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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS

POST MODERN CITY DISTRICT - LOCATION MAP

Neighborhoods in these areas are moderately to greatly isolated

rom the city street grid, seng buildings in close proximity to a

ombinaon of parks, designated natural wetlands, and water.

Major boulevards which connect to the city street grid are straight,

while interior streets are curvilinear, do not connect to the city

treet grid, and oen terminate in cul-de-sacs. Although parcels are

moderately sized and residenal buildings are relavely consistent

n size, buildings are all detached with deeper setbacks on the front

nd sides creang a vague to non-existent street wall.

esidenal structures are exclusively single family and are located

nly on interior streets, while commercial uses are on major

oulevards. Residences are newer one to two stories in height,

avoring modern ranches, Post-Modern Colonial and Eclecc

tyles that are wood-framed with mixed cladding, pitched roofs,

ecorave pediments, squarish windows and slight porches or

ecessed entrances. Commercial buildings are modernist and

ciently spare in detail, typically one, but occasionally two stories

n height, and are fronted by moderately sized surface parking lots.

POST MODERN CITY DISTRICT

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POST MODERN CITY DISTRICT - LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS

TYPICAL LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL

Date of subdivision 1949 1949

Average elevaon above/below sea level 15 feet below to 10 feet above 15 feet below to 10 feet above

Major land uses Primarily residenal with commercial structures

isolated to major thoroughfares

Commercial use isolated to major thoroughfar

Block size Not Uniform Rectangular and curvilinear, 680’x840’, 160’x1

Lot size Rectangular, 65’x115’; 75’x110’; 50’x100 Rectangular, 345’x840’, 450’x625’

Type of open space Neighborhood parks and levees, neutral grounds Neighborhood parks and levees, neutral groun

Special designaons None None

Dening corridors Canal Blvd., St. Bernard Ave., Paris Ave., Michoud

Blvd., and Chef Menteur Hwy.

Canal Blvd., St. Bernard Ave., Paris Ave., Mich

Blvd., and Chef Menteur Hwy.

Mix of uses Exclusively residenal, no mixed-use Commercial properes located primarily a

major thoroughfares and especially near inters

highways; mixed use nonexistent

TYPICAL FIGURE GROUND MAP

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POST MODERN CITY DISTRICT - BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS


TYPICAL BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL

Architectural character/style Asymmetrical facade elements, variety of

pitched and hipped roofs, square and rectangular

windows

Free standing post-modern structures, strip

malls and large modern shopping malls; pitched,

at and mansard roofs

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

Façade characteriscs Small porches/front walk, shuered windows,

columns and pillars, minimal decoraon

Flat, glass storefronts

Lot coverage rao Building footprint consumes 25-50 percent of the lot

Building footprint consumes 50-80 percent of the lot

Density 3 du/ac 2.00-4.00 FAR

Average height 1-2 stories 1-3 stories

Elevaon above street 0’-4’ 0’

Front setback 22’-30’ 0’-25’ (including surface parking)

Side setbacks 6’-10’ 0’-10’

Parking type Private drives and garages Surface parking lots

1 story; detached structures

Side yards small; front-facing garage or carport

Front setback is 10 to 20+ feet

Brick, wood and clapboard

Styles: simple ranch plan (pyramidal roof, horizontallayout); somemes tract housing

Modernisc mul-family occurs on certain roads,

especially garden apartments o of interstates andlarge arterials; mixed use almost nonexistent

TYPICAL HOUSING TYPE DESCRIPTIONS

TYPICAL POST MODERN HOUSING0’ 75’ 150’



POST MODERN CITY DISTRICT - STREET CHARACTERISTICS


TYPICAL STREET SECTIONS

TYPICAL STREET CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL

Street grid Typically well connected to the city grid, but

disrupted or isolated from city street grid

Typically well connected to the city street grid

Street hierarchy Typically local streets, with some residenal on

larger boulevards that are collectors

Typically larger boulevards that are collectors

arterials

Street width Boulevards: 65’-100’, many with neutral grounds

Interior Streets: 28’

Commercial: 80’-135’, many with neutral groun

Street trac Boulevards: two-way

Interior Streets: two-way

Commercial: two-way, some mul-lane each w

Corridor type examples

(Typicals measured for this study in bold)

Boulevards: Leon C. Simon, Canal Blvd., St. Bernard

Ave., Michoud Blvd., and Chef Menteur Hwy.

Interior Streets: Killdeer St., Crystal St., San Marco

Rd.

Commercial: Robert E. Lee Blvd. and Paris Ave

TYPICAL COMMERCIAL

0’ 20’ 40’

TYPICAL COMMERCIAL STREET SECTION - COMMERCIAL

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TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL STREET SECTION - INTERIOR STREET

60’ 80’ 100’ 120’ 140’ 160’ 18

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TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL STREET SECTION - BOULEVARD

60’ 80’ 100’ 120’ 140’ 160’ 18

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