RESOLUTION NO.__________, SERIES 2016title
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND FORWARD A RECOMMENDATION TO THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT REGARDING A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.1.3 OF THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE THAT WOULD REQUIRE A STANDARD MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN ACCESS WAYS FOR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS WITH AN AGGREGATE OF 200 OR MORE DWELLINGS WHEN TWO OR MORE SEPARATE ACCESS WAYS FROM SAID RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS CONNECT DIRECTLY TO THE SAME ROADWAY.
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Sponsored by: Councilman Stuart Benson
WHEREAS, The Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (“Metro Council”) recognizes that Section 6.1.3 of the Land Development Code (“LDC”) requires that residential developments with an aggregate of 200 or more dwellings (single family or multi-family) have at least two separate access roadways connecting directly to existing roadways; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Council further recognizes that at times residential developments with an aggregate of 200 or more dwellings are developed in areas of Louisville Metro that are serviced by heavily congested roadways especially during peak hours for automobile trip generation; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Council further recognizes that additional traffic issues occur when some of these residential developments are designed and developed to comply with LDC Section 6.1.3 by having two or more separate access roadways connect to the same existing roadway and in a location so near one another that it prevents cars from efficiently and safely accessing the existing roadway, especially during peak hour times when stacking of the access roadways becomes heavy; and
WHEREAS, the Metro Council wishes to revise Section 6.1.3 of the LDC to require a safe and reasonable minimum distance between access roadways connecting developments with an aggregate of 200 or more dwellings to the same existing roadway;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE METRO COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
Section I: The Metro Council requests that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission hold a public hearing regarding any proposed amendments to Section 6.1.3 of the Land Development Code concerning the additional requirement for a minimum distance requirement between access roadways connecting developments with an aggregate of 200 or more dwellings to the same existing roadway, and to make a recommendation to the Metro Council regarding whether the proposed amendment should be approved or disapproved, and stating the reasons for its recommendation.
Section II: This Resolution shall take effect upon passage and approval.
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H. Stephen Ott David Yates
Metro Council Clerk President of the Council
_________________________________ Approved: ______________________
Greg Fischer Date
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Michael J. O’Connell
Jefferson County Attorney
By: ______________________________