New Orleans
City of New Orleans City Planning Commission
In short
City of New Orleans City Planning Commission issues 1 permit we publish for New Orleans, last verified 2026-09-08. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conditional Use Permitonly if it applies to you | City of New Orleans City Planning Commission | $1,160–$4,640 by building size — $1,160 up to 4,999 sq ft, $2,320 for 5,000–24,999, $3,480 for 25,000–74,999, $4,640 for 75,000 and above; a multi-family or townhouse project is $500 to $700 instead | one-time, per application | 2026-09-08 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Conditional Use Permit
Only triggered where the zoning district does not already permit the intended use as of right. The zoning ordinance's own use table indicates a bar is Conditional Use in a Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) district but permitted outright in C-2/C-3; an animal hospital is permitted everywhere but a boarding kennel is Conditional Use; minor auto repair is Conditional Use in C-1 but permitted in C-2/C-3; and a large child care facility sited in a residential district can require this approval even where one in a commercial district would not. These district-by-district designations were extracted from the zoning ordinance's own published table rather than manually verified cell by cell — confirm for a specific address and use with the City Planning Commission before budgeting for it. The process also requires a public hearing before both the Planning Commission and the City Council, typically taking several months.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- New Orleans
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City of New Orleans City Planning Commission — Conditional Use Request feesCity of New Orleans, City Planning Commission · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-08
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