New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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3.3.C Posted Notice

Posted notice for public hearings is required as follows in Table 3-2: Posted Notice for Pubic Hearing. Section 3.3.C.1 below describes required notice when required to be posted by the applicant and Section 3.3.C.2 below describes required notice when required to be posted by the Department of Safety and Permits.

Table 3-2: Posted Notice for Public Hearing

ZONING APPLICATION

POSTED BY APPLICANT (SECTION 3.3.C.1)

POSTED BY DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY & PERMITS (SECTION 3.3.C.2)

Zoning Map Amendment – Initiated by Applicant

X

 

Zoning Map Amendment – Initiated by City

 

X

Conditional Use

X

 

Planned Development

X

 

Variance

X

 

Property-Specific Zoning Appeal

 

X

 

3.3.C.1 Posted Notice by Applicant   

a.   A notification sign shall be installed by the applicant at least fifteen (15) consecutive days prior to the public hearing.

b.   Such notification sign shall meet the following requirements:

i.    The sign shall be an official notification sign provided by the City.

ii.   The sign shall be posted at a prominent location on the subject property near the sidewalk or public right-of-way, and shall be visible to passing pedestrians and motorists. If it is not feasible to post a notification sign on a subject property for whatever reason, a notification sign shall be posted within the public right-of-way adjacent to the property at a location approved by the Department of Safety and Permits. For properties with more than one (1) street frontage, the applicant is required to post one (1) sign visible from each street frontage.

iii.   The applicant shall photograph the required sign(s) after it has been posted on the subject property.  A copy of the photograph shall be submitted to City Planning Commission staff.

c.   The sign shall indicate that the site is the subject of a zoning application and shall provide contact information for the office of the City Planning Commission to obtain further information.

 

Adopted by Ord. No. 27,222, ยง1, Dec. 20, 2016, Zoning Docket 99/16

3.3.C.2 Posted Notice by the Department of Safety and Permits   

a.   Notification signs posted by the Department of Safety and Permits shall meet the following requirements:

i.    The notification signs shall be no less than eleven (11) inches by seventeen (17) inches in size and shall be posted at the two (2) corner intersections of the block face on which the subject property is located, or by any other means, method, or placement deemed appropriate by the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission or the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits to effect the intended public notice.

ii.   The sign shall indicate the type of application, the address of the subject property, and the day, date, time, and place of the public hearing.