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Committee approves stormwater code revisions to reduce burdens on renovations, forward to full council
Summary
A City Council GA committee advanced amendments to New Orleans’ stormwater rules that remove an unused two-year bond, lower the multifamily trigger from seven to five units, and exempt renovations that don’t expand footprints. The changes were framed as easing costs for owners and encouraging reuse of historic buildings.
The City Council GA committee voted to advance revisions to local stormwater rules that city staff and professionals say will reduce barriers to renovating existing buildings while keeping stormwater protections in place.
Mr. Smith, who presented the ordinance changes, said the amendments remove a two-year bond requirement rarely used in practice, lower the multifamily threshold that triggers stormwater requirements from seven units to five, and exempt existing buildings undergoing renovations that do not increase footprint from…
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