New Orleans Zoning Map & Districts 2026

Preserves existing residential development in the French Quarter, excluding incompatible uses and building modifications while encouraging rehabilitation and adaptive reuse.

Protects existing residential development in the historic Marigny, Tremé and Bywater areas and excludes incompatible uses, encouraging rehabilitation of historically significant buildings.

Permits more intensive commercial uses than HMC-1 on peripheral Marigny/Tremé/Bywater properties fronting major traffic arteries, while protecting the area’s historic character.

Covers traditional pre-World War II single-family neighborhoods at higher density and smaller setbacks than post-war areas, with limited compatible non-residential uses such as places of worship.

Allows two-family development on smaller lots in older, densely populated urban sections mixed with detached single-family dwellings, with higher density allowed for projects providing long-term affordable housing.

Provides for low to medium density housing including single-family, two-family, townhouse and lower-density multi-family dwellings, with building height limited to three stories.

Serves commercial areas that primarily meet the needs of nearby residential neighborhoods and also allows single-family, two-family and small-scale multi-family dwellings.

Intended for pedestrian-oriented mixed-use areas near residential neighborhoods, encouraging ground-floor retail and personal service uses with residential above.

Covers post-World War II single-family neighborhoods with a uniform lotting pattern and larger, generally uniform setbacks, allowing limited compatible non-residential uses such as places of worship.

Maintains a medium-density residential environment permitting a variety of dwelling types, with multi-family buildings up to four stories.

Provides primarily for retail shopping and personal service uses serving nearby residential neighborhoods, at a scale compatible with suburban residential surroundings.

Accommodates a variety of commercial activities serving a wide area along commercial corridors, oriented toward pedestrians but also allowing larger auto-accessed commercial uses.

Intended for large-scale, auto-oriented commercial uses and strip commercial development along major arterials that require significant parking, plus marine-oriented commercial uses near major water bodies.

Encourages walkable neighborhood centers and corridors mixing residential and commercial uses, in vertical mixed-use or single-purpose buildings that transition to lower-density residential areas.

Provides for light manufacturing, fabricating, processing, wholesale distribution and warehousing near major thoroughfares or railroads; commercial uses and open storage of materials are permitted.

Provides for industrial operations of all types, including higher-intensity manufacturing, warehouse and storage uses that may produce moderate smoke, noise, glare or vibration.