Density/Streetscape

DENSITY

Density of use and mass of structure shall be vigorously held to the legally permitted level, as per the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance of the City of New Orleans.

STREETSCAPES

1. Typical blocks are a collection of individual buildings, not covered by one or two large structures.

2. Rows of similar buildings along narrow streets, well related to one another, achieve their visual unity from the repetition of forms and the pattern of their architectural details. Three-dimensional interest is created by the galleries and balconies, and recessed wall openings. Differences in building color and architectural detail provide variety without loss of design cohesiveness.

Proposed additions to existing structures and new buildings shall not be higher than the predominant building height on the blockface between the two intersecting streets.

Corner buildings shall be no higher than the highest building on the other three corners of the street intersection.

Applicants for volumetric additions effecting the street facade must prepare a blockface drawing similar to those of the Vieux Carré Survey to show the relationship of his proposal to the total blockface. These drawings are available at the Historic New Orleans Collection.