Shaping an Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance for Post-Katrina New Orleans

This thesis examines the Louisiana legislature's justifications for supporting inclusionary zoning to address the shortage in affordable housing since hurricane Katrina and compares the model ordinance, passed in 2007, to ordinances in San Francisco, Denver, and San Diego. These large city ordinances offer an assessment of older versus newer ordinances as well as strict versus lenient provisions within a mandatory ordinance. This thesis acknowledges the model ordinance is strong and accepts its recommendation to convene a housing task force to study implementation in New Orleans. In order to maximize the benefits of inclusionary zoning this task force should be convened quickly to undertake local housing market research to determine the right set-aside, threshold, and incentives to create a strong mandatory ordinance. This group must also focus on implementing key model ordinance provisions like setting aside units for very low-, low- and moderate-income households within each development and determining the ideal density bonus.

Name thesis:degree_name

M.U.R.P.

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

School of Urban Planning and Regional Studies

Year

2008

Author dc:creator

• Phillips, Kristen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Nelson, Marla
• Hedrick, Earl
• Haughey, Patrick

• Affordable housing
• inclusionary zoning
• Post-Katrina New Orleans

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/688

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.uno.edu:td-1688