Districts Affected

Summary

Resolution(s)

Expiration Date

• Prefabricated or corrugated metal panels, and other related material shall be considered compatible with the existing residential development of the parish and permitted as exterior wall material.
• The use of prefabricated or corrugated metal panels as exterior wall material shall not require a variance from the Board of Zoning Adjustments (BZA) or be limited to fifty percent (50%) of the total surface area of any single wall.

141261

143458

8/8/2024

• Definitions for the following: Firearm(s), firearm related commercial establishments, ammunition, firearm-free zone, school, school campus

• Additional standards:

• • The minimum distance between any firearm related commercial establishment and any school campus shall be one thousand (1,000) feet, measured in a straight line from the nearest point of the firearm related commercial establishment property line to the nearest point of the property line of the school campus.
  • Provisions related to firearm related commercial establishments shall not apply to existing firearm related commercial establishments legally permitted and operating prior to the adoption date of this resolution.

141684 

143908

10/12/2024

Certain properties located between Claiborne Avenue, Causeway Boulevard, and Lausat Street zoned R-3 Multiple-Family Residential District 

141955

144159

11/17/2024

Certain properties zoned C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District, C-2 General Commercial District, and R-2, Two-Family Residential District and overlaid with the Commercial Parkway Overlay Zone generally bounded by Airline Drive, Severn Avenue, Johnson Street, Causeway Boulevard, and North Labarre Road.

142068

144281

11/26/2024

All single-family dwellings, excluding townhouses

Establishes definitions for the following: 

• Driveway
• Driveway apron
• Front yard 
• Permeable or porous paving 
• Drive Aisle

Parking is prohibited in the required front yard, with limited exceptions.

No more than 50% of a front yard shall be paved, but provisions allow for a variance from the Board of Zoning Adjustments if someone wants to pave above the 50%.

However, a variance to pave more than 50% can only be granted if the additional coverage is permeable and is of a material approved by the Director of Engineering.

The regulations also establish a front yard paving application that is submitted to the Department of Building Permits and has a $50.00 fee.

142202

144407

12/14/2024 

Residentially zoned property located on the East Bank of unincorporated Jefferson Parish

Effective 11/18/2024

Moratorium on subdivision of residentially zoned property located on the East Bank of unincorporated Jefferson Parish which involves more than five (5) acres and results in the creation of twenty (20) lots or more

Ordinance 26695

11/8/2024

Medical campuses

1. Generally. Includes definition of a medical campus and general provisions.
2. Applicability. Clarifies additional requirements for medical campuses in terms of size, boundaries, zoning, and master plan review.
3. Medical Campus Master Plan. Includes purpose, thresholds for review, master plan and application requirements.
4. Zoning. H-2 standards apply with exceptions related to permitted uses, height, parking, and signage.

141378

144416

11/8/2024

All properties parishwide 

Establishes definitions for the following: 

• Multi-tenant retail center
• Regional shopping center

Establishes minimum parking standards for the following: 

• Office
• Restaurant, Bar, or Lounge
• General Business, Commercial, or Personal Service Establishments, catering to retail trade, including “Supermarkets”
• Multi-tenant retail centers
• Event spaces, places of public assembly, and similar places

Clarifies the calculation of gross floor area 

Establishes additional standards for regional shopping centers.

143461

 1/17/2025

Description of Study

Ordinance No. 

Council Action Date

Ordinance Effective Date

Council Staff Report(s)

TXT-3-23

Industrial Zoning Districts Study, A text amendment of Chapter 13 Fire Prevention and Protection; Emergency Services and Communication; and Hazardous Materials, Chapter 33 Unified Development Code, and Chapter 40 Zoning of the Code of Ordinances of Jefferson Parish; to create a set of new, modern industrial zoning districts and standards that work with existing industrial development patterns, to add and define new uses and assign these uses to existing and newly established districts in a use matrix, apply new development standards to mitigate any impacts to surrounding uses, modify special permitted use procedures and requirements, and provide for related matters; as authorized by Council Resolution No. 137617, on May 19, 2021. (Parish-wide) 

A text amendment of Chapter 13 Fire Prevention and Protection; Emergency Services and Communication; and Hazardous Materials, Chapter 16 Garbage and Other Solid Waste, Chapter 33 Unified Development Code, Chapter 39 Waterways and Beaches, and Chapter 40 Zoning of the Code of Ordinances of Jefferson Parish; to modify regulations related to the AIM Avondale Industrial Marine District and the U-1R Unrestricted Rural District,  and address other related amendments associated with the Industrial Zoning Districts Study, and provide for related matters; as authorized by Council Resolution No. 137617, on May 19, 2021 and Council Resolution No. 138807 on January 12, 2022. (Parish-wide)

Link to Industrial Zoning Districts Study Story Map

26792

5/22/24 

Eastbank

TXT-3-23 Report and Graphics

TXT-4-23  Report and Graphics

TXT-1-24

A text amendment of Chapter 25 Planning and Development of the Code of Ordinances of the Parish of Jefferson; to amend the Fairfield Strategic Plan, a subplan of the Comprehensive Plan, and provide for related matters; as authorized by Ordinance No. 25020, adopted on October 7, 2015 and Council Resolution No. 139831 adopted on June 15, 2022. (Council District 3)

26807

6/12/24

Westbank

TXT-1-24 Report and Graphics