The New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 1:30 PM in the City Council chamber, 1300 Perdido Street. St. Charles Avenue is on the agenda. The public is welcome.

Below is an excerpt from the agenda:

3540 St. Charles Ave: Saint Charles Avenue Historic District, Full Control: Harvey Burns, applicant; The Hibernia National Bank, owner; Installation of drive-thru ATM and canopy addition. 

​View the agenda here.

​ City Planning Commission Meeting Tuesday, December 11 at 1:30pm

The New Orleans City Planning Commission will hold public hearings on Tuesday, December 11th at 1:30pm on​ proposed amendments to the comprehensive zoning law, of the City of New Orleans.  St Charles Avenue is a bounding street for one of the proposed amendments:

ZONING DOCKET 133/18 - Request by 1517 Terpsichore, LLC for a zoning change from an HU-RD2 Historic Urban Two-Family Residential District to an HUMU Historic Urban Neighborhood Mixed-Use District, on Square 194, Lot 10 or 15, in the First Municipal District, bounded by Terpsichore Street, Prytania Street, Saint Charles Avenue, and Melpomene Street. The municipal address is 1517 Terpsichore Street. (PD 2)
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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.

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

HDLC Special Meeting September 21, 2018 Regarding Proposed Changes to HDLC Design Guidelines

The New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission will hold a special meeting on Friday, September 21, 2018 at 10:00 am in the City Council Chamber, 1300 Perdido Street. The meeting is to receive and review comment regarding the proposed updates to the HDLC Design Guidelines. The public is welcome to attend.

> View Meeting Agenda
> View Design Guidelines Update 2018 Summary

St. Charles Avenue is on the Agenda for the New Orleans HDLC ARC Meeting,
Thursday, 9/13/18

​There is a City of New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission Architectural Review Committee meeting being held Thursday, September 13 at 1:00pm. The Commission will meet in the City Council Chamber, 1300 Perdido Street. 

The meeting agenda (view here) indicates that a St. Charles Avenue property will be discussed at the meeting.

The public is welcome at the meeting. Below is an excerpt from the agenda..

​4401 St Charles Ave: Thad Mancil, applicant; Besthoff, ET Al Sydney J III Besthoff, owner; New construction of 600 SF addition on an existing commercial building (http://onestopapp.nola.gov/Redirect.aspx?SearchString=18-27282-HDLC).

Please note: The names of property owners are automatically generated from City data sources and may not reflect recent changes in ownership and/or may be inaccurate.  The City of New Orleans apologizes for any confusion this may cause.

Updated HDLC Design Guidelines for Review and Public Comment
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​In April of 2017, The New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission added four new Historic Districts: Mid-City, Uptown, Carrollton, and Parkview. 
 
To update the Design Guidelines to include the new districts, the HDLC retained the services of Preservation Design Partnership (PDP) of Philadelphia, PA. PDP authored the original Design Guidelines in 2010. Over the past six months, the HDLC staff has been working with PDP to update information contained in the Design Guidelines Document.

The proposed drafts are available online for review. Public comment may be submitted online on the website below each chapter or via email to esburke@nola.gov.   

The sixty day public comment period is from July 3, 2018 through September 3, 2018.  The comments will be compiled and forwarded to the Commissioners for their review and consideration.  Two special meetings will be held, one for each Commission, to review and approve the proposed changes to the Design Guidelines.  The date of these meetings will be announced in August, 2018. The public is invited to attend the public hearing and comment.  Once the drafts are approved by the New Orleans and CBD Commissions they will be forwarded to the City Council for their review and approval.

The revised sections will be posted on the HDLC website for a period of 60 days. The public may submit comments online. These comments will be consolidated and forwarded to the Commissioners for their review and consideration.

View Design Guidelines Update 2018 Summary