RESOLUTION NO. _____, SERIES 2014
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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE LOUISVILLE METRO PLANNING COMMISSION, WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE METRO DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DESIGN, STUDY AN AREA OF PROPERTIES LOCATED ALONG BOTH SIDES OF PRESTON HIGHWAY BETWEEN ITS INTERSECTION WITH I-265 AND NORTHWARD TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH MILES LANE TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE CURRENT ZONING FOR THOSE PROPERTIES, PRESENT THE FINDINGS OF SAID STUDY DURING A DULY NOTICED PUBLIC HEARING, AND FORWARD ITS RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING ANY PROPOSED CHANGES IN ZONING TO SAID PROPERTIES TO THE LOUISVILLE METRO COUNCIL.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MADONNA FLOOD
WHEREAS, the legislative council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government ("Council") finds that properties located along both sides of Preston Highway between its intersection with I-265 and Miles Lane are zoned primarily residential and a minority of those properties are zoned commercial and office-residential; and
WHEREAS, the Council understands that the potential for the encroachment of higher intensity commercial uses within this specified area of Preston Highway has increased in the recent years and that these type of higher intense uses may pose a threat to the residential character of the neighborhoods located directly adjacent to these properties that front along Preston Highway; and
WHEREAS, the Council appreciates that for a number of these properties located within this specified area along Preston Highway single-family and multi-family residential zoning may no longer be appropriate zoning designations and that the basic character of this immediate area is undergoing change; and
WHEREAS, the Council acknowledges that because this specific area is undergoing changes to its basic character, the Council believes that proper planning is required to identify what zoning would provide for a compatible mix of land uses for the properties along the Preston H...
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