Filing floor plans for emergency assistance.
New Orleans City Code § 26-20
in effectSec. 26-20. - Filing floor plans for emergency assistance.
(a) Every city owned building and structure currently utilized as an institutional use, as defined by the city's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, shall submit to the City's Office of Homeland Security floor plans or architectural renderings, which generally indicate a view from above of each floor therein, and the location of exterior and interior walls and the location of major features of the building, such as staircases, doors, and windows to assist first responders in rescue efforts during emergency events.
(b) Buildings and structures being utilized as institutional uses but not city owned are encouraged to and may submit to the Office of Homeland Security floor plans or architectural renderings for assistance during emergency events.
(c) Any plan submitted to the Office of Homeland Security is exempt from public disclosure pursuant to La. R.S. 44:3.1.
(d) For purposes of this section, an "emergency event" is the existence of a condition or the occurrence in or near a building that poses a direct and immediate threat to occupant life and necessitates the deployment of police, fire and other emergency resources for purposes of its mitigation. "Emergency" does not include a medical emergency affecting a single individual.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 27972, § 1, 1-10-19)
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_CH26BUBUREHOST_ARTIINGE_S26-20FIFLPLEMASFetched: 10/28/2026