South Carrollton Avenue conditional use permit
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New Orleans Meetings
City Planning Commission, October 13, 2026
Denies Data center text amendment (ZD 3626) - recommended denial with IZD extension, 5-2
4h 30m36,135 words
217 mentionspublic hearingzoningdensitydeferredresidentialconditional useapprovedindustrialland usesetbackdeniedshort term rentalcommercialsubdivisionrezoningoverlay districtmixed usevariancemotion to approveNew Orleans, LA
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What happened
The New Orleans City Planning Commission voted 5-2 to recommend denial of zoning docket 3626, the City Council-initiated text amendment defining and regulating data centers (small/medium conditional, hyperscale prohibited), with recommendations that the Council extend the data-ce…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- New Orleans, LA
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- October 13, 2026
- Decisions
- 14 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, 5-2
Projects in this meeting (10)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsBar
Recommended1 condition of approval
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Packaged alcohol
Awaiting final voteOpen this projectFollow free
5010 Freret Street
RecommendedOpen this projectFollow free
Remove Magazine Street use restriction overlay, Washington to Napoleon
Awaiting final voteOpen this projectFollow free
Alcohol sales
Denied 4-3Open this projectFollow free
West Rigolets Lighthouse LLC rezoning
Recommended 6-1West Rigolets Lighthouse site, New Orleans East · West Rigolets Lighthouse LLC
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David Glasgow rezoning
RecommendedNW corner of Britannia Street and Milan Street · David Glasgow
1 condition of approval
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Wine shop with tasting area
Recommended1 condition of approval
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Data center text
Denied 5-210 conditions of approval
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Minor motor vehicle repair shop
Awaiting final voteOpen this projectFollow free
Free sample: decision 1 of 14
Data center text amendment (ZD 3626) - recommended denial with IZD extension
Council-motion text amendment to CZO defining accessory, small (≤20,000 sf/5 MW), medium (≤100,000 sf/20 MW), and large/hyperscale data centers (prohibited citywide), with conditional use in MU/CBD/industrial districts, 500-ft residential buffer, utility pre-review by CURO/Entergy/SWBNO, annual compliance reporting. A motion for modified approval (1,000-ft buffer; small 10,000 sf/3 MW; medium 50,000 sf/15 MW; noise abatement plan; energy efficiency 5-10% above code; review procedures developed by CPC and Council; no undisclosed data to other agencies) failed 4-3 (Jackson, Hebert, Jordan no). Commission then voted 5-2 (Stieg and Flick no) for denial with recommendation to extend the IZD (in effect to Jan 27, 2027), attach the modifications, hold two in-person community meetings, and accept written comments up to meeting time. Council deadline October 23.
- extend the IZD
- 1,000-foot buffer from residential districts
- small data center max 10,000 sf and 3 MW
- medium max 50,000 sf and 15 MW
- noise abatement plan with mitigation for cooling and power systems and low-frequency acoustical studies
- energy efficiency 5-10% above building code
- pre-review procedures developed by CPC and City Council
- no data not presented to CPC may be presented to other agencies
- two in-person public meetings
- allow written comment up to the meeting
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 voted 5-2 to recommend denial of zoning docket 3626, the City Council-initiated text amendment defining and regulating data centers (small/medium conditional, hyperscale prohibited), with recommendations that the Council extend the data-ce…
Key Decisions (14)
Denied
Data center text amendment (ZD 3626) - recommended denial with IZD extension
Vote: 5-2Conditions attached
Approved
Rezoning NA to MMU for West Rigolets Lighthouse replica (ZD 9126)
Vote: 6-1
Continued
Minor motor vehicle repair at Downman Rd and Dwyer Rd (ZD 095-26)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Rezoning HURD2 to HUMU at Britannia and Milan Streets (ZD 099-26)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Fence height text amendment adding Lake Oaks and Lake Terrace (ZD 126)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Conditional use for bar at 5010 Freret Street (ZD 101-26)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Car wash at 3509 South Carrollton Avenue (ZD 102-26)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Principal bed and breakfast at 2503 St. Charles Avenue (ZD 103-26)
Vote: passedConditions attached
Continued
Packaged alcohol at gas station in former Family Dollar, Old Gentilly Rd (ZD 104-26)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Wine shop with tasting area at Elysian Fields and N Rampart
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved
Bar at existing microbrewery on St. Charles Avenue
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Denied
Alcohol sales at gas station/IDL grocery on S Norman C. Francis Pkwy
Vote: 4-3
Continued
Remove Magazine Street use restriction overlay, Washington to Napoleon (ZD 108-26)
Vote: unanimous
Approved
Resubdivision of four lots into one through lot at 8004 Danube Road
Vote: unanimous
Zoning Changes (2)
Development Activity (7)
West Rigolets Lighthouse replica and fishing camps
Mixed-Use
Car wash at 3509 South Carrollton Avenue
Commercial
Principal bed and breakfast at 2503 St. Charles Avenue
Commercial
Market Signals (3)
Infrastructure
Entergy indicated ~15 MW is the threshold above which data…
Sentiment
Strong organized opposition to data centers of any size citywide;…
Commercial Demand
Magazine Street faces vacancies, prompting a proposal to lift overlay…
Who Spoke (20)
Commissioner · 3Staff · 2ApplicantPublic
On the record: 3 commissioners, 2 staff members, the applicant, and a member of the public.
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteLake Terrace plan amendment
Case M-26-284
Approved
freeApproved
Danube Road subdivision
Richard Lothian, III
Approved
freeApproved
Robert Street conditional use permit
Sivuri Investments, LLC
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Stieg
2 plan amendment
No vote recorded
Magazine Street plan amendment
Case M-26-344
No vote recorded
17 subdivision
No vote recorded
Chef Menteur Highway conditional use permit
West Rigolets Lighthouse, LLC
No vote recorded
More land-use items (6)
6 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Downman Road conditional use permitNo vote recorded
- Saint Charles Avenue conditional use permitNo vote recorded
- Old Gentilly Road conditional use permitNo vote recorded
- Saint Claude Avenue conditional use permitNo vote recorded
- 1726 St conditional use permitNo vote recorded
- Retif conditional use permitNo vote recorded
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