Affordable housing definition for community land trusts
New Orleans
Summary
A citywide zoning change now counts for-sale affordable homes and community land trust ground leases as 'small multi-family affordable' — opening more tools to build permanently affordable housing.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 23, 2026.
Impact analysis
Homebuyers priced out of the market and community land trusts get new pathways to affordable ownership.
Mentions & discussions (2)
City Council — July 23, 2026
A citywide zoning change now counts for-sale affordable homes and community land trust ground leases as 'small multi-family affordable' — opening more tools to build permanently affordable housing.
City Planning Commission - Apr 28, 2026
A zoning tweak would let community land trusts' permanently affordable for-sale homes count under the city's affordable housing rules — but it was deferred for another meeting.
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