Topics

Browse our department's topics to learn about the key areas and subjects we cover.

Capital Improvement Plan (CIP)

Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for the City of New Orleans, and to assist in the preparation of the City’s annual capital budget. The CIP is a five-year program for expenditures by the City on permanent physical improvements, including streets, police and fire stations, parks, museums, and other facilities.

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Downtown Development District (DDD) Budget and Work Plan

The Downtown Development District (DDD) is required to submit a plan to the City Planning Commission specifying the public improvements, facilities and services proposed to be furnished, constructed or acquired for the district.

The CPC is required by law to review and consider the plan in order to determine whether or not it is consistent with the Master Plan.

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Drug Free Zones

Revised Statute 40:981.3 establishes that Drug Free Zones are inclusive of any properties used for school purposes, drug treatment facilities, religious buildings, public housing authority property, child care centers or within two-thousand feet of any such properties.  

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Firearm-Free Zones

Louisiana Revised Statute § 14:95.6 requires that the "local governing authority which has jurisdiction over zoning matters in which each firearm-free zone is located shall publish a map" indicating each zone. 

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Historical Resources

The New Orleans City Planning Commission was established nearly 100 years ago in the City Charter.  The pages linked below contain digital copies of  historical maps and plans kept in the CPC archive that could be of interest to the public.  

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Major Studies & Projects

From time to time, the City Planning Commission may undertake a major project or study to explore issues related to area land use, planning or zoning. These studies or projects may be initiated by the City Council or the City Planning Commission. A public engagement effort is tailored for each study or project.

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Master Plan: Plan for the 21st Century

The Plan for the 21st Century is a City Charter-mandated planning framework for the core systems that shape New Orleans’ physical, social, environmental, and economic future. The Plan for the 21st Century reflects the values and priorities that emerged through a community participation process and is grounded in information assembled for the first time in one place. 

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