3.2.3 Application Submittal (All Types)

To initiate a subdivision application, the applicant shall submit the following items to the City Planning Commission staff:

1. Application Form. The applicant shall submit a completed application form that is signed by all of the property owner(s) listed on the title of the existing lot(s) of record and/or the authorized representative of the property owner(s). The application form must be notarized. Signing the application form shall serve as an attestation that the property owner(s) have consent of any mortgage holder or any lien holder interest in the property (if applicable). The owner must attest to the fact that they are the legal owner of the property in question to be resubdivided as described above and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the City of New Orleans, its official, directors, employees and agents, from any claim whatsoever resulting from title or ownership deficiencies in any part of said property.

2. Proof of Standing to Submit the Application. If the property is owned by a corporation, organization, partnership, or similar entity, the applicant shall submit the Articles of Incorporation, Organization, or Partnership and/or resolution indicating who is authorized to sign on behalf of the property owner. The document giving signatory authority must be notarized and completed within 6 months of the subdivision application submission.

3. Subdivision Survey. The applicant shall submit the applicant shall submit copies of the subdivision survey as specified by the Executive Director of a subdivision survey plan that has been prepared specifically for the purpose of subdivision by a land surveyor registered in the State of Louisiana bearing his/her official stamp. The plan shall be to scale (typically no more than 1 inch equals 100 feet) and contain the information contained in Section 5.1.
4. Fee. The application shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as specified in Section 1.12 and Chapter 18, Article II, Section 118-43 of the Code of the City of New Orleans.

5. Municipal Address Form. Using the appropriate forms prescribed for this purpose by the Department of Safety and Permits, the applicant shall indicate all municipal addresses to be added, removed, or retained.

6. Additional Items, as required. Depending on the subdivision type and the specific aspects of the subdivision, additional items may be required as determined by the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission. These additional items could include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Deeds, succession documents, or other documentation to establish the current ownership of the subject property(ies),
• For Policy B subdivisions, documentation of existing principal structures or historic sites of previously-existing structures. Acceptable documentation can include historic surveys, Sanborn maps, or other materials as determined to be appropriate by the Executive Director.
• For subdivisions proposing unusual lot configurations, the Executive Director may require the subdivision survey to be supplemented with schematic development plans. The development plans will allow the Commission to assess the intended development of the site, make a tentative determination as to compliance with the applicable zoning regulations, and identify the impact of the proposal on surrounding properties and the street network. The development plan may be required to include the following information:
  • Property lines with width, depth, and area noted
  • Distances of all buildings from property lines
  • Building(s) location, dimension, square footage, area
  • Location and dimensions of all vehicular use areas; curb cuts, interior streets, driveways, bicycle parking, vehicle parking and loading areas
  • Location of pedestrian walkways
  • Fence location, height, materials
  • Impervious and pervious surfaces with area noted
  • Location of refuse storage areas
  • Right-of-way improvements including sidewalks, plantings, curb cuts
  • Identify all existing and proposed conditions
  • Landscape

The Executive Director may modify the development plan content requirements as appropriate given the nature of the subdivision and development proposal.