The New Orleans City Planning Commission met on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, starting at 2:07 PM (originally scheduled for 1:30 PM) in Council Chambers. The meeting covered five zoning dockets, one subdivision docket, and a ratification list. Key items included a conditional use for Reginelli's Pizzeria expansion, a bed-and-breakfast permit, a wireless antenna deferral, and expanded live entertainment hours for the Dew Drop Inn.
The meeting adjourned after the votes.
Okay. Good afternoon again, everybody. We're now gonna get started. It is 2 07. Um July 23rd, and welcome to the City Planning Commission meeting. Uh first uh what we're going to do is call roll, followed by approval of last meeting uh minute. And then uh follow up with the the reading of the public hearing rules. So uh Commissioner Johnson. Commissioner Lunn. Oh, Commissioner Flick. Present. Commissioner Jordan, present, Commissioner Brown. Present. Okay. So first we will start with the adoption of last meeting mini meeting minutes for July 9th. Move approval for the July 9th meeting minutes. Second. There's a motion on the floor from Commissioner Flick, seconded by Commissioner Brown. Uh if there's no further discussion, we'll vote our machines. And the meeting minutes have been approved. Uh next up are the formal public hearing rules. So the city planning commission has established certain rules governing the procedures to be followed at public hearings. Before speaking, each person shall give their name, address, and state whom he or she is representing. Proponents for the proposal will speak first for a period of ten minutes. Each speaker shall be allowed a maximum of two minutes. Opponents or other interested parties will speak second for a period of 15 minutes. Each speaker shall be allowed a maximum of two minutes. Proponents will be allowed a period of six minutes for a rebuttal. Each speaker shall be allowed a maximum of two minutes. Opponents will not be allowed to rebut. Staff finds the project meets the standards for approval in Article 4 of the CZO and is consistent with the master plan. While the underlying zoning district allows restaurants as permitted uses, the magazine street use restriction overlay district restricts restaurants to conditional uses to prevent an oversaturation of them along the corridor. Reginelli's is already in operation, and this expansion is allowed within the height and bulk limits of the HUB1 district, so it does not conflict with the overlay. Staff finds that the request is consistent with the master plan designation of mixed use low density and recommends approval, subject to 17 provisos, 13 of which are existing provisos from the previous conditional use requests, and staff has added an additional four related to bicycle parking, permeable open space, the design advisory committee approval and the use standards for restaurants. Thank you. First up, we have uh the applicant, Darrell Reginelli. Um, and just want to note that you have uh four cards of seated time, so you have a total of 10 minutes, which would max out the speaking time. Do you want to accept all that time? No, I don't need all that time right now. Hi, my name is Daryl Reginelli. I started Reginelli's Pizzeria in 1996 at 741 State Street, which is straight right across from the restaurant we operate now. Uh we're a family-run restaurant. I was born and raised in New Orleans. We've been at this location on this corner, uh, intersection for 27 years. Our guests are families, ladies' lunches, date night, and magazine shoppers. We're proud to have served this neighborhood for the past 27 years. The expansion is a I'm sorry, since COVID, the restaurant industry has seen a large growth for outdoor dining. Uh I have always had a desire to improve our outdoor dining. In recent travels, I noticed many rooftop restaurants and similar mixed use neighborhoods. I thought the idea would be unique and different for Magazine Street.