Unified Development Code PREPARED BY: UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS DIVISION OF PLANNING CITY OF KENNER PLANNING DEPRTMENT City of Kenner Unified Development Code Table of Contents Article I. Title ............................................................................................................................. I-1 Article II. Purpose and Intent ...................................................................................................... II-2 Article III. General Provisions .................................................................................................. III-3 Section 3.01 Existing Codes to be Repealed or Modified ............................................................................... III-3 Section 3.02 Applicability ................................................................................................................................ III-3 Section 3.03 Conflict with Other Laws and Regulations ................................................................................. III-4 Section 3.04 Severability ................................................................................................................................. III-4 Section 3.05 Effective Date ............................................................................................................................. III-4 Section 3.06 Restriction on Land, Buildings and Structures ........................................................................... III-4 Section 3.07 Revocation of Streets and Public Ways ...................................................................................... III-5 Section 3.08 Protection of Major Street Rights-of-Way ................................................................................. III-6 Section 3.09 Approach Zones ......................................................................................................................... III-6 Section 3.10 Ingress and Egress ...................................................................................................................... III-6 Section 3.11 Exception to Side Yard Requirements for Corner Lots in Residential Areas .............................. III-6 Article IV. Administration and Enforcement ............................................................................. IV-7 Section 4.01 Purpose ...................................................................................................................................... IV-7 Section 4.02 Administration ........................................................................................................................... IV-7 Section 4.03 Powers ....................................................................................................................................... IV-7 Section 4.04 Enforcement ............................................................................................................................ IV-16 Article V. Definitions................................................................................................................. V-19 Section 5.01 Purpose ..................................................................................................................................... V-19 Section 5.02 Terms ........................................................................................................................................ V-19 Section 5.03 Use Definitions .......................................................................................................................... V-19 Section 5.04 General Definitions ................................................................................................................... V-49 Article VI. Zoning .................................................................................................................. VI-62 Section 6.01 General Procedures ................................................................................................................. VI-62 Section 6.02 Notice Provisions...................................................................................................................... VI-64 Section 6.03 Procedures and Approvals ....................................................................................................... VI-66 Section 6.04 Zoning Districts - General ......................................................................................................... VI-89 Section 6.05 Single-family Residential Districts (R-1, R-1A, RR-1) ................................................................ VI-90 Section 6.06 Residential Planned Unit Development District (R1-P) ............................................................ VI-95 City of Kenner i Table of Contents Unified Development Code List of Figures and Tables Section 6.07 Two-family Residential District (R-2) ........................................................................................ VI-96 Section 6.08 Three-and Four-Family Residential District (R-3) ..................................................................... VI-98 Section 6.09 Multi-Family Residential District (R-MF) ................................................................................ VI-101 Section 6.10 Commercial Districts (C-1, C-2) .............................................................................................. VI-103 Section 6.11 Industrial Districts (S-I, L-I, H-I, A-HI) ...................................................................................... VI-112 Section 6.12 Recreation District (RD) .......................................................................................................... VI-126 Section 6.13 Rivertown Historic District (RHD) ........................................................................................... VI-128 Section 6.14 Laketown District (LD) ............................................................................................................ VI-143 Section 6.15 Mixed Use District (MU) ......................................................................................................... VI-146 Section 6.16 Batture District (BD) ............................................................................................................... VI-158 Article VII. Off Street Parking and Loading Regulations .........................................................VII-161 Section 7.01 Intent & Purpose ................................................................................................................... VII-161 Section 7.02 General Provisions ................................................................................................................ VII-161 Section 7.03 Computation of Parking and Loading Requirements ............................................................ VII-164 Section 7.04 Required Off-Street Motor Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Spaces ........................................... VII-164 Section 7.05 Required Off-Street Loading Spaces ..................................................................................... VII-167 Section 7.06 Design of Motor Vehicle Parking Spaces ............................................................................... VII-168 Section 7.07 Design of Bicycle Parking Spaces........................................................................................... VII-177 Section 7.08 Design of Off-Street Loadings Spaces ................................................................................... VII-178 Section 7.09 Driveway Design .................................................................................................................... VII-179 Section 7.10 Vehicle Stacking Spaces for Drive-Through Facilities ............................................................ VII-181 Section 7.11 Storage of Commercial & Recreational Vehicles ................................................................... VII-182 Section 7.12 Parking in Front Yards ........................................................................................................... VII-186 Article VIII. Hazardous and Obnoxious Uses .......................................................................... VIII-190 Section 8.01 General ................................................................................................................................. VIII-190 Section 8.02 Established Hazardous or Obnoxious Uses .......................................................................... VIII-190 Section 8.03 Basic Requirements for Hazardous and Obnoxious Uses .................................................... VIII-191 Article IX. Landscaping Regulations ...................................................................................... IX-193 Section 9.01 Intent and Purposes ............................................................................................................... IX-193 Section 9.02 Enforcement of Provisions ..................................................................................................... IX-193 Section 9.03 Integration with Storm water Management .......................................................................... IX-193 Section 9.04 Landscape Management Plans .............................................................................................. IX-194 Section 9.05 Installation and Maintenance of Plant Materials ................................................................... IX-198 Section 9.06 General Landscape