ORDINANCE NO. ______, SERIES 2016
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1, PART 2 AND CHAPTER 4, PART 2 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE PERTAINING TO BIODIGESTERS - APPLICABLE SECTIONS ARE MORE SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH BELOW IN EXHIBIT A (CASE NO. 16AMEND1007) (AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: Councilmembers James, Shanklin, Woolridge and Welch
WHEREAS, on March 3, 2016, the Louisville Metro Council passed Ordinance Number 037, Series 2016, placing a 180-day moratorium on biodigesters within the jurisdiction of the Metro Council; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance Number 037, Series 2016, requested that the the Planning Commission, through its staff in the Department of Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services, review the current sufficiency of zoning regulations related to anaerobic digestion facilities in the Land Development Code as well as existing land use regulations from other jurisdictions that address anaerobic digestion facilities and how those jurisdictions address the unique characteristics of such facilities to ensure that any negative visual, noise, odor, traffic, environmental and other impacts related to the operation and associated transportation of materials to and from such facilities are properly mitigated; draft, if necessary, and propose to the Planning Commission amendments to the Land Development Code regarding the appropriate and compatible locations of anaerobic digestion facilities as they relate to other surrounding land uses, especially residential, schools, houses of worship, and parks within Metro Louisville; and that the Planning Commission hold a public hearing and, within one hundred fifty (150) days from the effective date of this Ordinance, forward its recommendations to the Council regarding potential revisions to the Land Development Code.; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on August 1, 2016, to consider an amendment to LDC; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the ...
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