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New Orleans BZA Meeting Summary for August 19, 2024

City Planning Commission — Monday, August 19, 2024
BodyNew Orleans, Louisiana
SessionCity Planning Commission
DateMonday, August 19, 2024
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1:22

Good morning.

1:23

I would like to call the Monday, August 19th, Board of Zoning Adjustments meeting to order.

1:28

We will begin with roll call.

1:30

Candace Forrest.

1:32

President.

1:32

Todd James.

1:33

Present.

1:34

Tamara Eggins is absent.

1:36

Jose Alvarez.

1:38

Present.

1:38

Ramiro Diaz.

1:40

Alfonso Gonzalez.

1:42

Present.

1:42

Jason Richards is absent.

1:44

At this time, would the board make a motion to adopt the minutes from the July 15th meeting?

1:49

So moved.

1:53

It's been moved by Commissioner James.

1:55

Second, I believe by Commissioner Diaz.

1:59

Alvarez.

2:00

Alvarez.

2:04

Roll call vote.

2:05

Ty James.

2:07

Yay.

2:08

Afonso Gonzalez.

2:11

Yay.

2:11

Ramiro Diaz.

2:12

Yes.

2:13

Jose Alvarez.

2:14

Yes.

2:14

And Candice Forrest.

2:16

Yes.

2:17

Five yes.

2:18

No nays.

2:19

The motion carries.

2:21

Please note that the board will recess approximately 1 p.m.

2:25

if the meeting has not already adjourned, and we will reconvene at approximately 1.30.

2:31

As a reminder to applicants, action that the board takes today will be released in the form of a disposition notice by August 29th and sent via email and mail to the applicant, as well as posted on the one-stop app for other interested parties.

2:45

Request that the board votes to approve must show compliance with any noted provisos before the case is finalized and granted final approval.

2:54

We will now begin with unfinished business for variances.

2:58

Will the chair please read the hearing rules for variances?

3:02

Yes, rules and procedures for public hearings, variance requests.

3:06

The following procedures shall be observed during the hearing.

5:00

At its July meeting, the BZA deferred this matter to today so that the applicant uh so that the staff can confirm with the Department of Safety and Permits the amount of impervious surface in the front yard.

5:09

July 16th, an inspector from the Department of Safety and Permits reinspected the property and provided measurements to determine impervious surface in the front yard.

5:20

The maximum impervious surface in the front yard is the maximum allowed is 40 percent.

5:28

Therefore, the site must provide a maximum of 207 square feet.

5:33

The site provides 333 of impervious surface.

5:37

Therefore, the site necessitates a waiver of 25 percent of impervious surface in the front yard based on this report.

5:44

The staff believes that the requested variance of impervious surface in front yard fails to meet criteria one through nine of the standards for variances of Article 4, Section 4.6.

5:58

Therefore, the staff recommends denial of the requested variance.

6:04

Thank you.

6:04

Is the applicant present for BCA docket zero zero?

6:08

I'm sorry, docket 109-23.

6:14

Is there anyone here in support of the applicant for BCA docket 109-23?

6:20

Anyone here in opposition?

6:25

And had there been communication with the um the applicant of the um updated status?

6:30

Yes.

6:32

Did the applicant indicate they would be here today or so?

6:38

This applicant actually received a certificate of occupancy from the Department of Safety and Permits.

6:45

And so our staff is working with the applicant.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning And Land Use█████████████████████████████████████████████72%
Procedural███████████17%
Public Engagement██3%
Disability Rights██3%
Pending Litigation█2%
Engineering And Infrastructure█2%
Historic Preservation█1%
Summary of Proceedings

New Orleans Board of Zoning Adjustments Meeting Summary – August 19, 2024

The New Orleans Board of Zoning Adjustments (BZA) convened on Monday, August 19, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in Council Chambers. The meeting addressed 16 docket items covering variances, new business, and an extension request. The Board granted multiple variances, deferred several items for further study, and approved one extension. All votes were unanimous with a 5-0 tally (Commissioners Forrest, James, Gonzalez, Diaz, and Alvarez present; Eggins and Richards absent).

Meeting Transcript

Good morning. I would like to call the Monday, August 19th, Board of Zoning Adjustments meeting to order. We will begin with roll call. Candace Forrest. President. Todd James. Present. Tamara Eggins is absent. Jose Alvarez. Present. Ramiro Diaz. Alfonso Gonzalez. Present. Jason Richards is absent. At this time, would the board make a motion to adopt the minutes from the July 15th meeting? So moved. It's been moved by Commissioner James. Second, I believe by Commissioner Diaz. Alvarez. Alvarez. Roll call vote. Ty James. Yay. Afonso Gonzalez. Yay. Ramiro Diaz. Yes. Jose Alvarez. Yes. And Candice Forrest. Yes. Five yes. No nays. The motion carries. Please note that the board will recess approximately 1 p.m. if the meeting has not already adjourned, and we will reconvene at approximately 1.30. As a reminder to applicants, action that the board takes today will be released in the form of a disposition notice by August 29th and sent via email and mail to the applicant, as well as posted on the one-stop app for other interested parties. Request that the board votes to approve must show compliance with any noted provisos before the case is finalized and granted final approval. We will now begin with unfinished business for variances. Will the chair please read the hearing rules for variances? Yes, rules and procedures for public hearings, variance requests. The following procedures shall be observed during the hearing. At its July meeting, the BZA deferred this matter to today so that the applicant uh so that the staff can confirm with the Department of Safety and Permits the amount of impervious surface in the front yard. July 16th, an inspector from the Department of Safety and Permits reinspected the property and provided measurements to determine impervious surface in the front yard. The maximum impervious surface in the front yard is the maximum allowed is 40 percent. Therefore, the site must provide a maximum of 207 square feet. The site provides 333 of impervious surface. Therefore, the site necessitates a waiver of 25 percent of impervious surface in the front yard based on this report. The staff believes that the requested variance of impervious surface in front yard fails to meet criteria one through nine of the standards for variances of Article 4, Section 4.6. Therefore, the staff recommends denial of the requested variance.

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