Reasonable Accommodation Request

Reasonable Accommodation Application

Fees

• No fee

Process

1. Meet with the Department of Safety and Permits and obtain a Referral Letter indicating exactly what accommodations are necessary for your project (recommended). 
2. If filing as or on behalf of an individual with a disability, the doctors form is required.
3. File a complete application with all required supplemental documents either by email at CPCinfo@nola.gov or in-person at 1340 Poydras Street, 8th Floor) with the “planner on duty.” No fee is assessed.
4. Board of Zoning Adjustments staff will notify you when your application has been assigned to a city planner for review.
5. The Executive Director shall issue a written decision on the request within thirty (30) days of the date of the application submittal and may either grant, grant with modifications, or deny a request for reasonable accommodation in accordance with the required findings set forth in Section 27.5.
   • If necessary to reach a determination on the request for reasonable accommodation, the Executive Director may request further information from the applicant consistent with applicable fair housing laws, specifying in detail the information that is required. If such a request for additional information is made, the running of the thirty (30) day period to issue a decision is paused until the applicant responds to the request.
   • Within thirty (30) days of the date of the Executive Director’s decision, an applicant may appeal an adverse decision to the Board of Zoning Adjustments using the form provided by staff.
6. Approved, or partially approved, requests must be granted final approval and commence construction, obtain a certificate of occupancy, establish the use, or receive an extension within 24 months from the date of the written decision.
7. The Executive Director may approve up to three (3), one-year extensions of time for an approval of a reasonable accommodation, upon a showing of good cause by the applicant for each such extension. Any request for an extension of time for an approval of a reasonable accommodation shall be made in writing to the Executive Director at least 30 days prior to the expiration date.