Citizens can submit a neighborhood organization via the Neighborhood Participation Project (NPP), to ensure they are notified when there is an application for a zoning change in their boundaries and for ease of communication with council member offices as well. These are not decided by city employees, just managed in one central location.

Zoning regulates land use to promote smart growth and preserve the quality of life in communities. Permitted Use are allowed by right, subject to compliance with appropriate standards. Conditional Use require City Planning Commission review with a recommendation forwarded to the City Council for final action.

Zoning regulates land use to promote smart growth and preserve the quality of life in communities. Permitted Use are allowed by right, subject to compliance with appropriate standards. Conditional Use require City Planning Commission review with a recommendation forwarded to the City Council for final action.

Overlay zoning districts are designed to require special controls in certain areas of the City that have special characteristics or special development issues. The intent of an overlay zoning district is to provide common controls over areas that require a specific type of zoning control but are typically zoned with more than one (1) base zoning district. Unless modified by the overlay zoning district regulations, the regulations of the base zoning district apply. Whenever a lot and/or development site, as defined below, is covered by more than one overlay zoning district, the regulations of each overlay zoning district shall apply, except that where the regulations of such overlay zoning districts contain an actual, implied or apparent conflict, the more restrictive regulation shall apply unless stated otherwise.

Future Land Use designation based on zoning dataset. It shows the categories of land uses desired over time, and their intensities. The map reflects the land uses that correspond to the long term vision, goals and policies expressed in the master plan, and it constitutes the most direct link between the Master Plan and the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. It is important to note, however, that the Future Land Use Map is not a zoning map and it does not govern design or function.

Polygons of places across the city of New Orleans where permitted festivals are held throughout the course of a year.

Point file of museums across the city of New Orleans that exhibit items of historic, cultural, or artistic significance. Collected by the Mayor's Office of Cultural Economy; is not on a regular update schedule.

Non-profits across New Orleans that span different sectors- some have a concentration in the arts, cultural education, or culinary education.

Point layer of cemeteries and burial grounds in the city of New Orleans.

Point layer of festivals (art, food, music) and markets (farmers', art, holiday) that occur across the city of New Orleans over the course of each year.