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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.
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Adjudication of non-blight code violations resumes after unexplained year-long hiatus
Illegally paved yards, short-term rentals and demolition by neglect draw One Stop Shop scrutiny; Spotted Cat gets go-ahead.
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You don’t like my concrete front yard? How about I Astroturf it?
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.
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Lots of paving, no permit: Board of Zoning Adjustment to review more concrete lawns
Pave first, ask permission later: That seems to be the philosophy in three cases before the city.
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Concrete lawn gets grass, but illegal driveway remains
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. It appears the owner has mitigated the sea of concrete in the front yard by replacing some of it with grass, as shown by another […]
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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! photo: Karen Gadbois Somebody call 311! Thanks to Lens reader Kurt Buchert for sending in photos of this recent Uptown paving violation—a 100-percent disaster. Construction was nearly complete and a certificate of occupancy was in process when the city sent out an […]