ORDINANCE NO. _______________, SERIES 2018
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES (“LMCO”) SECTIONS 153.01 AND 162, APPENDIX C, WITH RESPECT TO THE REFERENCES TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MADONNA FLOOD
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 085, Series 2018 the Metro Council adopted the update to Cornerstone 2020 as Plan 2040; and
WHEREAS, LMCO Section 153.01 stipulates the adoption by reference of the Comprehensive Plan, Cornerstone 2020, which has been replaced by Plan 2040; and
WHEREAS, LMCO Section 162, Appendix C, references Cornerstone 2020, which has been replaced by Plan 2040; and
WHEREAS, references to the Comprehensive Plan in the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government Code of Ordinances need to be amended to reference the adopted Plan 2040.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: LMCO Section 153.01 is hereby amended as follows:
§ 153.01 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADOPTED BY REFERENCE.
(A) There is hereby re-adopted the Cornerstone 2020Plan 2040 Statement of Goals and Objectives which is attached to Jefferson County Ordinance 1-2000 Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government Ordinance No. 085, Series 2018 as if fully set forth herein.
(B) There is hereby re-adopted the Cornerstone 2020Plan 2040 Plan Elements which are attached and incorporated in Jefferson County Ordinance 1-2000 Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government Ordinance No. 085, Series 2018 as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION II: The references to Cornerstone 2020 in LMCO Section 162, Appendix C, subsections (B) and (D)(1), are hereby amended as follows:
(B) Goals - Cornerstone 2020Plan 2040.
(1) As the guiding document for strategic planning of land use and development in Louisville adopted in June 2000effective January 1, 2019 by the Louisville and Jefferson County Planning Commission, the “Cornerstone 2020Plan 2040 Comprehensive Plan” describes downtown thus:
“...The downtown (area) is comprised of predominantly office, civic, medical, high density residential and cultural land uses. It has a grid pattern of streets designed to accommodate a large volume of vehicular traffic and public transportation. There are provisions for on-street and long-term parking of vehicles and for substantial pedestrian and non-vehicular movement within the district. Buildings are generally the greatest in volume and height in the metropolitan area, and there is public open space including plazas and squares. The downtown form should give identity to the whole community and should provide for a mixture of high density and intensity uses. Unlike the other community forms, the downtown is already a geographically defined area that is described by the Louisville Codified Ordinance and in the Louisville Downtown Development Plan. The Downtown Development Plan also recognizes that the downtown consists of... subdistricts and describes those subdistricts. The Downtown Development Plan and its successors are to be used as official planning evidence guiding land use decisions in the downtown.”
(2) (a) Cornerstone 2020Plan 2040 further establishes four primary goals for the downtown area:
1. Support development and redevelopment in the downtown district, establishing it as the heart of the city and the economic center of the region.
2. Create a downtown with a compact, walkable core and a lively and active pedestrian environment that fosters and increases the number of people walking on primary downtown sidewalks and ensures a more humane downtown environment.
3. Develop downtown as a unique and active destination with a variety of land uses that attract and accommodate visitors, businesses, shoppers, and residents.
4. Development in downtown should respect the unique character of each downtown zone and should be based on design standards developed for those zones in the Downtown Development Plan.
(b) Each of these goals is then supported by specific objectives.
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(D) Process - The Louisville Metro Land Development Code.
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(1) The Land Development Code for Metro Louisville contains the land use and zoning regulations for the entire Metro area. As stated in its introduction, “Specifically this Code provides regulations to implement applicable goals, objectives, guidelines, and policies of the adopted Comprehensive Plan (Cornerstone 2020 Plan 2040).” The regulation is administered by the Louisville and Jefferson County Planning Commission.
SECTION III: This Ordinance shall take effect on January 1, 2019.
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H. Stephen Ott David James
Metro Council Clerk President of the Council
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Greg Fischer Approval Date
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Michael J. O’Connell
Jefferson County Attorney
By: ____________________________
O-472-18 - Amend LMCO 153.01 and 162, App. C, from Comprehensive Plan 2020 to Plan 2040(11-26-18).docx