§ 25-255. West Bank future land use.

(a)

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

• The preservation of existing residential neighborhoods;

• The protection and strengthening of the Harvey Canal area as an industrial and business district;

• The facilitation of the development of a business and technology park;

• The protection and enhancement of the major economic activity centers; and

• The promotion of high quality planned developments that will attract residents from throughout the region, stimulate business growth and capitalize on the TPC golf course and the widening of the Huey P. Long Bridge.

(b)

Planned developments. The West Bank provides the opportunity for new development with large areas of undeveloped land. The Barataria Corridor is a major area of undeveloped land and is currently under application for a master 404 wetlands permit. Future land use categories in the area allow for residential development, commercial development, and areas of mixed-use development to provide development flexibility as the area develops. Opportunities currently exist to integrate planned and future development activities on the West Bank into distinct communities. Improvements to Bayou Segnette State Park, the Huey P. Long Bridge widening, the proposed construction of I-49, expansion of the Avondale Shipyard, development of a technology business park, and the completion of the Tournament Players Club golf course can serve as the catalyst for development in the Bayou Segnette, Avondale and Bridge City area. Planned developments in this area provide an opportunity to integrate educational, public, residential, and commercial uses.

(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 and industrial. Existing commercial corridors such as Manhattan Boulevard and West Bank Expressway are maintained under commercial land use designations and industrial areas such as the Harvey Canal area are maintained under industrial land use designations. JEDCO with the University of New Orleans is developing a sub-area plan for the South New Orleans Subdivision area, designated on the future land use map as under study.

(e)

Outside the levees. Land outside of the hurricane protection levee maintains the current distribution of land use.

(Ord. No. 21939, § 1, 8-6-03; Ord. No. 22199, § 2, 5-12-04; Ord. No. 22997, § 1, 2-28-07)