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City Council adopts broad administrative updates to the comprehensive zoning ordinance

New Orleans City Council · January 12, 2026
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Summary

The council approved zoning docket 49-25, a package of administrative and process changes to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance intended to consolidate NPP processes, clarify design‑review procedures and update notice rules; an amendment to add an effective date was adopted.

The City Council voted to adopt zoning docket 49-25, a set of administrative and procedural updates to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (CCO) intended to streamline neighborhood participation processes (NPPs), clarify review timelines and codify longstanding interpretations.

Ashley Becknell, deputy executive counsel and land use officer, briefed the council and said the…

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