Same—Fees for certificates of use and occupancy and compliance.
New Orleans City Code § 70-563
in effectSec. 70-563. - Same—Fees for certificates of use and occupancy and compliance.
The department of safety and permits shall collect upon application fees according to the following schedule. For purposes of this section, the term "nonprofit" shall mean an organization that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, is a Louisiana nonprofit corporation in good standing with an Employer Identification Number issued by the Internal Revenue Service, or is a school operated by the Orleans Parish School Board or Recovery School District:
(a) Home occupation: $190.00.
(b) For single-family dwelling; condominium, timeshare building, transient vacation rentals, schools, universities, libraries; institutions of philanthropic nature; boathouses and docks; and any change in business, commercial, or industrial use without necessitating repairs; alterations or additions by owners or tenants of buildings, land, or portions thereof; and when otherwise not listed:
(1) For events which are sponsored by nonprofits: $95.00.
(2) All others: $190.00.
(c) For two-, three- and four-family dwellings: $100.00.
(d) For multiple-family dwellings, clinics, hospitals, apartment buildings, trailer courts, hotels, offices, stores, shops, storage and repair garages, trades or professions, all private or commercial uses and occupations not to exceed seven stores, and any change in business, commercial or industrial uses without necessitating repair, alterations or additions by owners or tenants of buildings, land or portions thereof, 1,000 square feet or more: $150.00.
(e) For all industrial uses and occupancies permitted in general commercial, central business, special light industrial districts and heavy industrial districts: $150.00.
(f) For construction trailers: $190.00.
(g) For mural permits: $50.00.
(Code 1956, § 62-24.7; Ord. No. 19,971, § I, 12-14-00; M.C.S., Ord. No. 23816, § 1, 12-1-09; M.C.S., Ord. No. 27266, § 1, 1-26-17; M.C.S., Ord. No. 28120, § 1, 6-6-19)
Source: City of New Orleans, Code of Ordinances and Home Rule Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/la/new_orleans/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH70FI_ARTVFE_S70-563SAEECEUSOCCOFetched: 10/28/2026