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Council adopts interim transient‑lodging rules, approves multiple zoning items and limits outdoor entertainment in Treme corner compromise
Summary
The council adopted an interim zoning district pausing new transient‑lodging entitlements, approved several conditional uses and rezonings, and approved a compromise limiting outdoor events at a North Claiborne hotel/bar while denying extended hours.
The New Orleans City Council voted on a broad slate of zoning and land‑use measures Tuesday, including an interim zoning action to pause new transient lodging approvals and a set of conditional uses and rezonings across the city.
The council adopted a temporary Transient Lodging Interim Zoning District to require conditional‑use review for hotels, motels, short‑term rentals and related uses while staff and the Planning Commission complete a study and recommend permanent rules. City Planning Commission staff said the pause will last up to one year with a possible one‑year extension to allow deliberation and to ensure applications do not “pop up in the interim.”
On individual projects, the council approved a number of CPC‑recommended actions: a rezoning to…
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