Existing signs.
New Orleans City Code § 134-79
in effectSec. 134-79. - Existing signs.
(a) After the date of passage of the ordinance from which this chapter was derived, all signs legally existing shall receive, upon application, operating permits according to a phased schedule to be determined by the department of safety and permits so as to require the permitting of the signs on or before certain dates in each of the municipal districts or in each of the wards of the city. The regulations governing the phase schedule shall be published upon issuance and again at least 15 calendar days prior to each deadline date established therein. The operating permit required by this paragraph shall not be required for any flat sign, as defined in Article 12, Section 12.1.8 of the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, which is permanently attached to a building owned or controlled by a private nonprofit organization or a local, state or federal government agency and which displays only the name and address and/or other identifying information relative to the building or the nonprofit or governmental agency occupying the building. For the purposes of this section, a private nonprofit organization is defined as an organization which possesses tax exempt status under section 501C of the Internal Revenue Code or is organized as a nonprofit corporation under the laws of any of the states of the United States of America.
(b) In order to receive operating permits, all signs existing on the date of passage of the ordinance from which this chapter was derived must conform to the requirements of sections 134-3 and 134-85 and all other applicable provisions of law when an operating permit is issued.
(Code 1956, § 3A-3(d))
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_CH134SI_ARTIIAD_DIV2PEFE_S134-79EXSIFetched: 10/28/2026