Legislation Details

File #: O-198-26    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 7/17/2026 In control: Planning and Zoning Committee
On agenda: 8/4/2026 Final action:
Title: AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CLOSURE OF AN UNNAMED ALLEY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF W. BRECKINRIDGE STREET AND S. 8TH STREET CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5,500 SQUARE FEET AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 26STRCLOSURE0010).
Sponsors: Andrew Owen (D-9)
Attachments: 1. O-198-26 V.1 073026 26STRCLOSURE0010 Closure of an unnamed alley intersection of W. Breckinridge St & S. 8th St. .pdf, 2. 26-STRCLOSURE-0010.pdf, 3. 26-STRCLOSURE-0010_DRCStaffReport.pdf, 4. 26-STRCLOSURE-0010_Plat_051826.pdf, 5. 26-STRCLOSURE-0010_Justification.pdf, 6. 26-STRCLOSURE-0010_PCMinutes_071626.pdf, 7. 26-STRCLOSURE-0010_PCStaffReport.pdf

ORDINANCE NO. ______________, SERIES 2026

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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CLOSURE OF AN UNNAMED ALLEY NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF W. BRECKINRIDGE STREET AND S. 8TH STREET CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5,500 SQUARE FEET AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 26STRCLOSURE0010).

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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER ANDREW OWEN

                                                                        

                     WHEREAS, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission, as set forth in its minutes and records of Case No. 26STRCLOSURE0010 has recommended to the Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (the “Council”) that an unnamed alley near the intersection of W. Breckinridge Street and S. 8th Street containing approximately 5,500 square feet be closed because the closure is in keeping with the Goals, Objectives, and Plan Elements of the Comprehensive Plan; and

                     WHEREAS, the Council concurs in and adopts the findings of the Planning Commission in Case No. 26STRCLOSURE0010 and approves and accepts the recommendation of the Planning Commission as set out in said minutes and records.

                     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:

 

SECTION I:                     That an unnamed alley near the intersection of W. Breckinridge Street and S. 8th Street containing approximately 5,500 square feet and being in Louisville Metro, as more particularly described in the minutes and records of the Planning Commission in Case No. 26STRCLOSURE0010 and as shown on the attached road closing plat, be closed subject to all existing easements of record and all existing utility easements or rights enjoyed by said utility companies as the result of being located in, on or over said right-of-way.

 

SECTION II:  This Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and approval or otherwise becoming law.

 

 

 

 

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Sonya Harward                                                                                                         Brent Ackerson

Metro Council Clerk                                                                                                         President of the Council

 

 

 

 

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Craig Greenberg                                                                                                         Approval Date

Mayor

 

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

 

Michael J. O’Connell

Jefferson County Attorney

 

 

By: ____________________________

 

O-198-26 26STRCLOSURE0010 Closure of an unnamed alley near the intersection of W. Breckinridge St & S. 8th St. 07-17-26 (lf)