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