New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
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3.5.E Contents of Required Notice
Notice of the NPP must include the following information, at a minimum:
- The date, time, and location of a meeting to be held to receive review and comment on the proposal. NPPs affecting more than one city square or its equivalent may hold their meeting virtually, through a commercially accepted virtual meeting service, such as Zoom, Teams, or WebEx. Virtual meetings must have the option for participants to call in without requiring video services. The meeting must be held within 14-30 days of mailing or emailing of the required notice.
- A brief description of the proposal:
- Map amendment applications shall include the type of land use request, the name of the existing and proposed zoning district, and the article of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance for the proposed zoning district. Map amendment applications shall also include an outlined area map.
- Text amendment applications shall include the citation and existing language of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, if applicable, the proposed changes or additions to the language of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and which zoning district(s) the amendment would affect, or a statement that the changes would be effective citywide.
- Conditional use applications shall include a brief description of the proposal, including the type of land use request, and known needed variances.
- Planned development applications shall include a brief description of the proposal, including known needed variances.
- Variance applications shall include a brief description of the proposal, including known needed variances.
- Major subdivision applications shall include a description of how the lots are being subdivided (ex: Resubdivision of Lot(s) x into Lot(s) y).
- All parties should recognize that the proposal may change as part of the usual review process and that failure to notice every possible permutation of the proposal shall not render the NPP insufficient.
- Contact information for the applicants, including at a minimum a telephone number and email address, so that parties who may not attend the NPP meeting due to time constraints can participate in the process.
Ordinance No. 30567 MCS, 3-20-26, Zoning Docket 049-25