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.
Category: Land Use
Posted inLand Use
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.
Posted inLand Use, Opinion
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.
Posted inLand Use, Squandered Heritage
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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Land Use
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.
Posted inLand Use
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.
Posted inLand Use, Squandered Heritage
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.
Posted inLand Use, Squandered Heritage
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.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Investigations, Land Use
Orleans Parish assessor questions private status of three Uptown streets
Rosa Park, Dunleith Court and Richmond Place are posted with “private street” signs. But the properties aren’t taxed. Assessor Erroll Williams says something has to change: They may be public if the city has maintained them, or someone will have to start paying taxes.