Guidry has gone f****ing whako with this "university zoning" whatever. it's on the Council agenda today and i'm pretty sure all of the universities will be there in force. Hopefully Fr. Wildes will kick some ass (he's a boxer and a Jesuit). Here's the agenda item:
"62. MOTION - NO. M-12-150 - BY: COUNCILMEMBER GUIDRY
Brief:
Directing the City Planning Commission to conduct a public hearing to consider an amendment to the text of Article 18 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance No. 4264 M.C.S., as amended, and the designation of such on the corresponding zoning base maps of the City of New Orleans, to consider the establishment of an Interim Zoning District, to prohibit the construction or expansion to existing structures of any building or facility within college and university campuses that will result in a building or facility in excess of 250,000 square feet of gross floor area and will cover a footprint of more than 50,000 square feet within any residential zoning district, in the area generally bounded by: the east bank of the Mississippi River, the Orleans/Jefferson Parish line, Metairie Road, Interstate 10, Norfolk-Southern Railroad track, Orleans Avenue, City Park Avenue, Wisner Boulevard, Interstate 610, Florida Boulevard, the Orleans/St. Bernard Parish line, and the Mississippi River.
M-12-150 "
So pretty late in the action, but i plan on watching it on the live internet feed.
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Also, Touro's renovations are looking good. The entrance looks great!
http://neworleanscitybusiness.com/th...of-renovation/ Sounds like the designers and architects are fixing a lot of past wrongs...