MOTION

NO. M-18-l95
CITY HALL: May 2018
BY: COUNCILMEMBERS GISLEL I ALMER, GIARRUSSO, BANKS,

BROSSETT AND WILLIAMS

BE IT MOVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, That the
City Planning Commission is directed to conduct a public hearing to amend and reordain
Ordinance No. 4264 M.C.S., amended by Ordinance No. 26,413 M.C.S., as amended, the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of New Orleans, to amend Article 19 to establish a
new Interim Zoning District (IZD) to be named the Short Term Rental Interim Zoning District,
the intent of which is to prohibit certain uses, as provided herein, for all lots that are located
within the Historic Core and Historic Urban zoning districts, both residential and non?residential,
and Central Business District zoning districts as indicated in the of?cial zoning maps of the City.
The prohibited uses are:

a. Any issuance or renewal of a Temporary Short Term Rental permit or license.
b. Any issuance of a Commercial Short Term Rental permit or license.

BE IT FURTHER MOVED, That in accordance with Article 19, Section 19.3.C.4 of the
Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, all appropriate agencies of City Government shall not accept
any applications for permits or licenses or issue any permits or licenses that are in con?ict with
the intent and provisions of the proposed Interim Zoning District for the properties contained
within the aforesaid area during consideration of this matter. The Interim Zoning District is to be
in effect for a period of one (1) year and is subject to extension as provided by Section 3-126 of

the City Charter. Applications to appeal this IZD shall be submitted to the Executive DireCtor of

the City Planning Commission, whose staff shall review and make recommendations relative to
the appeal within sixty (60) days of receipt, utilizing the following review standards:

1. Is the requested appeal compatible with the surrounding land uses and structures?

2. Does the requested appeal provide for an ef?cient use of land?

3. Will granting the requested appeal increase traf?c and safety hazards?

4. Does the requested appeal provide for an ef?cient parking layout?

5. Will the requested appeal increase community environmental impacts?
The Council shall have sixty (60) days from receipt of recommendation to approve, deny, or
modify the appeal recommendation by motion.

BE IT FURTHER MOVED, That in the process of reviewing this request, the City
Planning Commission staff is directed and granted the ?exibility to make all appropriate changes
to the proposed regulations and any existing corresponding regulations in the Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance, as amended, to establish consistency and continuity with the format of the
existing zoning code, to add references wherever references are customary, needed and/or
appropriate, to make the appropriate adjustments to clarify any ambiguities or mistakes, and to
make adjustments deemed necessary in light of public testimony resulting from this review.

THE FOREGOING MOTION WAS READ IN FULL, THE ROLL WAS CALLED
ON THE ADOPTION THEREOF, AND RESULTED AS FOLLOWS:

YEAS:
NAYS:
ABSENT:

AND THE MOTION WAS ADOPTED.