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Votes at a glance: Council advances master plan changes, landmark research and multiple cooperative agreements
Summary
Council adopted a range of measures including master‑plan Future Land Use Map amendments with referrals for reconsideration, a motion to research landmarking 1031 Canal (Hard Rock site), cooperative agreements for behavioral health and composting (Sprout NOLA, $398,500), lease amendments and an extension of the short‑term rental interim zoning district.
The New Orleans City Council approved a package of ordinances, motions and cooperative endeavor agreements in a session that combined routine land‑use votes with several items of broader civic consequence.
Key actions adopted included:
- A motion directing the Central Business District Historic District Landmark Commission to research and prepare a nomination report for 1031 Canal St., the Hard Rock collapse site, as a potential historic landmark. Sponsors framed the action as a first step toward memorializing victims and acknowledging the site’s civil‑rights history.
- Ordinance 3,400,884 adopting City Planning Commission recommendations for amendments to the Future Land Use Map (New Orleans 2030) along with motion m24686 directing CPC to reconsider specific planning districts where the commission had no majority or where district offices sought further review.
- Adoption of cooperative endeavor agreements and amendments: a second amendment authorizing partnership between the city’s Health Care for the Homeless program and the Metropolitan Human Services District for behavioral‑health referrals; lease amendments involving the New Orleans Building Corporation and Rockstead Riverwalk LLC for Spanish Plaza improvements and a first amendment for LAZ Parking related to Union Passenger Terminal parking operations.
- An ordinance authorizing a cooperative endeavor agreement with Sprout NOLA to expand composting and food‑waste reduction, funded in part by USDA and partners at $398,500 through May 31, 2026.
- Extension of an interim zoning district prohibiting certain commercial short‑term rentals (ordinance 3,400,883) while the City Planning Commission completes recommendations, and motion m24668 setting a Feb. 1, 2025 deadline to build an electronic verification system for short‑term rental platforms required by city code chapter 26.
Council approved multiple individual zoning and short‑term‑rental special exceptions (numerous motions recorded) largely based on CPC recommendations and neighborhood support letters. Public commenters and some council members urged stronger enforcement and more consistent staffing for planning, permitting and inspections, citing the Hard Rock collapse as a reminder of oversight gaps.
Votes were recorded on each ordinance and motion as read into the record; many items were adopted on unanimous or near‑unanimous votes. Several items were deferred to the Nov. 21, 2024 meeting as noted by the clerk.
