New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
Printed: 5/15/2026 3:25:37 PM
4.4.I.1 Expiration
a. Plans Deadline.
For all planned developments, plans stamped as approved by the City Planning Commission must be recorded in the Conveyance Records of Orleans Parish within two (2) years of the effective date of the ordinance granting the planned development.
b. Construction/Use Deadline.
i. For new construction, the planned development approval will expire within five (5) years from the date the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission approves the final drawings for a planned development if a building permit has not been issued and substantial construction has not been commenced, and no request for an extension of time is pending.
ii.For planned developments approved for existing structures or for a parcel of land where no structure is planned, if the planned development has not been established within a period of five (5) years from the date the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission approves the final drawings for a planned development, then the planned development will expire.
Ordinance No. 30567 MCS, 3-20-26, Zoning Docket 049-25