City Planning Commission Meeting Summary

The New Orleans City Planning Commission met on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 1:30 PM in Council Chambers. The agenda included 23 items: adoption of minutes, multiple zoning docket amendments and conditional use requests, subdivision proposals, a property dedication, a street name change, a retail goods establishment study, and subdivision ratifications. No transcript or minutes were available for this summary, so the information below reflects the published agenda only.

Consent Calendar

• No consent calendar was listed; the meeting opened with the adoption of minutes from the November 12, 2024 meeting.

Public Comments & Testimony

• No public comments were recorded in the agenda; a transcript was not provided, so public testimony cannot be summarized.

Discussion Items

• Zoning Docket 093/24 – City Council Motion M-24-376: Amendment to create “Ice Manufacturing and Vending Machines” as principal and accessory uses in all non-residential zoning districts except HU-B1A.
• Zoning Docket 094/24 – 919 Julia Street, LLC: Conditional use for a hotel in CBD-5 and a curb cut along Julia Street (923 Julia Street).
• Zoning Docket 095/24 – City Council Motion M-24-488: Amendment to Article 25 to allow reduction of legally non-conforming electronic billboards without affecting non-conforming status.
• Zoning Docket 096/24 – City Council Motion M-24-492: Amendment to Article 21 to remove special exceptions from block limitations.
• Zoning Docket 097/24 – City Council Motion M-24-493: Creation of an Interim Zoning District to prohibit non-commercial short-term rentals by special exception.
• Zoning Docket 098/24 – City Council Motion M-24-497: Amendment to allow large-scale principal solar energy systems in S-RS Suburban Single Family Residential District and other appropriate districts.
• Zoning Docket 099/24 – 843 Camp St Development, LLC: Conditional use for a hotel in CBD-5 (843 Camp Street).
• Zoning Docket 100/24 – 2500 Louisiana, LLC: Conditional use for established multi-family dwellings in HU-RD2 (3418-3426 La Salle Street).
• Zoning Docket 101/24 – KCT St. Thomas, LLC: Conditional use for a neighborhood commercial establishment in HU-RD2 (601-605 Eighth Street).
• Zoning Docket 102/24 – 2712 Athania, LLC: Conditional use for an indoor amusement facility in CBD-5 (840 Baronne Street).
• Zoning Docket 103/24 – Laissez Faire Manor, LLC: Conditional use for a principal bed and breakfast with outdoor live entertainment in MU-1 (3819 Patterson Drive).
• Zoning Docket 104/24 – Orleans Parish School Board: Amendment to expand Stuart R. Bradley School campus for accessory parking in OS-N (2401 Humanity Street).
• Zoning Docket 105/24 – 621 Elysian Fields Group, LLC: Conditional use for a hotel over 10,000 sq ft in HMC-2 (613-621 Elysian Fields Avenue).
• Design Review 049/24 – Dillard University: Amendment to its Institutional Master Plan (4101 Norman Mayer Avenue).
• Subdivision Docket 102/24 – R. Travis Kenny: Resubdivide Lots A and 12 into Lots A1 and 12A (3239 Canal Street).
• Subdivision Docket 104/24 – Bulls Jazz House, LLC: Resubdivide Lots 1, 2, 8-A, and 10 into Lots 1A and 8B (1913 Eighth Street).
• Subdivision Docket 105/24 – Trinity Episcopal Church and School: Resubdivide lots in Squares 171 and 178 (1200-1202 Josephine Street, etc.).
• Subdivision Docket 106/24 – Kemper and Leila Williams Foundation: Resubdivide Lots D, 9, 10, 11, and 12 into Lot 9-D (529-533 Royal Street).
• Property Acquisition 005/24 – City of New Orleans and HANO: Dedication of four street portions in Columbia Parc to public rights-of-way.
• Street Name Change 001/24 – Consideration of renaming General Meyer Avenue between Behrman Avenue and Sullen Place to Rudy Lombard Avenue and between Sullen Place and Bennett Street to Taza Green Avenue.
• Retail Goods Establishment Study – Study regarding overrepresentation and distance requirements for beauty supply stores, nail salons, tire shops, and convenience/discount stores in New Orleans East.
• Subdivision Ratifications – Ratification of staff determinations for administratively approved subdivisions.

Key Outcomes

• No final votes, decisions, or recommendations can be reported because meeting minutes and a transcript were not provided. All items were listed for discussion and action, with preliminary staff reports cited on the agenda.