Board of Zoning Adjustments (OPSB), May 18, 2026
Votes on Deferral of mechanical equipment variance at 3316 Dauphine Street, 6-0
What happened
The New Orleans Board of Zoning Adjustments denied BZA docket 044-26, a variance for a five-bedroom single-family dwelling with 4.5 bathrooms and insufficient off-street parking at 932 Arabella Street (developer Crescent City Developers), on a 4-2 roll-call vote after significant…
- Jurisdiction
- New Orleans, LA
- Date
- May 18, 2026
- Decisions
- 13 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Deferred, 6-0
Projects in this meeting (10)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsDeferral of mechanical equipment
Awaiting final voteOpen space ratio
Approved 5-0Denial of parking/bathroom
Denied 4-2Deferral of setback/parking
Awaiting final voteDeferral of mechanical equipment
Awaiting final voteParking/bathroom
Approved 6-0Lot dimension
Approved 6-0Deferral of lot
Awaiting final voteAfter-the-fact impervious surface
Approved 6-0Deferral of parking
Awaiting final voteMeeting Summary
The New Orleans Board of Zoning Adjustments denied BZA docket 044-26, a variance for a five-bedroom single-family dwelling with 4.5 bathrooms and insufficient off-street parking at 932 Arabella Street (developer Crescent City Developers), on a 4-2 roll-call vote after significant…
Key Decisions (13)
After-the-fact impervious surface variance at BZA 023-26
Deferral of setback/parking variance at 1614 Poland Avenue
Deferral of parking variance at 2022 Phillips Street
Deferral of mechanical equipment variance at 3316 Dauphine Street
Development Activity (4)
Single-family dwelling at 932 Arabella Street
Residential
Combined single-family dwelling at 518 Walnut Street
Residential
Two-family dwelling at 2022 Phillips Street
Residential
Trader Joe's commercial development at 2501-2537 Tulane Avenue
Commercial
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
The 2500 block of Tulane Avenue now hosts an operational…
Housing Demand
Multiple applications involve developers converting or building larger single-family homes…
Infrastructure
Off-street parking requirements remain the central constraint across nearly all…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the chair, 3 board members, 2 applicants, 3 applicant's representatives, and 3 members of the public.
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