New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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4.8.B Applicability

1. Appeals are authorized by the Board of Zoning Adjustments in accordance with Article 2, Section 2.6, Louisiana Revised Statute 33:4780.46, and Section 5-408 of the City Charter.

2. Appeals may be filed concerning any decision of the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits in the enforcement of the zoning ordinance of the City on the following applications of this Ordinance:

  1. The decision of the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits on zoning verifications.
  2. The decision of the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits on Zoning Ordinance interpretations.
  3. The decision of the Director of the Department of Safety and Permits on permits issued under the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance.

3. These decisions need not be formal, and any written communication of such a decision, including but not limited to an email or LAMA approval or disapproval, shall be considered appealable.

4. For purposes of this Section, a decision made "in the enforcement of the zoning ordinance of the City" shall be those decisions that specifically apply the provisions of the zoning ordinance. Appeals made pursuant to this Section must therefore allege an error in the application of a provision of the zoning ordinance.

Ord. No. 028064, ยง1, April 25, 2019, Zoning Docket 11/19; Ordinance No. 30567 MCS, 3-20-26, Zoning Docket 049-25