Zoning District C-3 (Central Business Commercial).  


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  • Permitted Uses:

    Retail manufacturing; filling stations; parking garages and lots; residential appliance sales and service; business and professional offices; retail and wholesale uses; neighborhood shopping; light manufacturing; storage and public garages; barrooms; nightclubs; lounges; radio and television studios; hotels and motels; theaters (including drive-ins); farmers markets; printing and engraving; passenger terminals; kennels and animal hospitals; motor and/or mobile home sales, service, and rental; janitorial services (wholesale and retail); farm equipment sales, service, and rental; boat sales and service (wholesale and retail); auto/truck sales, service, and rental; auditoriums and convention centers; amusement centers; business schools; commercial recreation (including bowling alleys, skating rinks, skateboard parks, etc.); off-site advertising (billboards); car washes; personal service shops; restaurants; studios; fix-it shops; laundromats; drugstores; catering and delicatessen services; cleaning and dyeing of garments; convenience stores (with or without gasoline); fire and police stations; funeral homes; nurseries (horticultural); bakeries; retail stores for the convenience of neighboring residents; community-based recycling facilities; shopping centers and shopping malls; large food stores; large department stores; large business parks; dwelling for resident watchman or caretaker employed on premises.

    Permitted as Exceptions by Board of Adjustment:

    Railroads; temporary commercial amusements or recreational developments; temporary buildings used in connection with construction; institutions; airports; radio and television broadcasting towers; parking lots for business uses within 300 feet of district boundary; single-family dwellings; single-family mobile homes; and all other uses permitted in R-3 (Multifamily Residential).

    Permitted Signs:

    Business signs not over 120 square feet.

    Maximum Floor Area:

    None.

    Maximum Height of Main Building:

    100 feet.

    Lot Requirements (subject to Louisiana State Sanitary Code, Chapter 13):

    Minimum Lot Area: 10,000 square feet.

    Front yard: 20 feet.

    Side yard: None.

    Rear yard: None.