Zoning Docket 083/26
New Orleans
Description
Text amendment capping building height at 35 feet for Square 26 near the Convention Center, approved unanimously.
Impact summary
Blocks taller towers on that block near the riverfront.
Applicant
- Name
- City Council Motion No. M-26-268
- Address
- 350 John Churchill Chase Street
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 8, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (4)
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