Commercial short-term rental conditional uses
At a glance
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- What: a run of requests for permanent conditional-use approval of commercial short-term rentals (CSTRs) in the transient-lodging interim zoning district, plus the final ordinance for one earlier approval.
- Planning Commission stance: it generally opposes new CSTR approvals because a conditional use is a permanent entitlement that would survive new regulations now being drafted, but it supported rural lakeside sites.
- October 15 results: a Julia Street motorcycle dealership's second-floor unit was denied (the co-owner said the unit was key to keeping the business alive; the council cited 11 licensed rentals within 1,000 feet and coming rules that would make CSTRs neither permitted nor conditional there). A St. Claude Avenue house (Zoning Docket 90-26) was approved by Motion M-26-448 over the CPC's denial recommendation, with the tally garbled in captions; Wy Frank Southall of Jane Place Initiative opposed it, citing housing for hospitality workers and the coming Omni hotel. Two raised houses near Lake Catherine (Zoning Dockets 94-26 and 96-26) were approved 5-1 and 6-1, with Councilmember Hughes saying the applicant had invested before the city changed its rules. Ordinance Calendar No. 35,573 (a St. Claude-area CSTR approved by motion on September 3) passed 6-1.
- Related: Short-term rental enforcement and compliance platform, Short-term rental nightly fee increase (Ordinance Calendar No. 35,574), Short-term rental law changes after Fifth Circuit ruling (Ordinance Calendar No. 35,597).
Official minutes: votes by docket
All CPC recommendations are from the dockets as listed in the minutes. Councilmember Morrell was the only no vote on every contested approval.
| Date | Docket | Applicant and area | CPC | Council action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 3 | 63/26 | Wells One Investments, LLC; accessory bed and breakfast, Carondelet Street (transient lodging district) | Approval, 1 waiver, 4 provisos | Original approval motion (M-26-318) withdrawn; substitute denial moved by Harris, seconded by Morrell; 7-0 |
| Sept 3 | 66/26 | Beau Land Co, LLC; commercial short-term rental, Joseph Guillaume Place | Approval, 2 provisos | M-26-367 approve with provisos, moved by King, seconded by McCarron; 6-1 (Morrell no). Ordinance 35,573 adopted Oct 15, 6-1 (No. 30,796) |
| Sept 3, Oct 1 | 59/26 | Toledano Street commercial short-term rental, HU-MU | Effective denial, no majority | Deferred Sept 3; Oct 1 M-26-429 approve and modify, moved by Harris, seconded by Hughes; 5-1 (Morrell no, King absent) |
| Oct 15 | 84/26 | JJJAGS Holdings, LLC; Gravier Street, MU-2 | Denial | Deferral requested and continued to Nov 5 |
| Oct 15 | 85/26 | Moto Julia, LLC; Julia Street and Baronne Street, CBD-5 | Denial | M-26-444 deny, moved by Harris, seconded by Green; 7-0 |
| Oct 15 | 90/26 | Beau Land Co, LLC; St. Claude Avenue, HMC-2 | Denial | M-26-448 approve with two provisos, moved by King, seconded by Green; 6-1 (Morrell no) |
| Oct 15 | 94/26 | Lake Catherine Investments, LLC; Chef Menteur Highway, M-MU | Approval, 4 provisos | M-26-442 approve, moved by Hughes, seconded by Green; 5-1 (Morrell no, McCarron absent) |
| Oct 15 | 96/26 | Shel Shar Properties, LLC; Chef Menteur Highway, M-MU | Approval, 2 provisos | M-26-440 approve, moved by Hughes, seconded by McCarron; 6-1 (Morrell no) |
- Interim zoning district appeal: the Planning Commission's executive director transmitted a report on an appeal of Ordinance No. 30,625 M.C.S., which created the Transient Lodging Interim Zoning District, for a three-unit commercial short-term rental on Gravier Street in a CBD-2 district (IZD 1/26). Staff recommends approval; the hearing is set for November 5 and the deadline is December 14, 2026.
- Related: Non-Commercial Short-Term Rental Ban.
Sources
- 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
- City Council regular meeting minutes, September 3, 2026 (final, revised): https://cityofno.legistar1.com/cityofno/meetings/2026/9/1041_M_City_Council_26-09-03_MINUTES.pdf
- 2026-10-15 - City Council
- 2026-10-15 - City Council
Discussion time
About 14 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - City Council | 14 |
Log
- 2026-10-15 - City Council - Official minutes: Docket 84-26 deferred to November 5; Docket 85-26 denied 7-0 (M-26-444); Docket 90-26 approved 6-1 with Morrell opposed (M-26-448); Docket 94-26 approved 5-1 (M-26-442); Docket 96-26 approved 6-1 (M-26-440); Ordinance 35,573 adopted 6-1 (No. 30,796). Hearing set for November 5 on the Gravier Street interim zoning district appeal.
- 2026-10-01 - City Council - Docket 59-26 (Toledano Street) approved and modified 5-1 (M-26-429) after the Planning Commission effectively denied it for lack of a majority.
- 2026-09-03 - City Council - Docket 63-26 (accessory bed and breakfast, Carondelet Street) denied 7-0 on a substitute motion (M-26-318) despite a Planning Commission recommendation of approval; Docket 66-26 (Joseph Guillaume Place) approved 6-1 (M-26-367); Docket 59-26 deferred to September 17.
- 2026-10-15 - City Council - Denied the Julia Street unit (Docket 85-26); approved the St. Claude Avenue house (Docket 90-26) over the CPC, and two Lake Catherine houses (Dockets 94-26, 96-26) by 5-1 and 6-1; adopted Ordinance Calendar No. 35,573, 6-1.