§ 40-402. Permitted uses.

In BC-1 Districts only the following uses of property shall be permitted:

(1)

Any existing stand-alone residential dwelling shall be considered as a conforming use. However, the existing residential dwelling cannot be restored if it is destroyed beyond seventy-five (75) percent of its value or more.

(2)

One (1) or more dwelling units are allowed in the main structure containing nonresidential uses permitted in this district provided the following criteria are met:

a.

Separate ingresses and egresses shall be provided for the residential uses and the nonresidential uses.

b.

In addition to the requirements in Article XXXV, Off-Street Parking, Loading, and Clear Vision Area Regulations, parking spaces for the nonresidential uses and residential uses shall be segregated and clearly defined.

c.

The front, side, and rear yard requirements shall be based on the nonresidential uses on the lot.

d.

No dwelling units are allowed in structures containing nonresidential uses that operate between the hours of midnight and 6:00 a.m. or use, sell, or store hazardous materials as classified in chapter 13 fire prevention and protection; emergency services and Communication of the Jefferson Parish Code of Ordinances, more particularly section 13-7(a) entitled classes of hazardous substances.

(3)

Amusement enterprise (indoor) but not to include adult cabarets, massage parlors and pool rooms.

(4)

Bakeries, retail.

(5)

Banks.

(6)

Barber and beauty shops.

(7)

Caterers and delicatessens.

(8)

Clinics, but not to include chemical dependency units.

(9)

Commercial body art facilities.

(10)

Copying service.

(11)

Tailor, milliner, alterationist or similar business.

(12)

Dry cleaners, laundries and collection and distribution stations provided no steam is discharged directly into the atmosphere.

(13)

Government structures and land.

(14)

Health and athletic clubs.

(15)

Laundromats.

(16)

Offices.

(17)

Parking garages and parking lots.

(18)

Public utility structures. See Article XXXIX, Exceptions and Modifications, for Additional Criteria.

(19)

Publishing without printing.

(20)

Restaurants and cafeterias.

(21)

Repair shops for light or small machines and appliances.

(22)

Retail stores and establishments provided the total floor area does not exceed twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet.

(23)

Taxi and public transit stands.

(24)

Veterinary clinics for small animals when located a minimum of one hundred (100) feet from any residential district.

(25)

Accessory buildings and uses.

(26)

Multiple-family dwellings comprised of thirty (30) or more units.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XIII-D(2)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 21715, § 7, 11-13-02; Ord. No. 22794, § 9, 7-19-06; Ord. No. 23330, § XVIII, 6-11-08; Ord. No. 23954, § 5, 2-2-11; Ord. No. 25349 , § 7, 5-3-17; Ord. No. 25513 , § 14, 2-21-18)