City Planning Commission, August 11, 2026
Approves Subdivision at Chef Menteur Highway (Lake Catherine side), unanimous
What happened
The New Orleans City Planning Commission approved five of six zoning dockets heard on 2026-08-11. Notably, the Commission DENIED Zoning Docket 075-26 (a rezoning from HUB1 to HUMU with a conditional use for packaged alcohol sales at GNC Meat Market, 3319 North Galvez Street) beca…
- Jurisdiction
- New Orleans, LA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 11, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (8)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsSubdivision ratifications for administrative approval
RecommendedCase 076-26
RecommendedTrinity Episcopal School Expansion
Recommended3319 North Galvez Street
Denied 4-2Chef Menteur Subdivision
Recommended714 Carondelet Street
Recommended4001 Magazine Street
RecommendedPrincipal Parking Lot
Recommended 5-1Free sample: decision 1 of 10
Deferral of July 28, 2025 meeting minutes
Meeting minutes from July 28, 2025 deferred to August 25, 2026 because they were not ready.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The New Orleans City Planning Commission approved five of six zoning dockets heard on 2026-08-11. Notably, the Commission DENIED Zoning Docket 075-26 (a rezoning from HUB1 to HUMU with a conditional use for packaged alcohol sales at GNC Meat Market, 3319 North Galvez Street) beca…
Key Decisions (10)
Deferral of July 28, 2025 meeting minutes
Conditional use for multifamily dwelling expansion at 1227 Calhoun Street
Rezoning and conditional use at 3319 North Galvez Street (GNC Meat Market)
Conditional use for boutique hotel at St. Claude and Pogger
Conditional use amendment for Trinity Episcopal School expansion on Josephine Street
Rezoning and conditional use for principal parking lot at 1900 Carondelet Street
Conditional use for standard restaurant at 4001 Magazine Street
Conditional use for hotel at 714 Carondelet Street
Subdivision at Chef Menteur Highway (Lake Catherine side)
Subdivision ratifications for administrative approval
Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (7)
Multifamily dwelling expansion at 1227 Calhoun Street
Residential
Boutique hotel at St. Claude Avenue and Pogger Street
Commercial
Trinity Episcopal School nursery building expansion
Institutional
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
Strong local support for revitalizing vacant commercial buildings along Magazine…
Commercial Demand
Boutique hotel demand is active in New Orleans historic corridors,…
Infrastructure
Parking scarcity and stormwater/flooding management are recurring constraints in New…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: 3 applicants, 3 applicant's representatives, and 6 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
This season: 6 of 8 (75%) forecasts called in this county.
Magazine Street conditional use permit
North Galvez Street conditional use permit
Chef Menteur Highway subdivision
10 subdivision
Calhoun Street conditional use permit
Pauger Street conditional use permit
Carondelet Street conditional use permit
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