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Jefferson Parish City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVII

MEDICAL SERVICE DISTRICT H-1

Sec. 40-281.- Description.

This district is composed of certain lands and structures used primarily in relation to hospitals.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XI(1)), 9-22-99)

Sec. 40-282. - Permitted uses.

A building or land shall be used only for the following purposes:

(1)

Any use permitted in an R-1A Single-Family District.

(2)

Board and care home provided all applicable requirements are met and approval is obtained in accordance with section 33-2.23, special permitted uses.

(3)

Clinics.

(4)

Hospitals - lots containing hospitals must provide a minimum lot area of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

(5)

Nursing and convalescent homes - lots containing nursing and convalescent homes must provide a minimum lot area of not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet.

(6)

Offices, physicians, surgeons, dentists, psychiatrists, chiropractors, or practitioners in related specialties.

(7)

Parking lots.

(8)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses when located on the same lot.

(9)

Elderly housing and assisted living facility provided the following minimum criteria are met:

a.

A site plan and other drawings showing the name of the development and the density (units per acre) are to be submitted to the planning department containing the following minimum information:

1.

The location and dimensions of all existing and proposed streets, driveways, entrances and exits, loading areas, parking spaces and sidewalks.

2.

The existing property boundary of the site and all adjoining street rights-of-way, north point, date and scale of site plan.

3.

The location, height and elevations of all structures to be located on the site showing setback dimensions, use and type of materials.

4.

The total area of the site (square feet or acres) indicating the total area to be used for open or green spaces, exclusive of parking area, on the site.

5.

The floor plans of all structures and their uses to be located on the site showing main floor, typical floors, the layout of individual units and also providing the total number of residential units and any additional accessory uses together with their floor area in square feet.

6.

The lighting plan of the site showing types of fixtures and their location.

7.

The landscaping plan in conformance with section 33-6.25, Landscaping, buffering, and screening.

8.

The details of all signs indicating the size, height, materials and their locations on the building or development site, which meet the requirements of the zoning district in which the facility is located or the Commercial Parkway Overlay Zone (CPZ), section 40-477, whichever is more restrictive.

9.

The emergency systems/plan for fire and evacuation, and the location of the fire plugs on the site.

10.

The location of the trash disposal system with the details of its screening.

11.

The parking layout showing the number of required and proposed parking.

b.

Additional information may be required by the planning department depending on the nature and extent of the proposed facility including but not limited to application for state license.

c.

Any facility requiring a variance to the landscaping and buffering requirements specified above may apply for a variance to these provisions to the Jefferson Parish Council in accordance with Commercial Parkway Overlay Zone (CPZ), section 40-480, Site Plan Review.

(10)

Day care centers. Section 33-5.3. Specific use standards shall apply.

(11)

Industrial design.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XI(2)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 25405, § 52, 8-9-17; Ord. No. 26302, § 21, 11-10-21; Ord. No. 26625, § 43, 6-14-23; Ord. No. 26792, § 48, 5-22-24)

Sec. 40-283. - Sign regulations.

(a)

Permitted signs.

(1)

Number. No more than one (1) on-premises sign shall be permitted on a development site except that hospitals may have more than one (1) sign.

(2)

Sign area. On-premises signs shall have a maximum area of twenty (20) square feet except that signs for hospitals shall have a maximum area of three hundred (300) square feet.

(b)

Prohibited signs. The following signs shall be prohibited:

(1)

Flashing signs and signs with animated and scintillating lights.

(2)

Electronic variable message signs.

(3)

Off-premises signs.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XI(3)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 24364, § XXIII, 11-7-12)

Sec. 40-284. - Height regulations.

No

building shall exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XI(4)), 9-22-99)

Sec. 40-285. - Area regulations.

(a)

Front yard. The front yard regulations for all buildings are the same as those in the R-1A, Single-Family Residential District.

(b)

Side yard. The side yard regulations for all buildings are the same as those in the R-1A, Single-Family Residential District.

(c)

Rear yard. The rear yard regulations for all buildings are the same as those in the R-1A, Single-Family Residential District.

(d)

Minimum lot requirements.

(1)

Single-Family Dwellings.

a.

Lot area—Five thousand (5,000) feet.

b.

Lot width—Fifty (50) feet.

c.

Lot depth—One hundred (100) feet.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XI(5)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 26351, § 17, 1-26-22)

Sec. 40-286. - Off-street parking and clear vision area requirements.

Shall be provided as set forth in Article XXXV, Off-Street Parking, Loading, and Clear Vision Area Regulations.

(Ord. No. 20783, § 3(XI(6)), 9-22-99; Ord. No. 23330, § IV, 6-11-08)