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Magazine Street Use Restriction Overlay amendment (Zoning Docket 108/26)

New Orleans

Description

Removing the overlay segment between Washington and Napoleon to ease restaurant permitting; deferred to December 8 for neighborhood negotiation.

Impact summary

Would make it easier to open restaurants with alcohol and entertainment on that stretch, pending further talks.

Applicant

Name: City Council Motion No. M-26-344
Address: Magazine Street between Washington and Napoleon Avenues

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 1
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Tabled7–0, unanimous

Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 13, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Oct 13, 2026Tabled 7–0

City Planning Commission - Oct 13, 2026

Removing the overlay segment between Washington and Napoleon to ease restaurant permitting; deferred to December 8 for neighborhood negotiation.

Related issues (1)

Magazine Street overlay rollback

A long-stagnant former snowball stand at 4001 Magazine becomes an all-day cafe with outdoor dining replacing the front parking area. Neighbors want enforceable noise and pest-control conditions and are eyeing residential permit parking.

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