§ 40-471. Purpose.

The purpose of the Commercial Parkway Overlay Zone (CPZ) is to superimpose an overlay zone utilizing landscape and buffer standards to enhance the general quality of commercial and office development or structures located on arterial streets or collectors as delineated in the Jefferson Parish Thoroughfare Plan; by providing buffers to neighboring residences and other commercial uses; increase public safety by guiding traffic; by minimizing the impact of commercial development and structures on the drainage system; by decreasing the amount of paved area; and by coordinating green space and signage in commercial and office areas. Commercial Parkway Overlay Zone requirements are imposed in addition to the underlying zoning district regulations and development and structures within the overlay zone must conform to the requirements of both the district and the overlay zone, or the more restrictive of the two (2).

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XIII-G(1)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 23292, § 24, 5-7-08)