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Concrete lawns

Adjudication of non-blight code violations resumes after unexplained year-long hiatus

This owner who turned a Garden District front yard into a parking pad  has been ordered to  rip out the paving and pay a fine.

Illegally paved yards, short-term rentals and demolition by neglect draw One Stop Shop scrutiny; Spotted Cat gets go-ahead.

By Karen Gadbois    June 7, 2013    

You don’t like my concrete front yard? How about I Astroturf it?

4117 Orleans Avenue: City rules forbid totally paved front yards. photo: Karen Gadbois

Unsightliness is one problem. The other is that a flood-prone city like New Orleans needs to be able to absorb as much rainwater as possible, something concrete is not good at.

By Karen Gadbois    February 20, 2013    10 comments

Lots of paving, no permit: Board of Zoning Adjustment to review more concrete lawns

The side and front lawns of the two-family house at Orleans and Bungalow Court have been paved. photo: Karen Gadbois

Pave first, ask permission later: That seems to be the philosophy in three cases before the city.

By Karen Gadbois    January 23, 2013    11 comments

Concrete lawn gets grass, but illegal driveway remains

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One step forward, another step back. Back in September, The Lens wrote about the unpermitted paving at this house on Burdette Street in Carrollton after reader Kurt Buchert submitted a photo.

By Karen Gadbois    October 31, 2012    1 comment

Another cement lawn, but this one gets cited by city inspector

Sure it's ugly, but at least you won't have to mow the lawn!

Sure it’s ugly, but at least you won’t have to mow the lawn! photo: Karen Gadbois

Somebody call 311!

By Karen Gadbois    September 18, 2012    5 comments
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