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West Baton Rouge Parish
City Zoning Code

APPENDIX A

ZONING DISTRICTS

The table below indicates which land and building uses are permissible and nonpermissible in each zoning district. The phrase "any other similar uses compatible with" each zone may applied by the zoning administrator for C-1, I-1, I-2 and I-3 zoning districts. The following codes apply:

P = Permitted use;

Blank Space = Prohibited use;

S = Special use permit required for the use.

Use Classifications R-SF-1,
R-SF-2,
R-SF-3,
R-ED,
R-2F 		R-MF-1,
R-MF-2,
R-MF-3 		R-MH,
R-M 		C-1.1 C-1.2 C-1.3 C-1.4 C-2 I-1,
I-2 		I-3 AG-1 AG-2 AG-3 B-1,
B-2 		POS-C-RV;
PF
Accessory residential S S S S S S S
Administrative and business offices, community-scaled P P P P P
Administrative and business offices, regional-scaled P P P P
Adult uses/materials S P
Agricultural sales and services P P P P (S in I-2) S S P P
Airport (See: Private landing strips also) P
Amusement arcade P P P
Animal kennels P P P S P P
Animal production S P P P
Animal sales and services, general S S P P
Animal sales and services, limited P P P S P P
Apartments (See: Residential/multiple-family)
Aquaculture S S (I-1
only) 		P P P
Arts and crafts studio P P P P
Auto salvage yard (See: Junkyard)
Automobile and equipment repair P P P (I-1
only)
Automobile sales and rentals, community-scaled P P P
Automobile sales and rentals, regional-scaled P P
Automotive, fuel station P P P
Automotive service station P P P
Bar (See: Tavern, bar or lounge)
Bed and breakfast P S P P
Business support services P P P
Campground P
Car wash P P P
Cemetery P S S S S S S
Church, religious assembly P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P
Club or lodge, private P P P P
Coal storage P (I-2
only) 		P
College and university facilities P P
Commercial, seasonal outdoor S
(R-SF-1, R-SF-2, and R-SF-3
only) 		S S S S S S S S S
Communication services P P S
Communications towers P P P P P P P
Concrete crusher S (I-2
only) 		P
Concrete statues, handiwork P P P (I-1
only) 		P
Condominium (See: Residential/condo minium)
Congregate housing S S S S
Construction materials plants P (I-2
only) 		P
Construction sales and services P P P (I-1)
Consumer repair services P P P
Cultural services P P P P
Day care centers, preschools, nursery schools P P P P P P P P P P
Dormitory P P
Duplex (See: Residential/duplex)
Exterminating services P P
Farms S P P P P P P P
Financial services P P P
Food sales P P P P
Fraternity/sorority residence P P
Funeral home P P P
Gaming facility P
Garden center P P P P
Group home for the handicapped P S S S S S S S S S S S S
Guesthouse P P P P
Home occupation P P P P P P P P P
Hospital, general P P
Hotel/motel P P
Independent building P P (RM only) P P P S P P P
Industrial, heavy P
Industrial, moderate P (I-2
only) 		P
Industrial, light S P P
Injection wells S
Junkyard S (I-2 only) S
Landfarm S
Landfill, sanitary
Laundry services, coin-operated P P P P
Laundry services, commercial P P P (I-1
only)
Laundry services, neighborhood P P P P
Livestock keeping (residential setting) S S S
Marine services, barge mooring facilities P
Marine services, boat and ship repairs S P P P (B-2
only)
Marine services, boat/sales/service, recreational P P P (B-2
only)
Marine services, boat/ship fuel area S P P P
Marine services, commercial and charter fishing P P P P P
Marine services, marinas P P P
Marine services, retail P P P (B-2
only)
Marine services, yacht clubs P
Medical services, community- scaled P P P
Medical services, regional- scaled P P
Military base S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Ministorage P (No more than 100 units) P P
Mobile home park (See: Residential/mobile home park)
Mobile home (See: Residential/mobile home)
Nightclub (See: Tavern, bar or lounge)
Nuclear waste or storage
Nursery plant P P P P
Nursing homes and/or assisted living facilities S S S S
Packing and processing, general P
Packing and processing, limited P P
Parking facilities P P P P P P
Personal services P P P P
Port facilities P P P P P P (B-2
only)
Postal and parcel delivery services S S P P P P S S S
Private landing strips P P P
Public safety services S S P P P P (I-2
only) 		P S S S P (PF
only)
Recreation, commercial outdoor sports P P P P
Recreation, outdoor entertainment P P
Recreation, community P P P P P P
Recreation, indoor entertainment S S S S P P P
Recreation, indoor sports P P P P
Recycling facilities P (I-2
only) 		P
Research services, hazardous P P
Residential/condominium and townhouse residential P S S S
Residential/duplex residential P (R-2F only) S S S
Residential/mobile home park P (R-MH
only)
Residential/mobile home residential P S S S P P P
Residential/multiple family residential P S S S
Residential/single-family residential P P (R-M only) S S S P P P
Residential/townhouse residential P S S S
Resource extraction S S P P P P P P S S P P
Restaurants, drive-in P P P
Restaurants, fast food P P P
Restaurants, outdoor fast food S S S S P P P
Restaurants, sit-down P P P
Retail sales, convenience P P P P
Retail sales, general P P P
Riverboat casinos S S S (B-1); P (B-2)
Sawmilling operations P P
Schools, public and private primary and middle educational facilities P P P P P P P P P P
Schools, public and private secondary educational facilities P P P P P P P P P P
Schools, vocational-technical, trade or industrial P P P S S
Shopping center, neighborhood P P P P
Shopping center, major P P
Solar Panel Farm S S S
Tavern, bar or lounge S S P
Taxidermy P S P P P
Textile/garment manufacturing P (I-2
only) 		P
Theater P P
Timberland and woodland S P P P P
Townhouse (See: Residential/townhouse)
Truck and heavy equipment sales/rental/service S S P
Truck stop P
Underground storage P S S S P
Utilities, major services S S S
Utilities, minor services P P (R-M
only) 		P P P P P P S S S P
Video poker truck stop (see "Truck stop casino")
Video rental establishments P P P P
Warehouse, storage and distribution; heavy S (I-1) P (I-2) P S
Warehouse, storage and distribution; light S S P P P
Wireless facility P P P P P S
Wrecker service/storage facility/auto and equipment repair S (I-2
only) 		P

 

(Code 1973, § 26-49; Ord. No. 17-98, § 26.5, 9-10-1998; Ord. No. 8-99, 6-10-1999; Ord. No. 33-00, 9-14-2000; Ord. No. 34-00, 9-14-2000; Ord. No. 26-02, pt. II, 10-24-2002; Ord. No. 7-03, pt. II, 4-10-2003; Ord. No. 30-03, pt. III, 11-13-2003; Ord. No. 28-2005, pt. I, 8-12-2005; Ord. No. 36-2008, 5-8-2008; Ord. No. 32-2009, 5-14-2009; Ord. No. 33-2009, 5-14-2009; Ord. No. 15-2010, 4-22-2010; Ord. of 5-27-2010; Ord. No. 5-2011, 3-10-2011; Ord. No. 28-2011, 9-8-2011; Ord. No. 16-2012, 6-28-2012; Ord. No. 1-2015, 1-8-2015; Ord. No. 14-2015, 4-23-2015; Ord. No. 2-2016, 1-14-2016; Ord. No. 27-2018, 11-15-2018; Ord. No. 14-2019, 5-9-2019; Ord. No. 2-2021, 1-14-2021; Ord. No. 6-2021, 3-25-2021; Ord. No. 9-2021, 8-26-2021; Ord. No. 26-2021, 11-18-2021; Ord. No. 7-2022, 1-27-2022; Ord. No. 15-2022, 3-10-2022; Ord. No. 27-2022, 6-23-2022; Ord. No. 39-2022, 9-8-2022; Ord. No. 5-2023, 2-23-2023; Ord. No. 23-2023, 6-8-2023; Ord. No. 32-2023, 9-14-2023; Ord. No. 12-2024, 3-14-2024; Ord. No. 6-2025, 2-27-2025)