18.30.A Applicability   

Properties in the area generally bounded by: Cecil Street, a straight line connecting Cecil Street to Monticello Avenue, Monticello Avenue, to Leake Avenue, to River Drive, to Riverview Drive, to East Drive, to Tchoupitoulas Street, turning north on Nashville Avenue, turning west on South Claiborne Avenue, connecting to South Carrollton Avenue, turning east on Tulane Avenue/Airline Highway connecting to Palmetto Street, to Northline Street, to Monticello, to Cecil Street. Within this are, only properties zoned HU-RS Historic Urban Single-Family Residential, HU-RD1 Historic Urban Two-Family Residential, HU-RD2 Historic Urban Two-Family Residential, HU-RM1 Historic Urban Multi-Family Residential and HU-RM2 Historic Urban Multi-Family Residential Districts are subject to the University Area Off-Street Parking Overlay District's requirements.

Adopted by Ord. 28848 MCS, 11-18-21, ZD 44/21

18.30.B Off-Street Parking Requirements   

The university area off-street parking overlay requirements are as follows:

1.  One (1) off-street parking space is required per new bedroom.  "Bedroom" shall be defined as an enclosed room that cannot be used for any other purpose such as a kitchen, bathroom, dining room, living room, or laundry room.  Any room not explicitly labeled as a kitchen, bathroom, dining room, living room, or laundry room shall be counted as a bedroom.

2. This off-street parking requirement shall apply to new construction, and any renovations of existing structures that result in an increase in existing bedrooms or bathrooms, as determined by the Department of Safety and Permits.

3.  This off-street parking requirement shall not apply to new construction dwelling units with four (4) or fewer bedrooms, or renovations of existing dwelling units where the total number of bedrooms is four (4) or fewer as determined by the Department of Safety and Permits.

4.  This off-street parking requirement shall not apply to any new construction dwelling units where the total number of full bathrooms is less than three (3) per dwelling unit, or renovations of existing dwelling units where the total number of full bathrooms is less than three (3), as determined by the Department of Safety and Permits.

5.  "Full Bathroom" shall be defined as an enclosed room with plumbing for a sink, toilet, and bathtub and/or shower.  "Half Bathroom" shall be defined as an enclosed room with plumbing for a sink and toilet.

6.  This off-street parking requirement shall only apply to properties zoned HU-RD1, HURD2, HU-RS, HU-RM1, and HU-RM2 as determined by the City Planning Commission and the Department of Safety and Permits.

7.  All residentially-zoned properties with a homestead exemption shall be exempt from this overlay.

8.  This off-street parking requirement shall not apply to any residential Affordable Housing development, as determined by the Department of Safety & Permits, that meets the following criteria:

a.  Any affordable housing development must set aside 50% of all units at 60% AMI or below.

b.  Each affordable unit must have an affordability period of 20 years.

c.  Any affordable housing development must have a covenant or deed restriction limiting the future sales price of each affordable unit to the initial sales price plus 5% for the entire 20-year affordability period.  This covenant or deed restriction must be disclosed to prospective buyers.

9.  Each additional parking space, as required by this overlay, must be a permeable surface as defined in Section 26.6 in the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.

10.  Waivers of these off-street parking requirements restrictions may be considered by the Board of Zoning Adjustments.

Adopted by Ord. 28848 MCS, 11-18-21, ZD 44/21