New Orleans Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance

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8.2 Uses

Only those uses of land listed under Table 8-1: Permitted and Conditional as permitted uses or conditional uses are allowed within the Rural Development Districts. A “P” indicates that a use is permitted within that zoning district. A “C” indicates that a use is a conditional use in that zoning district and  would require a conditional use approval as required in Section 4.3 (Conditional Use). No letter (i.e., a blank space) or the absence of the use from the table indicates that use is not permitted within that zoning district.

Table 8-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses
Table 8-1: Permitted and Conditional Uses

USE1

R-RE

M-MU

USE STANDARDS

RESIDENTIAL USE

Artist Community

P

P

Section 20.3.F

Bed and Breakfast – Accessory

C

C

Section 20.3.I

Bed and Breakfast – Principal

 

C

Section 20.3.I

Boathouse

 

P

 

Day Care Home, Adult - Small

C

C

Section 20.3.T

Dwelling, Single-Family

P

P

 

Group Home, Small

P

P

Section 20.3.GG
Home Based Child Care, Small P P Section 20.3.T

COMMERCIAL USE
Bar   P Section 20.3.G
Boat Dock   C  

Catering Kitchen

 

P

Section 20.3.S

Day Care Center, Adult - Small

C

 

Section 20.3.S

Greenhouse/Nursery

P

P

 

Kennel

P

 

Section 20.3.II

Personal Service Establishment

 

P

 

Restaurant, Specialty

 

P

Section 20.3.ZZ

Restaurant, Standard

 

P

Section 20.3.ZZ

Retail Goods Establishment

 

P

 

Retail Sales of Packaged Alcoholic Beverages

 

C

 
Short Term Rental, Commercial   P Section 20.3.LLL

INDUSTRIAL USE

Dry Dock and Launching Operations

 

C

 

Food Processing

C

C

 

Seaplane Base

C

C

Section 20.3.D

Solar Energy System

P

P

Section 20.3.DDD

Wind Farm

C

C

Section 20.3.III

INSTITUTIONAL USE
Child Care Center, Small P P Section 20.3.S
Child Care Center, Large P P Section 20.3.S
City Hall C C  

Community Center

C

C

 

Convent and Monastery

P

P

 

Cultural Facility

C

C

Section 20.3.R

Educational Facilities

P

P

 

Government Offices

P

P

 

Place of Worship

P

P

 

Public Works and Safety Facility

C

C

 

Social Club or Lodge

C

C

Section 20.3.CCC

OPEN SPACE USE

Agriculture – No Livestock

P

P

Section 20.3.C

Agriculture – With Livestock

P

C

Section 20.3.C

Boat Launch

P

P

 
Campground P P Section 20.3.K

Fishing Camp

P

P

 

Horse Stables (Commercial)

P

 

Section 20.3.HH

Marina, Commercial

 

P

 

Marina, Recreational

 

P

 

Parks and Playgrounds

P

P

 

Piers (Public or Private)

P

P

Section 20.3.QQ

Stormwater Management (Principal Use)

P

P

 

OTHER
Parking Lot (Accessory Use) C4 P4  

Planned Development

 

C

Article 5

Pumping Station

C

C

Section 20.3.UU

Utilities

P2

P2

Section 20.3.GGG

Wireless Telecommunications Antenna & Facility

C, P3

C, P3

Section 20.3.JJJ

Wireless Telecommunications Tower & Facility

C

C

Section 20.3.JJJ

TABLE 8-1 FOOTNOTES

1 The terms in this column (“Use”) are defined in Article 26.

2 Electrical Utility Substations and Transmission Lines shall be subject to design review as per Article 4, Section 4.5B.5 and Table 4-2

3 Only wireless telecommunications antennas that comply with the stealth design standards of Section 20.3.JJJ are considered permitted uses.

4 As authorized in Article 22, Section 22.8.B.2.a.

 

Ord. No. 27,209, §1, Dec. 7, 2016, Zoning Docket 61/16; Ord. No. 27,707, §1, April 2, 2018, Zoning Docket 001/18; Ord. 28176, Sept. 5, 2019, ZD 59/19; Ord. No. 28,156 MCS, §2, August 8, 2019, Zoning Docket 026/19 & 027/19; Ord. 28503 MCS, 10-1-20, ZD 56/20; Ord. 28432 MCS, 8-6-20, ZD 38/20; Ord. 28573 MCS, 1-14-21; Ord 28989 MCS 4-7-22, ZD 104/21; Ord. No. 29,126, §7, Aug. 12, 2022, Zoning Docket 16/22; Ord. No. 29382, March 23, 2023, Zoning Docket 02/23; Ord. No 29744, 12-8-23, Zoning Docket 055/23; Ord. No 29946, 6-13-24, Zoning Docket 002/24