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SAMPLING OF CITY REGULATIONS AND/OR ORDINANCES
Buses
French Market
Garbage
Lighting in Vieux Carrι
Litter
Noise
Parking and Driving
Preservation of Buildings
Sidewalks
Signs
Vieux Carrι
Vieux Carrι Commission
FESTIVALS AND SPECIAL EVENTS
LAGNIAPPE
Walkable Neighborhood
Vieux Carrι Survey
Crimestoppers
Formosan Termites
Louisiana SPCA
Open Sound New Orleans
GO NOLA [app for iPhone (Android = late summer)]
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
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Laws and Constitution of the State of Louisiana
French Quarter Management District legislation, La. R.S. 25:796, et seq.
City Contact Information (phone and fax)
New Orleans Code of Ordinances
Vieux Carré Commission
Vieux Carré Commission’s Jurisdiction
Vieux Carré Commission’s Design Guidelines
Vieux Carré Commission shall stop work commenced without a permit,
Chapter 166, Section 166-21
City Planning Commission
Draft of Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance (NEW)
Draft New Orleans Master Plan (NEW)
City Planning District 4 (Tremé)
City Planning District 7 (Marigny Triangle)
Current Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance
Riverfront Vision 2005
Office of Safety and Permits (Permitting, Change of Use, Taxicab Bureau, etc.)
Historic District Landmarks Commission
Central Business District Historic District Landmarks Commission
New Orleans Police Department
New Orleans Fire Department
New Orleans District Attorney’s Office
Orleans Parish Clerk of Criminal Court, Elections Division
New Orleans Registrar of Voters Office
City Attorney’s Office
Orleans Parish Civil Sheriff’s Office
Orleans Parish Criminal Sheriff’s Office
New Orleans Legal Short-Term Rentals List
(Hotels, Bed & Breakfasts, etc.)
Department of Sanitation
SAMPLING OF CITY REGULATIONS AND/OR ORDINANCES
Buses 31 Feet or Longer Generally Prohibited in Vieux Carre: Exceptions and Routes in Chapter 162, Section 162-942(d): City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 122, Section 122-51
Rules for Buses 20-31 feet in Vieux Carre: Vieux Carre Bus Limitations: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 162, Section 162-942(d)
Franchise: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 146, Section 146-646
Garbage, generally: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 138
Use 3 mil thick black plastic bags and/or roll carts as permitted by Department of Sanitation: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 138, Section 138-142 through 66-291
Private Floodlights Prohibited in Vieux Carré: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 166, Section 166-3
New Orleans Department of Sanitation
Litter, generally: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 66, Sections 66-282 through 66-291
Intentional Littering Prohibited: La. R.S. 30:2531
Intentional and/or accidental littering is prohibited: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 66, Section 66-282
Prohibition of posting advertisements, posters, handbills, signs, etc., on public property: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 66, Section 66-284
Noise: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 66, Article IV
Parking prohibited on sidewalks of Vieux Carré: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 154, Section 154-1032
Places where parking and/or stopping is prohibited, no signs required, include the following: In front of or within 3 ft. of the curb return in a public or private driveway, wheel chair or bicycle ramp, unless authorized to do so by the owner of the driveway or ramp, within an intersection, within 15 ft. of a fire hydrant, within 20 ft. of a crosswalk or intersection.
City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 154, Section 154-923
General prohibition against parking or stopping on neutral grounds, public play grounds and/or pedestrian malls: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 154, Section 154-1031
Prohibitions against parking or stopping during certain hours on certain streets (as posted): City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 154, Section 154-978
Parking time limited on certain streets (as posted): City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 154, Section 154-980
Driving prohibited “within any sidewalk area”: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 154, Section 154-314
General prohibition against operation of motorcycles within Vieux Carré between midnight and 6:00 a.m.: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 154, Section 154-314
General prohibition against driving on curbs and neutral grounds: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 154, Section 154-387
Unlawful to operate any motor vehicle or boat on a street/roadway which is flood or inundated, in excess of 5 mph or in such a manner to cause water, waves or wakes to damage adjacent property: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 154, Section 154-404
Duty of Building Owners/Custodians to Preserve Buildings in Vieux Carré from Deterioration and/or Ruin: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 166, Article IV
Property owners billed for cost of certain sidewalks: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 146, Section 146-190
Minimum sidewalk treatment within the Vieux Carré District: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 146, Section 146-194
Minimum sidewalk treatment within the Downtown Development District: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 146, Section 146-193
Prohibition of posting advertisements, posters, handbills, signs, etc., on public property: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 66, Section 66-284
General Prohibition of Miscellaneous Signs in the Vieux Carré: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 166, Section 166-77
VCC Permit Required for Signs in the Vieux Carré: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 166, Section 166-80
Special Sign Regulations for the Bourbon Street Vieux Carré Entertainment District: City of New Orleans: Code of Ordinances, Chapter 166, Section 166-92
Vieux Carré, generally: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 166
VCC Shall Stop Work Commenced in Vieux Carré Without a Permit: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 166, Section 166-21
Duty of Building Owners/Custodians to Preserve Buildings in Vieux Carré from Deterioration and/or Ruin: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 166, Article IV
VCC Permit Required for Signs in the Vieux Carré: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances, Chapter 166, Section 166-80
Mardi Gras parade schedule (Citywide) Krewe du Vieux Parade Mistick Krewe of Barkus Parade Zulu Lundi Gras Festival St. Patrick’s Day Parade St. Joseph’s Day Parade New Orleans Spring Fiesta Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Oyster Jubilee Chris Owens French Quarter Easter Parade French Quarter Festival Jazz Fest New Orleans Wine and Food Experience Louisiana Seafood Festival Creole Tomato Festival Louisiana Cajun Zydeco Festival Essence Music Festival Running of the Bulls Tales of the Cocktail Dirty Linen Night Red Dress Run Satchmo Summer Fest Southern Decadence Secret Gardens Tour New Orleans Film & Video Festival Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival Christmas New Orleans Style (in the Quarter) Holiday Tour Caroling in Jackson Square Faubourg Marigny Annual Spring Home Tour Faubourg Marigny Annual Walking Tour Faubourg Marigny Annual Candlelight Caroling
Walkable Neighborhood
To view pedestrian-friendly attributes of the French Quarter, Marigny and/or Treme, go to http://www.walkscore.com and enter an address, for example 100 Conti Street, New Orleans. You will obtain a walk score plus the immediate resources available nearest the address you entered.Vieux Carré Survey
A new online resource improves access to French Quarter history. It is the Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carré Survey. Available at www.hnoc.org/vcs/, the new online tool is an electronic version of the Vieux Carré Survey which has information on every block of the French Quarter. Eric Seiferth, reference assistant at The Collection's Williams Research Center said, "Having the chain of title for each property in the French Quarter available online will be invaluable to researchers of all kinds, from serious scholars to curious property owners."Crimestoppers
Crimestoppers GNO, Inc. launches the new FREE Crimestoppers Mobile App for iPhone and Android phones called "TipSubmit"™. To learn more about the new app, visit the Crimestoppers website at www.crimestoppersgno.org.Formosan Termites
Formosan termites have been a problem in the French Quarter for a very long time. Operation Full Stop was launched to study the Formosan termite and to demonstrate an area-wide control program centered in the French Quarter. This cooperative effort among state and federal governments, numerous universities, contractors and property owners was successful in greatly reducing the termite pressure in the test area and validated the area-wide treatment strategy for the control of the invasive Formosan subterranean termite. However, there are still live colonies in the French Quarter for which you can do your own initial investigation. For the most current information, please review the latest LSU Ag Center's website http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/environment/insects/Termites/inspection/french-quarter/French-Quarter-Termite-Inspection.htmLouisiana SPCA
LA-SPCAOpen Sound New Orleans
To hear bits and pieces of sound bytes from around the Quarter, check out www.opensoundneworleans.com. Select from a large collection of pieces, listen and then download them if you like as an mp3 file.GO NOLA
GO NOLA is the only Official Tourism App of the City of New Orleans.
• Celebrity voices guide visitors and locals through New Orleans historic neighborhoods espousing the rich culture New Orleans streets embody. In GO NOLAs Walking Tours, Emmy Winning actor, John Goodman strolls among the picturesque riverfront while Wendell Pierce, star of HBOs Treme, connects the neighborhood in this award winning series with the authentic street corners seen in the show.
• Information from NewOrleansOnline.com, the Official New Orleans Tourism website, is streamed directly to GO NOLA.www.neworleans.com www.neworleansonline.com www.experienceneworleans.com www.bestneworleanshotels.com www.neworleansrestaurants.com www.travelchannel.com
