RezoneRecommended denial3315-3319 North Galvez Street

Zoning Docket 075/26 — North Galvez Street packaged alcohol

New Orleans

Description

Rezoning a 1,560-square-foot corner store to mixed-use so it could sell packaged beer; failed as a spot zone.

Impact summary

The store cannot sell beer; the neighborhood keeps traveling for packaged alcohol, and the master plan may revisit corner-store zoning.

Applicant

Name: Eldridge Stephens
Address: 3315-3319 North Galvez Street

At a glance

Hearings: 1
Public comments: 2
Total mentions: 1

Last vote · Planning Commission

Recommended denial3–3

A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.

Last discussed Aug 11, 2026.

Meeting timeline (1)

Aug 11, 2026Recommended denial 3–3

City Planning Commission - Aug 11, 2026

Rezoning a 1,560-square-foot corner store to mixed-use so it could sell packaged beer; failed as a spot zone.

Related issues (1)

Alcohol sales near schools, daycares, and churches

A Bywater grocery that feeds the homeless and partners with Blue Cross wanted to sell beer, and no one objected — but commissioners couldn't approve a one-lot rezoning. Commissioner Jordan asked staff to rethink corner-store zoning citywide.

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