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Commission backs removal of resilience overlay for New Orleans Mission pantry, amid commission concerns about precedent
Summary
The commission voted to recommend removal of a resilience (RES) overlay for a small parcel used by the New Orleans Mission pantry so the organization can replace a deteriorating building; commissioners debated precedent and asked that engineering criteria be confirmed before council action.
The commission recommended removing the RES resilience overlay from a 0.379-acre parcel used by the New Orleans Mission's Giving Hope Retreat Center so the nonprofit can replace a deteriorating pantry building. David Botner represented the owner and the mission's CEO told the commission the pantry serves about 40,000 people and operates without state or federal funding.
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