§ 25-254. East Bank future land use.

(a)

[ Generally. ] The major initiatives of future land use on the East Bank, as represented on the future land use map, are:

• The preservation of existing residential and commercial areas;

• The focus on the redevelopment and design initiatives along Airline Drive and Earhart Expressway;

• The facilitation of mixed-use transit supportive development along the planned light rail connection between New Orleans and the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport; and

• The protection and enhancement of the major economic activity centers on the East Bank.

(b)

Mixed-use. The mixed-use areas located along Airline Drive provide development flexibility and design enhancement as redevelopment occurs along the Airline Drive corridor. Mixed-use development will also support the light rail initiative proposed as part of the East-West Corridor project. The mixed-use land use designations adjacent to the Ochsner Hospital Campus area provides the flexibility to permit expansion of the medical facilities while also integrating residential development in the area. The major economic activity centers on the East Bank are identified on the future land use map as regional mixed use areas, which acknowledge and protect these important economic development centers. These activity centers are the Elmwood area and the Metairie Central Business District. A sub-area plan has been completed for the Metairie Central Business District and this Plan calls for a sub-area plan for Elmwood.

(c)

Residential. The existing residential neighborhoods are maintained through the residential land use categories, primarily in the low-medium density residential land use category. The residential development in this category is representative of existing single-family residential development in the parish.

(d)

Commercial. Existing commercial corridors such as Veterans Boulevard are maintained under commercial land use designations and industrial areas such as the Labarre Business Park are maintained under industrial land use designations.

(Ord. No. 21939, § 1, 8-6-03; Ord. No. 22997, § 1, 2-28-07)