City Planning Commission to discuss St. Charles Avenue Tuesday, 10/23/18

The New Orleans City Planning Commission will hold public hearings on Tuesday, October 23, at 1:30pm, on proposed amendments to the comprehensive zoning law, property dispositions and subdivisions. The commission will take action or make a recommendation at the conclusion of each public hearing.

The Old Business section of the meeting agenda includes a mention of St. Charles Avenue. An excerpt from the agenda is below.

DESIGN REVIEW 135/18 – Request by Michael Carbine for an amendment to an approved development plan in accordance with Article 4, Section 4.5.F.2 Changes Approved by the City Planning Commission of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, for a property locate don Square 213, Lot A1, in the Fourth Municipal District, bounded by Saint Charles Avenue and First, Second, and Prytania Streets. The municipal addresses are 2400–2416 Saint Charles Avenue. (PD 2) (Deferred from the October 9, 2018 City Planning Commission meeting.) (LWM) ​

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The meeting will take place in the City Council Chamber (City Hall 1E07), 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112. 

Read more in the meeting agenda.

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The 2018 New Orleans Neighborhood Summit

This year’s event will be held on Saturday, November 10, 2018 at the University of New Orleans Student Center.
 
www.nola.gov/summit  
 
New Orleans is a city of Neighborhoods. The annual Neighborhood Summit celebrates the strength, history, and diversity of our city's neighborhoods, bringing together community leaders, non-profit agencies, and city government. First held in 2012, the annual summit continues to grow each year.

At the summit, neighborhood leaders and residents share information across communities, develop new skills to bring home, and build relationships old and new.
 
Register today by clicking the link below!

https://2018neighborhoodsummit.eventbrite.com

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Adopt A Catch Basin Cleaning Day 2018
District B
November 3, 2018
9am-12pm
Rosa A Keller Library
4300 S. Broad Avenue.

To sign up and for more information go to www.nola.gov/neighborhood-engagement/programs/catch-basin-cleaning/

There will be a New Orleans City Planning Commission Public Hearing on Tuesday, October 9th at 1:30pm in City Council Chamber. City Hall, 1E07, St. Charles Avenue is mentioned in the agenda. An excerpt is below:

Zoning Docket 106/18 – Request by McDonald’s Corporation for a text amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to amend Article 18, Section 18.6 St. Charles Avenue Use Restriction Overlay District to:  Amend 18.6.A Applicability to modify the existing language to now state that the Saint Charles Avenue Use Restriction Overlay District as applies to 1. All lots zoned non-residentially fronting on St. Charles Avenue on squares bounded by Jefferson Avenue, Dryades Street, Dufossat Street, Baronne Street, Robert Street, Carondelet Street, Jackson Avenue, Prytania Street, Amelia Street, Pitt Street, Soniat Street, Dufossat Street, Blanc Place, Valmont Street, Pitt Street, Leontine Street, and Atlanta Street. 2. All lots zoned non-residentially bounded by St. Charles Avenue, Coliseum Street, Pleasant Street and Delachaise Street. 3. All lots zoned non-residentially located on the downriver side of Jackson Avenue inclusive from St. Charles Avenue to Prytania Street inclusive of the downtown corner lot at Jackson Avenue and Prytania Street. 4. All lots zoned residential fronting St. Charles Avenue between Jackson Avenue and Jefferson Avenue.

See the full agenda here.

Save the Oaks Fund Donation Request

Dear Members and Supporters of the St. Charles Avenue Association:

As St. Charles Avenue Association ("SCAA'') members and supporters, we are proud to be the stewards of the live oaks that line St. Charles Avenue. Taking care of these majestic trees from Carrollton Avenue to Lee Circle is essential to the residential and historic character of the Avenue. Through your generous support of the SCAA's "Save the Oaks" program, over 350 young live oaks were purchased and planted since Hurricane Katrina. SCAA has also maintained the mature trees.

Annual fertilization is an important part of the maintenance program in that it ensures the vitality of the oaks. Bayou Tree Service has performed this service at a cost of approximately $13,000 per year. In addition, SCAA has underwritten the spraying of the trees, when necessary, to control buck moth caterpillars.

Moreover, damage from the extensive infrastructure work underway on and around the Avenue may cause damage to the trees. Some trees will need to be replaced immediately and others may show effects later. In order for the SCAA to be able to plant and care for the live oaks on the Avenue, I hope that you will consider a gift to add to the Association's capacity to take action as necessary.

Your tax deductible contributions to the "Save the Oaks" program may be made payable to Saint Charles Avenue Association with a notation of "Save the Oaks" on the check. SCAA is a 501 (c) (3) organization; its Federal Tax I.D. No. is 58-1902591. You can also make your donations online, and adding to the special instructions, "Save the Oaks."

With the SCAA board joining me in thanks for helping "Save the Oaks," I am, with best wishes,

Paul J. Masinter
President 
St. Charles Avenue Association