RESOLUTION NO.__________, SERIES 2014
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A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT REGARDING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 8.1.4 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR THE RELOCATION OF NONCONFORMING ON-PREMISES SIGNS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT EXERCISES EMINENT DOMAIN OVER PROPERTY UPON WHICH THE SIGN IS LOCATED AND REQUIRES ITS REMOVAL.
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Sponsored by: Councilman James Peden
WHEREAS, The Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government ("Metro Council") acknowledges that in response to continual growth throughout Louisville Metro, federal, state and local governments have had to acquire through condemnation private property fronting public rights-of-way to satisfy increasing demand for wider rights-of-way, and,
WHEREAS, the Metro Council further recognizes that when federal, state and local governments exercise their respective authority under eminent domain to acquire private property to widen public rights-of-way, legal nonconforming on-premises business signs located on properties that front those public rights-of-way are often required to be removed against the wishes of the property owner despite receiving compensation for the loss of value of said sign; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Council wishes to consider allowing those private property owners with legal nonconforming on-premises business signs affected by an impending condemnation proceeding to relocate those signs on the remainder parcel of property so long as no compensation for the value of the sign is received by those property owners and the affected sign is not structurally altered to make the sign less in conformance with applicable sign regulations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE METRO COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The Metro Council requests that the Planning Commission hold a public hearing regarding an amendment to Section 8...
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