Cannabis Tobacco Nicotine Study Zoning Amendments

At a glance

• What: Zoning Docket 98/26 (from Council Motion M-26-272), a text amendment to the Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance to implement, with certain modifications, the City Planning Commission's recommendations from its Cannabis, Tobacco, and Nicotine Study. The Commission recommended modified approval; the item concerns all councilmembers and the council's deadline is November 30, 2026.
• Where it stands: deferred to the November 5, 2026 meeting on October 15, together with Councilmember McCarron's Motion M-26-450 (introduced October 15) to approve and modify the amendment as the Commission recommended.
• Process: the Commission's transmittal letter dated September 22 (Docket 98/26 and Street Name Change 2/26) was received on October 1. The captions of the October 15 meeting held no discussion of the item.

Sources

• City Council agenda, October 15, 2026: https://council.nola.gov/getattachment/3613b84a-09ea-4162-a35a-c8200139d7a5/file
• City Council regular meeting minutes, October 15, 2026: https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/10/1042_M_City_Council_26-10-15_MINUTES.pdf
• City Council regular meeting minutes, October 1, 2026: https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/10/1016_M_City_Council_26-10-01_MINUTES.pdf

Log

2026-10-15 - City Council

Docket and Motion M-26-450 deferred to November 5.

2026-10-01 - City Council

Planning Commission transmittal received.