Maximum height
50 ftHow tall the building may be.
“B | MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT | 50’ | 50’ | 40’ | 50’ | 40’”Table 9-2: Bulk & Yard Regulations › BULK REGULATIONS › B MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT › HMR-2 column · New Orleans code · read 2026-10-02
New Orleans, LA · zoning record
HMR-2 zoning in New Orleans.
The dimensional standards that govern what you can build in the HMR-2 district, straight from New Orleans's ordinance, with every figure quoting its source. Check a specific address to see how these rules apply to a real lot.
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HMR-2 dimensional standards.
These are the letter-of-the-law limits for the base HMR-2 district. Overlays (historic, neighborhood plan, and similar) can tighten them; a specific address check resolves the overlays that actually apply.
Sources
Every figure above is quoted verbatim from the current ordinance. We never substitute a typical-for-zone default: a field absent from the record shows nothing, not a guess.
- Table 9-2: Bulk & Yard Regulations · New Orleans, LA code of ordinances (read 2026-10-02)
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