New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
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24.11.D Projecting Sign
1. Projecting signs are permitted for non-residential uses in the districts indicated in Table 24-1: Projecting Signs. Table 24-1 also contains sign area maximums for projecting signs. Projecting signs are permitted a maximum of two (2) sign faces. Only one (1) projecting sign is permitted per ground floor business establishment.
2. Projecting signs shall not project more than two (2) feet from the curb line, as measured from the building to which they are attached. No projecting sign may project more than four (4) feet from the building face to which it is attached.
3. The bottom of any projecting sign shall be at least seven (7) feet above the sidewalk. No projecting sign affixed to a building may project higher than the building height, including the sign support structure.
4. No projecting sign may be secured with wire, strips of wood or nails and may not be hung or secured to any other sign. Any movable part of a projecting sign, such as the cover of a service opening, shall be securely fastened by chains or hinges.
Table 24-1: Projecting Signs
DISTRICT
|
PROJECTING SIGN PERMITTED
|
PROJECTING SIGN MAXIMUM
AREA
|
OPEN SPACE DISTRICTS
|
ALL DISTRICTS
|
No
|
|
RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
|
R-RE
|
No
|
|
M-MU
|
Yes
|
8sf
|
HISTORIC URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
|
HU-RS1, HU-RD2, HU-RD2, HU-RM1, HU-RM2
|
No
|
|
HU-B1A
|
Yes
|
8sf
|
HU-B1
|
Yes
|
8sf
|
HU-MU
|
Yes
|
12sf
|
SUBURBAN NEIGHBORHOOD
|
S-RS1, S-RD1, S-RM1, S-RM2, S-LRS1, S-LRS2, S-LRS3, S-LRD1, S-LRD2, S-LRM1, S-LRM2
|
No
|
|
S-B1, S-B2, S-LB1, S-LB2, S-LC
|
Yes
|
12sf
|
S-LP
|
No
|
|
S-LM
|
Yes
|
12sf
|
COMMERCIAL CENTER & INSTITUTIONAL CAMPUS DISTRICTS
|
C-1
|
Yes
|
24sf
|
C-2
|
Yes
|
32sf
|
C-3
|
Yes
|
44sf
|
MU-1
|
Yes
|
44sf
|
MU-2
|
Yes
|
44sf
|
EC
|
Yes
|
32sf
|
MS
|
Yes
|
32sf
|
MC
|
Yes
|
44sf
|
LS
|
Yes
|
44sf
|
CENTER FOR INDUSTRY
|
LI
|
Yes
|
44sf
|
HI
|
Yes
|
44sf
|
MI
|
Yes
|
44sf
|
BIP
|
Yes
|
44sf
|
CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT
|
CBD-1
|
Yes
|
32sf
|
CBD-2
|
Yes
|
32sf
|
CBD-3
|
Yes
|
32sf
|
CBD-4
|
Yes
|
32sf
|
CBD-5
|
Yes
|
32sf
|
CBD-6
|
Yes
|
32sf
|
CBD-7 |
Yes |
32sf |
Ord. 29126 MCS, 8-4-22, ZD 16/22