ORDINANCE NO. ______________, SERIES 2021
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 115 OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES REGARDING BOARDING AND GROUP HOUSING REGULATIONS (AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER MADONNA FLOOD
WHEREAS, the Department of Planning and Design Services has spent several years discussing Boarding and Group Housing regulations with various regulator agencies, interest groups, experts, advocates, and others impacted by these uses, eventually developing suggestions for changes to the both the Land Development Code ("LDC") and Louisville Metro Code of Ordinances ("LMCO"); and
WHEREAS, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission held a public hearing on these amendments on April 15, 2021 after the Planning Committee conducted its own meeting to discuss potential amendments regarding boarding and group housing regulations, eventually recommending the Planning Commission adopt them; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the record and testimony related to those amendments and recommended their approval; and
WHEREAS, the Council heard and ultimately adopted the Planning Commission's recommendations for changes to the LDC in Ordinance 102, Series 2021, which was passed on July 29, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the LMCO recommendations are companion changes related to the LDC changes which have already passed; and
WHEREAS, the Council concurs with and adopts the recommendations of the Planning Commission, with minor corrections and amendments;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISIVLLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: LMCO Chapter 115 is hereby amended to read as follows:
BOARDING HOUSES, HOMELESS SHELTERS, REHABILITATION HOMES, AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES
? 115.001 DEFINITIONS.
For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
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