Permit issuance conditioned on number of rooms.
New Orleans City Code § 26-577
in effectSec. 26-577. - Permit issuance conditioned on number of rooms.
(a) Except as provided in this division, no permits shall be issued by the city for construction of hotels or motels in the downtown development district if the issuance of permits would result in the addition of new hotel or motel rooms within the downtown development district in excess of the number of rooms allowed in the table below:
Time Period | New Hotel or Motel Rooms Allowed in Downtown Development District
Oct. 31, 1987—May 31, 1988 | 750
June 1, 1988—May 31, 1989 | 750
June 1, 1989—May 31, 1990 | 800
(b) Should the number of permits issued for any time period specified above be less than the number allowed for that time period, the difference shall be carried over to the subsequent time period and that number added to the number of new hotel or motel rooms allowed for the subsequent time period.
(Code 1956, § 11-46(b))
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_ARTIXSTHOMO_DIV2DODEDI_S26-577PEISCONUROFetched: 10/28/2026