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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS KEY MAP

Areas in this district were built incrementally as drainage Lake
Pontchartrain
technologies improved. Although individual streets here are
similar in design width and style, each area is composed of
multiple unique street grid patterns that extend only to a major
boulevard, after which the next street grid pattern begins. 2
Buildings are set back from the street considerably, creating a Lake
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TYPICAL LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL
Date of subdivision 1920 - 2000 1920 - 2000

Average elevation above/below sea level 15 feet below to 4 feet above 15 feet below to 4 feet above

Major land uses Primarily residential, Interior streets Commercial use isolated to major thoroughfares

Block size Rectangular and curvilinear, 275’x820’ Rectangular and curvilinear, 260’x680’, 370’x650’

Lot size 45’x120’ 20’x120’, 370’x650’

Type of open space Neighborhood parks and pocket parks Neighborhood parks and pocket parks

Special designations None None

Defining corridors Chef Menteur Hwy., N. Claiborne Ave., St. Claude Chef Menteur Hwy., Claiborne Ave., General Meyer
Ave., General Meyer Ave., General DeGaulle Dr., Ave., General DeGaulle Dr., and Fleur de Lis Dr.
West End Blvd., and Fleur de Lis Dr.

Mix of uses Residential with commercial structures along large Commercial properties located primarily along
thoroughfares major thoroughfares and near interstate highways;
mixed use nonexistent

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TYPICAL BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS
Architectural character/style
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL /INDUSTRIAL
Low lying pitched roofs, gabled roofs and hipped Free standing post-modern structures, strip
roofs, small windows with shutters, small malls and large modern shopping malls. Flat,
porches, minimal decorations pitched and mansard roofs

Building materials Wood, stucco and brick construction Wood, brick and steel construction

Façade characteristics Small windows, variety of styles, small front Flat, glass storefronts with minimal decoration
porches

Lot coverage ratio Building footprint consumes 25-50% of the lot Building footprint consumes 25-50% of the lot

Density 6 du/ac Maximum 1.00-6.00 FAR

Average height 1-2 stories 1-3 stories

Elevation above street 0’, few raised 2’-4’ 0’

Front setback 10’-35’ 0’-25’ (including surface parking)

Side setbacks 2’-16’ 0’-10’

Parking type Private drives and garages Surface parking lots

TYPICAL HOUSING TYPE DESCRIPTIONS

0’ 75’ 150’
TYPICAL MID-CENTURY MODERN HOUSING
• 1 story; sometimes include front-facing garage or
carport
• Side yards small
• Front setback is 10 to 15+ feet
• Masonry, wood and clapboard materials
• Most commonly, simple ranch plan (pyramidal roof,
horizontal layout); sometimes, tract housing
• Modern multi-family occurs on certain roads, especially
garden apartments off of interstates and large arterials

0’ 75’ 150’
TYPICAL POST-MODERN HOUSING

• 1-3 stories; usually include front-facing garage or

driveway
• Side yards moderate
• Front setback is 12 to 20+ feet
• Masonry, wood and clapboard materials
• Neo-Eclectic, combining several Colonial influences
(usually very large structures, with some symmetry in
fenestration, but several gable roofs and other colonial
design elements

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TYPICAL STREET CHARACTERISTICS
Street grid
RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL
Some areas have regular grid and are well Commercial corridors well connected to the city
connected to the city street grid, others have street grid
irregular grid and are isolated from the city street
grid

Street hierarchy Typically local, but many residential areas along Collectors and arterials
major boulevards that are collectors and arterials.

Street width Boulevards: 96’, some neutral grounds 50’-100’, some neutral grounds
Interior Streets: 25’

Street traffic Boulevards: two-way, multi-lane each way Two-way, multi-lane each way
Interior Streets: two-way

Corridor type examples Boulevards: Flour De Lis, West End Blvd., Gen. Commercial: Chef Menteur Hwy., N. Claiborne
(Typicals measured for this study in bold) DeGaulle Dr., Read Blvd. Ave., St. Claude Ave., General Meyer Dr., and
Interior Streets: 16th St., Warfield St., 20th St. General DeGaulle Ave.
TYPICAL STREET SECTIONS

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