Future land use districts are established on the official future land use map as adopted in chapter 25 of this Code. Zoning districts for the parish are established on the official zoning map.

(Ord. No. 23881, § 11, 9-22-10; Ord. No. 25891, § 18, 11-6-19)

In order to classify, regulate and restrict the location and use of land, buildings, and structures for trade, industry, residence, and other purposes; to regulate and restrict the height and size of buildings hereafter erected or structurally altered, the area of yards, courts and other open spaces and the density of population, all unincorporated areas of the Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, are divided into the zoning districts shown below.

(Ord. No. 23881, § 11, 9-22-10)

The unincorporated areas of Jefferson Parish are divided into the following base zoning districts:

(a)

Districts that promote a single use or permit a limited variety of use types

(1)

B-1 Batture District.

(2)

S-1 Suburban District.

(3)

R-1D Rural Residential District.

(4)

R-1C Rural Residential District.

(5)

R-1B Suburban Residential District.

(6)

R-1A Single-Family Residential District.

(7)

R-1 MH Manufactured Home District.

(8)

R-2 Two-Family Residential District.

(9)

RR-3 Three- and Four-Family Residential District.

(10)

R-1 TH Townhouse District.

(11)

R-1CO Condominium District.

(12)

CD-R Core District-Residential.

(13)

R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District.

(14)

GO-2 General Office District.

(15)

GO-1 General Office District.

(16)

H-1 Medical Service District.

(17)

H-2 Medical Service District.

(18)

BC-1 Business Core District.

(19)

C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District.

(20)

BC-2 Business Core District.

(21)

C-2 General Commercial District.

(22)

MUCD Mixed-use Corridor District.

(23)

I-MU Industrial Mixed Use District.

(24)

I-L Light Industrial District.

(25)

I-H Heavy Industrial District.

(26)

AIM Avondale Industrial Marine District.

(27)

I-LF Landfill Industrial District.

(b)

Districts that promote a mix of uses

(1)

OBM-1 Old Bucktown Mixed-use Residential District

(2)

OBM-2 Old Bucktown Mixed-use Commercial District

(3)

FC-1 Fat City Pedestrian-Core District

(4)

FC-2 Fat City Residential Mixed-Use District

(5)

FC-3 Fat City Commercial Mixed-Use District

(6)

U-1S Unrestricted Suburban District

(7)

U-1R Unrestricted Rural District

(8)

TCMU Town Center Mixed Use District

(Ord. No. 23881, § 11, 9-22-10; Ord. No. 25020, § XI, 10-7-15; Ord. No. 26233, § 16, 6-30-21; Ord. No. 26490, § 18, 9-28-22; Ord. No. 26792, § 37, 5-22-24)

The following overlay zoning districts are established for unincorporated Jefferson Parish. These districts impose additional requirements on certain properties within one (1) or more underlying base zoning districts.

(1)

CPZ Commercial Parkway Overlay Zone is an overlay zoning district which may be superimposed on any base zoning district and may be approved as a modified proposal for any requested zoning map change in accordance with section 40-878(d) in Article XLVIII, Changes and amendments of this chapter.

(2)

CPZ-Ped Commercial Parkway Pedestrian Overlay Zone is an overlay zoning district which may be superimposed on any base zoning district and may be approved as a modified proposal for any requested zoning map change in accordance with section 40-878(d) in Article VLVIII, Changes and amendments of this chapter (See section 33-3.67 of Chapter 33 Unified Development Code).

(3)

OMNCD Old Metairie Neighborhood Conservation District is an overlay zoning district with boundaries defined within section 33-3.65. Old Metairie Neighborhood Conservation District of this Code.

(4)

MRTPD Metairie Ridge Tree Preservation District is an overlay zoning district with boundaries defined in section 33-3.66 Metairie Ridge Tree Preservation District of this Code.

(5)

FOD Fairfield Overlay District is an overlay district with boundaries defined within section 33-3.69, Fairfield Overlay District (FOD) of this Code.

(6)

Hazardous Materials Overlay HM-O is an overlay zoning district which may be superimposed on any existing bulk storage of hazardous materials SPUs established prior to the effective date of this ordinance and any I-H zoning district in accordance with the zoning procedures of this Code.

(Ord. No. 23881, § 11, 9-22-10; Ord. No. 25020, § XII, 10-7-15; Ord. No. 25041, § 1, 11-4-15; Ord. No. 25794, § 3, 6-19-19; Ord. No. 26369, § 17, 2-16-22; Ord. No. 26480, § 19, 9-14-22; Ord. No. 26792, § 38, 5-22-24)

The following floating zones are established for unincorporated Jefferson Parish in order to establish a process and standards for the siting of uses that have unique neighborhood, environmental, or design impacts, and have not been previously identified on the official zoning map, and that may require individual, legislative approval in order to establish appropriate standards.

(1)

GED Gaming and Entertainment District.

(2)

P-1 Penal and Criminal Correctional Institution District.

(Ord. No. 23881, § 11, 9-22-10)

The official boundaries of the zoning districts are available from electronic records that are accessible only from the Planning Department of the Parish of Jefferson as the official zoning map. The official zoning map contained in said electronic records is hereby made a part of this chapter, and all of this map including legends, notations, references, and other information set forth thereon shall form a part of this chapter as if all the matter and information set forth thereon were fully described and copied herein. The official zoning map contained in said electronic records is based on the paper official zoning maps initially dated and adopted January 27, 1966, and as amended thereafter.

(Ord. No. 23881, § 11, 9-22-10)

Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of any land use and zoning district shown on said maps the following rules shall apply:

(a)

Where boundaries are indicated as following street and alley lines, lot and other boundary lines, water courses and other natural topographic features such lines shall be construed to be such boundaries;

(b)

Where boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately parallel to the centerline or street lines of streets or to the centerline or alley lines of alleys or the centerline or right-of-way lines of highways, such boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance there from as indicated by dimension or scale shown on said maps;

(c)

In unsubdivided property or tracts, where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundaries, unless same are indicated by dimensions, shall be determined by use of the scale appearing on such maps;

(d)

In case any further uncertainty exists, the planning director shall determine the location of boundaries.

(Ord. No. 23881, § 11, 9-22-10)

For the purposes of this chapter, when a comparative analysis is required to determine if one (1) district is more restrictive or less restrictive than another district(s) the following rule shall apply: The numerical listing assigned to each zoning district in section 40-32(a) of this article shall be controlling; the district having the lower number shall be more restrictive. This rule shall not apply to the mixed-use base zoning districts listed in section 40-32(b) above, the overlay zoning districts, or the floating zones.

(Ord. No. 23881, § 11, 9-22-10)