Planning Commission staff recommends not selling Newcomb Blvd. to neighbors
Homeowners want to buy street from city, in part so they can keep illegal fence.
Category: Land Use
Reporting on how land, space, and development shape the future of New Orleans. This category examines zoning decisions, neighborhood planning, environmental impact, and the balance between growth and preservation—highlighting who benefits, who’s affected, and what’s at stake.
City Hall increasing the frequency of its administrative hearings on zoning violations
Homeowners and businesses cited for breaking land-use rules will now face twice-a-month hearings. Next week's hearings include a paved yard and improper restaurant signs on Carrollton Avenue.
Former councilman Jon Johnson denied zoning favor by former colleagues
He was seeking a wavier that would allow him a three-unit building in 9th Ward that's zoned for two-family housing.
So what if Holy Cross towers defy the zoning code — it’s only the Lower Ninth
Even cut back to 60 feet, the towers would be half again as tall as current zoning allows.
Invasion of the parking snatchers: panel to address lawn-paving epidemic
The zoning panel hears about safety issues and access for the handicapped, but the overarching reason for a lot of illegally paved yards is less often acknowledged: personal convenience at the expense of neighbors.
Assessor: Low assessment for Audubon Place isn’t the problem; other value is high
Tax official takes issue with comparison done by The Lens, says he will create policy for private streets.
Judges explore hiring nonprofit to build new court, then lease it back to them
But no site has been found, and an August deadline chokes off funding if construction hasn't begun by then.
Audubon Place, one of New Orleans’ most exclusive streets, a property-tax bargain
The street is valued at less than $3 per square foot, compared to $14 for Trianon Plaza, a private street in Fountainbleau. The difference is more dramatic when you factor in the difference in property values along those streets. If Audubon Place were valued at a similar rate, the street would be valued at $8.85 million, not $500,000 as it's now assessed.
Convicted councilman is set to ask former colleagues for a 9th Ward zoning favor
Disgraced former City Councilman Jon Johnson plans a return to the Council Chambers Thursday, though from the other side of the dais as he begs for special after-the-fact permission from his former colleagues to build a three-plex.
City approves demolition of seven buildings for CVS at Elysian and Claiborne
One member of the public objected, saying neighbors had just learned about the project. An engineering firm representative said project leaders would revise the site plan based on their input.
