New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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21.6.S Ice and Propane Storage Machines

Ice and propane storage machines may be located on the exterior of a structure in accordance with the section. All other vending machines, such as video rentals and change conversion machines, shall be located inside the principal building.

1.  Ice and propane storage machines are permitted for commercial uses of two-thousand five-hundred (2,500) square feet or more of gross floor area. However, in the S-LB2 District ice and propane storage machines are permitted only for commercial uses of five-thousand (5,000) square feet or more of gross floor area.

2.  Ice and propane storage machines shall be placed against the exterior of the principal building and cannot encroach into any public right-of-way or required yard, unless permitted in Paragraph 3 below.

3.  Freestanding ice storage machines are permitted for commercial uses in the Commercial Center and Institutional Campus Districts. Freestanding ice storage machine are prohibited in the required front yard. Freestanding ice storage machines may be located in the required corner side, interior side, or rear yard but shall be three (3) feet from any lot line. No freestanding ice storage machine may be located within a required parking space.

4.  The ice and propane storage machines shall be placed so that customers accessing these units do not block the public right-of-way.

5.  Ice and propane storage machines shall not exceed nine (9) feet in height, five (5) feet in width and six (6) feet in length.

6.  The only sign permitted is the word “ICE” or “PROPANE,” as applicable. The size of the sign is limited to one (1) square foot in area.

7.  The color of these units shall be unobtrusive. Ice or propane storage machines placed against the exterior of the principal building may be steel gray or neutral tones only. Freestanding ice storage machines shall be consistent with the architecture and design of the principal building. Consistency of design includes the use of the same palette of building materials as the principal building, trim, and colors.

8.  The area surrounding the ice and propane storage machines shall be kept free of any junk, debris, or other material.