Louisville Metro Government - File #: O-150-15

• File #: O-150-15
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/25/2015
• In control: Metro Council
• On agenda: 10/8/2015
• Final action: 10/8/2015
• Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF CHAPTERS 2, AND 4 OF AND 9 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE PERTAINING TO BOARDING AND LODGING HOUSES-APPLICABLE SECTIONS ARE MORE FULLY SET FORTH BELOW IN EXHIBIT A-WHICH IS PART OF A CONTINUING EFFORT TO UPDATE THE ZONING REGULATIONS FOR LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 15AMEND1000)(AS AMENDED).
• Sponsors: Cheri Bryant Hamilton (D-5)
• Related files: 15AMEND1000

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/8/2015	1	Metro Council	passed	Pass
10/5/2015	1	Ad Hoc Committee on Land Development Code	untabled
10/5/2015	1	Ad Hoc Committee on Land Development Code	amended	Pass
10/5/2015	1	Ad Hoc Committee on Land Development Code	approved as amended and sent to the Metro Council	Pass
9/21/2015	1	Ad Hoc Committee on Land Development Code	recommended for approval
9/21/2015	1	Ad Hoc Committee on Land Development Code	tabled	Pass

ORDINANCE NO. ______, SERIES 2015
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS OF CHAPTERS 2, AND 4 OF AND 9 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE PERTAINING TO BOARDING AND LODGING HOUSES-APPLICABLE SECTIONS ARE MORE FULLY SET FORTH BELOW IN EXHIBIT A-WHICH IS PART OF A CONTINUING EFFORT TO UPDATE THE ZONING REGULATIONS FOR LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 15AMEND1000)(AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton
WHEREAS, boarding and lodging houses, if not properly regulated, can become a nuisance, disrupting compatibility of established neighborhoods and having a negative effect on surrounding property values; and
WHEREAS, without appropriate standards of operation, boarding and lodging houses can become unsafe, unsanitary and a threat to public health and safety; and
WHEREAS, boarding and lodging houses, if properly regulated, are a viable and valuable form of residential housing, which is encouraged by Cornerstone 2020, Louisville Metro's comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held an initial public hearing on August 11, 2014 in accordance with KRS Chapter 100 to consider text amendments to Section 4.2.11 of Land Development Code ("LDC") pertaining to boarding and lodging houses and sent to the Metro Council its recommendations regarding the proposed changes to Section 4.2.11; and
WHEREAS, during its consideration of the Planning Commission's recommendations relating to Section 4.2.11, the Metro Council's Ad Hoc Committee on the LDC proposed substantial changes to the Planning Commission's recommended language and sent its proposed additional amendments back the Planning Commission so that said language could be considered during another public hearing, as required by KRS Chapter 100; and
WHEREAS, in response to the Ad Hoc Committee's instructions, the Planning Commission held a public hearings on May 21, 2015 and June 4, 2015 to consider the Committee's changes to the proposed text amendment re...