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TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS KEY MAP

Each neighborhood in this district is composed of large, single family
residences arrayed along curved, picturesque streets encircling
Lake
Pontchartrain 3
their eponymous golf course. Streets within the district are long
with many cul-de-sacs, and only a few connect to the city grid,
fostering neighborhood identities that are distinct from the areas
around them. Virtually no street wall is present as the focus is on
Lake
JEFFERSON

individual, well separated residences and the golf course feature.

PARISH

Pontchartrain
Lake
St. Catherine
Residences are grand and iconic,up to three stories tall, and feature
Post-Modern and Mid-Century designs of wood and masonry,
and often have a porch flush with the facade, some accent non- 3
orthogonal angles, and a variety of pitched roofs. Although the Lake
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Those residences not sited on the golf course will be within direct
sight of it. Commercial areas are located exclusively along major
boulevards and are of moderate stature and construction. The
exception to this is the golf clubhouse which is centrally located 1
in the neighborhood and open to the public. Clubhouses are JEFFERSON
PARISH
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designed similarly to the residences in scale and material. PARISH

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TYPICAL LAND USE CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL
Date of development 1950 - Present 1950 - Present

Average elevation above/below sea level 15 to 4 feet below 15 to 4 feet below

Major land uses Exclusively residential interior with commercial Commercial use isolated to major thoroughfares
use isolated to major thoroughfares and golf and golf courses
courses

Block size Rectangular and curvilinear, 240’x2250’ Rectangular and curvilinear, 2500’x800’,
900’x735’

Lot size Uniform, 145’x260’, 190’x105’ Uniform, 250’x225’, 900’x735’

Type of open space Golf course Golf course

Special designations None None

Defining corridors Lake Forest Blvd., Bullard Ave., Woodland Hwy. Lake Forest Blvd., Bullard Ave., Woodland Hwy.
Lennox Blvd., and Tullis Dr., English Turn Pkwy Lennox Blvd., and Tullis Dr., English Turn Pkwy

Mix of uses Exclusively residential Commercial properties located primarily along

major thoroughfares and golf course structures;
no mixed use

TYPICAL FIGURE GROUND MAP

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TYPICAL BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS
Architectural character/style
RESIDENTIAL
Several different pitched roofs, small windows,
asymmetrical, some small porches. Decorative
elements reflect variety of historic trends
COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL
Free standing post-modern structures, strip malls
and large modern shopping malls with large glass
storefront and lack of decoration. Flat, pitched or
mansard roofs

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

Façade characteristics Large variety of styles ranging from ornate Flat facades with large store front windows
detailing to plain, some small porches

Lot coverage ratio Building footprint consumes 20-50 percent of Building footprint consumes 50-70 percent of the
the lot lot

Density 1 du/ac Maximum 1.00-6.00 FAR

Average height 1-3 stories 1 story

Elevation above street Slab-on-grade, few raised 2-4 feet Slab-on-grade

Front setback 10’-20’+ 0’-25’ (including surface parking)

Side setbacks 5’-15’ 0’-10’

Parking type Private driveways and garages Surface parking lots

TYPICAL HOUSING TYPE DESCRIPTIONS

0’ 75’ 150’
TYPICAL POST MODERN HOUSING
• 1-3 stories; detached structures
• Significant side and rear yard; front-facing garage and
driveway
• Front setback 20+ feet
• Wood, brick and stucco facades
• Styles: Neo-Eclectic, combining Colonial influences—
often highly elaborate, historicist recreations of popular
Colonial styles (French Renaissance, Italian Renaissance,
etc.); very large

0’ 75’ 150’
TYPICAL MID-CENTURY MODERN HOUSING
• 1-2 stories; detached structures
• Side yards small; front-facing garage and driveway
• Front setback 20+ feet
• Wood and brick facades
• Styles: almost always, elaborate ranch plan (pyramidal
roof, horizontal layout); almost never tract housing or
any other earlier style

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TYPICAL STREET CHARACTERISTICS RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL / INDUSTRIAL
Street grid Irregular street grid, limited connection to city Irregular street grid, limited connection to city
street grid, many cul-de-sacs street grid

Street hierarchy All are local streets Boulevards that are local collectors

Street width Boulevards: 65’-85’, with neutral ground Commercial: 65’-85’, with neutral ground
Interior Streets: 31’

Street traffic Boulevards: two-way Commercial: two-way

Interior Streets: two-way

Corridor type examples Boulevards: English Turn Parkway, Clubhouse Dr., Commercial: Lake Forest Blvd., Woodland Hwy.
(Typicals measured for this study in bold) Eastover Dr.
Interior Streets: English Turn Dr., Pinehurst Ct.

TYPICAL STREET SECTIONS

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TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL STREET SECTION 45’ 30’45’ 40’45’

30’ 30’
40’
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TYPICAL COMMERCIAL STREET SECTION

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25’ 25’
8’5’ 40’ 25’5’10’ 10’
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25’3’ 40’ 10’
40’ 10’40’
3’10’ 3’
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