| Project Name: | 1227 Poydras St, 1229 Poydras St, 1429 Poydras St, 1300 Perdido St, 13 | | Project Number: | ZD045-23 | | Type: | Text Amendment | | Location: | 1227 Poydras St, 1229 Poydras St, 1429 Poydras St, 1300 Perdido St, 13 | | Applicant: | City Council | | Owner: |
| | Description: | Zoning Docket 045/23
Applicant(s): City Council Motion M-23-162
Request: Amendment to the text of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to modify Article 18, Section 18.30, the University Area Off-Street Parking Overlay District, the intent of which is to require off-street vehicular parking for certain increases in the number of existing bedrooms and bathrooms, (i) to expand the area of applicability to include additional neighborhoods, including parts of neighborhoods bounded by Front Street, Jefferson Avenue, South Claiborne Avenue, Toledano Street, Earhart Boulevard and South Carrollton Avenue; (ii) redefine “bedroom” to include a window or a door that opens to a space other than another sleeping room, bathroom or toilet room, and require that every shared bedroom be at least 50 sq. ft. for each occupant; (iii) lower the threshold for off-street parking requirement for new construction or renovations from four bedrooms and three bathrooms to three bedrooms and two bathrooms; (iv) redefine “full bathroom” to include a bathtub and/or shower; (v) require new construction or renovation to include a common room which cannot be a bedroom; (vi) require that new parking spaces be a minimum of 8 ½ feet wide by 18 feet long; (vii) prohibit tandem parking; (viii) recognize possible shared parking arrangements between adjacent lots; and (viv) prohibit the raising of structures to accommodate off-street parking.
| | Status Information: | Application Submitted | 4/20/2023 | | Completeness Review | 4/20/2023 | | Public Hearing Notice | 5/12/2023 | | Sign Posted by Applicant | 8/2/2023 | | Notify Property Owners | 8/2/2023 | | Staff Report | 8/2/2023 | | CPC Action | 8/8/2023 | | Transmittal to Council | 8/21/2023 | | City Council Motion | 10/5/2023 | | City Council Ordinance | 12/19/2023 | | Mapping | 1/24/2024 | | Project Closed | 1/24/2024 | |