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Baton Rouge, LA Zoning

49 districts. 3 overlays.
This profile is an earlier edition — some fields may be incomplete. An updated profile is in progress.

Districts

spec 17res_sf 11off 11mu 5res_mf 2ind 2res_th 1
CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
RE/A3Residential Estate/Agriculture — 3 acres_sf3 sf35 ft0.50.51225 / 25 / 10
RE/A1Residential Estate/Agriculture — 1 acres_sf1 sf35 ft0.50.51225 / 25 / 10
A1Single Family Residentialres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.54.1225 / 25 / 10
RRuralres_sf1 sf35 ft0.50.54.1225 / 25 / 10
A2Single Family Residentialres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.55.8225 / 25 / 10
A2.7Single Family Residentialres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.57.3225 / 25 / 10
A2.1Zero Lot Lineres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.57.9225 / 25 / 10
A2.9Two-Familyres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
A2.6Zero Lot Line — medium densityres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.511.5225 / 25 / 10
A2.5Town Houseres_th5,000 sf35 ft0.50.511.5225 / 25 / 10
A3.1Limited Residentialres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.511.5225 / 25 / 10
A3.2Medium Density MF Residentialres_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.517.4225 / 25 / 10
A3.3High Density MF Residentialres_mf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.529225 / 25 / 10
A4General Residentialres_sf5,000 sf35 ft0.50.543.6225 / 25 / 10
NONeighborhood Officeoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
NCNeighborhood Commercialoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
NC-ABNeighborhood Commercial Alcoholic Bev.off5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
GOLGeneral Office Low Riseoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
GOHGeneral Office High Riseoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
LC1Light Commercial Oneoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
LC2Light Commercial Twooff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
LC3Light Commercial Threeoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
HC1Heavy Commercial Oneoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
HC2Heavy Commercial Twooff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
C5Businessoff5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
CW1Commercial Warehousing Onespec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
CW3Commercial Warehousing Threespec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
M1Light Industrialind5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
M2Heavy Industrialind5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
C-AB-1Commercial Alcoholic Beverage (restaurant)mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
C-AB-2Commercial Alcoholic Beverage (bar/lounge)mu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
CGCommercial Gamingmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
GAGeneral Airportmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
XAdult Businessmu5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
ISPUDInfill Small PUDspec5,000 sf150 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
SPUDSmall PUDspec5,000 sf150 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
PUDPlanned Unit Developmentspec5,000 sf150 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
TNDTraditional Neighborhood Developmentspec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
BDDBluebonnet Design Districtspec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
HDDHighland Design Districtspec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
A5High-Rise Apartmentsspec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
BOff-Street Parkingspec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
B1Transitionspec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
C1Light Commercialspec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
C2Heavy Commercialspec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
CWCommercial Warehousingspec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
CW2Commercial Warehousing Twospec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
GUGovernment Usespec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10
JDDJefferson Highway Design Districtspec5,000 sf35 ft0.50.5—225 / 25 / 10

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

CA
Character Areas
CON

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

coverage adjustment (%)-10
density multiplier-0.2
lot size multiplier0.15
DD
Design
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Office, Mixed-Use

height multiplier-0.05
FAR multiplier0.05
Amendments
Referenced Overlays from Appendix I
spec

Applies to: Residential, Commercial, Mixed-Use, Office

coverage adjustment (%)-10
setback addition (ft)15

Adopted building codes

Statewide

IBC
2021
IRC
2021
NEC
2020
IECC (Residential)
2021
IECC (Commercial)
2021

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Formulas

Definitions

height
Grade to highest point of structure.
lot_coverage
Building footprint / lot area.
far
Gross floor area / lot area.
du_ac
Dwelling units per gross acre.
setback_front
Front property line to nearest building face.
setback_side
Side property line to nearest building face.
setback_rear
Rear property line to nearest building face.
parking
Spaces per dwelling unit unless noted.

Capacity calculations

max_footprint_sf
lot_area_sf * lot_coverage
max_gfa_sf
lot_area_sf * far
buildable_width_ft
lot_width_ft - setback_side_ft * 2
buildable_depth_ft
lot_depth_ft - setback_front_ft - setback_rear_ft
max_stories_approx
max_height_ft / 10

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Research status

Data quality

8%completeness14 confirmed144 partial25 inferred
Documented gaps
  • Quirks not populated — requires markdown source review

Known issues

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