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.Obviously this could affect construction projects in places besides just the Tulane campus but it's quite likely a response to pressure from the folks on Audubon Boulevard.
Update: The pro-stadium side has set up one of those useless internet petition thingys here.
Upperdate: More here.
Tulane has banded with other local universities to fight a proposal from city council member Susan Guidry that could impede the universities' construction plans including Tulane's proposed on-campus football stadium.
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