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Charting the Course for Rebuilding a Great American City: An Assessment of the Planning Function in Post-Katrina New Orleans

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APA, in response to requests from the New Orleans City Planning Commission and the APA-Louisiana chapter, assembled a Planning Assistance Team to assess the capacity of the city's planning function in the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. After gathering preliminary information about its assignment, the team visited the city from October 23 to 28, 2005 (just two months after the storm); conducted a tour of the city's devastation; interviewed a cross section of public officials and community leaders; and formulated a set of conclusions and recommendations to assist local officials as they sought to make sound decisions about the city's restoration and redevelopment.

This report presents the team's general observations about the city's planning function, including activities of the City Planning Commission and the Mayor's Bring New Orleans Back (BNOB) Commission. Based on those observations, the report proceeds to make recommendations for addressing short- and long-term planning issues and suggests appropriate next steps.

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Page Count
20
Date Published
Nov. 15, 2005
Format
Adobe PDF
Publisher
American Planning Association

Table of Contents

General Observations About the City's Planning Function

Assets

Needs

Opportunities

Challenges

Short-Term Recommendations

Orleans Parish Hazard Mitigation Plan

The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the New Orleans Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance

Recovery and Reconstruction Ordinance

Streamline the Zoning and Preservation Review Processes

Consider Relocation of HDLC and VCC Staffs to Planning Commission Offices

Establish an Inclusive, Ongoing Public Involvement Process for Rebuilding

Encourage Full Participation in the BNOB Strategic Framework Development Process

Planning Commission/City Council Retreat

Community Workshop to Review City's Master Plan

Review and Amend the Zoning Ordinance

Long-Range Recommendations

Finalizing the Master Plan

Create Formal Neighborhood Planning Program

Planning Commission's Role in the Preparation of the Capital Improvements Program

Identify Measures to Improve CRS Standing

Permanently Increase Planning Commission Staff Capacity

Suggested Next Steps

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

APA New Orleans Planning Assistance Team