Zoning District R-3 (Multifamily Residential).  


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  • Permitted Uses:

    Single-family dwellings; parish parks and playgrounds and facilities in conjunction therewith; libraries; museums; churches; public schools; private schools (except business and trade schools); private recreational uses; fire and police stations; single-unit mobile homes (1 per lot); duplexes (1 per lot); mobile home subdivisions (lots for sale); two-family and multifamily dwellings; boardinghouses; cluster housing; college or university dormitories; condominiums; town houses; fraternity or sorority houses; clubs; apartment hotels; tourists' homes; storage garages; hospitals; institutions; mausoleums; and cemeteries.

    Permitted as Exceptions by Board of Adjustment:

    Railroads; temporary commercial amusements or recreational developments; temporary buildings used in connection with construction; radio and television broadcasting towers; day nurseries; kindergartens; and professional offices.

    Permitted Signs:

    Business signs not over 6 square feet.

    Maximum Floor Area:

    None.

    Maximum Height of Main Building:

    50 feet.

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

    Minimum lot area:

    Number of Families Area per Family
    (square feet)
    1 7,500
    2 1,750
    3 1,200
    4 1,000
    5—11 800
    12—20 700
    Over 20 600

     

    Front yard: 20 feet.

    Side yard: Total: 20% of lot width, minimum 5 feet.

    Rear yard: 20% of lot depth. Not required to exceed 25 feet.