Excavation within the Agriculture landfill site.
New Orleans City Code § 26-13
in effectSec. 26-13. - Excavation within the Agriculture landfill site.
(a) The requirements of this section shall be applicable to the Agriculture Street landfill site located in Orleans Parish, City of New Orleans. The approximately 95-acre site is bounded by Higgins Boulevard on the north, the above-grade railroad rights-of-way on the south and west, and the cul-de-sac at the southern end of Clouet Street, near the railroad tracks, to Higgins Boulevard between Press and Montegut streets on the east.
(b) Upon application for an excavation permit within the boundaries of the Agriculture Street landfill site, the department of safety and permits shall provide the applicant with a copy of the Protocol on Post-Removal Maintenance for Property Owners. Owners or lessees of land within the Agriculture Street landfill site who seek to excavate soil to a depth of greater than 18 inches shall provide notice to the department of safety and permits and shall first apply for an excavation permit certifying in such excavation permit application their intent to excavate and to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Protocol on Post-Removal Maintenance for Property Owners for the handling of contaminated soils and repair of the soil/geotextile mat. In not less than three days after applying for an excavation permit, an excavation permit may be issued to the applicant. No fees shall be charged for residential properties in connection with obtaining an excavation permit.
(M.C.S., Ord. No. 22893, § 1, 11-15-07; M.C.S., Ord. No. 23005, § 1, 2-21-08)
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_S26-13EXWIAGLASIFetched: 10/28/2026