FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
September 6, 2011
CITY ANNOUNCES ZONING
PUBLIC MEETINGS
Citizen Input Sought In
Series of Meetings This Month
NEW ORLEANS, LA
— Today, Mayor Mitch
Landrieu announced a series of public meetings that will
begin this month to gain feedback on the City’s draft
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CZO) which became
available to the public in July.
As a key tool in
implementing land use policies in the City’s Master
Plan, zoning establishes rules for determining where new
development can be located. Additionally, zoning
specifies where buildings can be placed on lots,
controls the height and size of buildings, and provides
guidance for determining how existing homes, businesses,
and other buildings can be enlarged or altered.
“This important document
reflects the changes that have taken place in our City
and will help guide our rebuilding efforts,” said Mayor
Mitch Landrieu. “We’re in the final stretch of
finalizing the ordinance and we want citizens to take a
look at it and tell us what they think.”
Craig Mitchell, chairman
of the City Planning Commission, agrees: “The proposed
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance is the actionable link to
the policies expressed in the Master Plan. Designed to
be user friendly and intuitive, the new CZO is one of
the many steps the City of New Orleans is taking to
shape its future. Public participation in this chapter
of our history is not only welcomed, it is crucial.”
A series of public
meetings will be held September 12-27 to discuss the CZO
and receive feedback from the community. At each
meeting, a presentation will be made 30 minutes after
the doors open. The public will be able to view draft
zoning text and maps, meet with city planners and submit
written comments. The draft CZO is available on the
city’s website at
cpc.nola.gov .
September
12 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
– Planning District 6, Gentilly
Southern University of
New Orleans, 6400 Press Drive
September
13 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
– Planning District 9, 10 and 11, New Orleans East
Schaumburg School, 9501
Grant Street
September
14 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. – Planning District 1, Central
Business District and French Quarter
Pan American, 601
Poydras, 11th Floor
September
15 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. – Planning District 12 and 13,
Algiers and English Turn
Behrman Center, 2529
General Meyer Avenue
September
19 from 6-9 p.m. – Planning District 2, Central City and
Garden District
Dryades YMCA, 2220
Oretha Castley Haley Boulevard
September 20 from
5:30-8:30 p.m. – Planning District 4, Mid-City and Treme
Sojourner Truth Center,
2220 Lafitte Street
September 21 from
5:30-8:30 p.m. – Planning District 3, Uptown and
Carrollton
Jewish Community
Center, 5342 St. Charles Avenue
September 22 from
5:30-8:30 p.m. – Planning District 7, Marigny, Bywater
and Desire
Franklin Avenue Baptist
Church, 2515 Franklin Avenue
September 26 from
5:30-8:30 p.m. – Planning District 5, Lake Area and
Parkview
The Christopher Room,
6254 Vicksburg Street
September 27 from
5:30-8:30 p.m. – Planning District 8, Lower Ninth Ward
Dr. King Charter
School, 1617 Caffin Avenue
After the public
meetings, the City Planning Commission will hold public
hearings and vote on the final ordinance which must be
approved by the City Council. For more information
regarding the CZO, citizens can call the City Planning
Commission at
504.658.7033. Citizens can also email comments to
cpcinfo@nola.gov.
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Ryan
Berni
Press Secretary
Office of Mayor Mitch Landrieu
City of New Orleans
504-658-4992 (direct)
504-621-9504 (cell)
rfberni@nola.gov |
