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File #: O-155-17    Version: Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 5/2/2017 In control: Metro Council
On agenda: 6/8/2017 Final action: 6/8/2017
Title: AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE INSTITUTIONAL USES IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT METRO LOUISVILLE PENDING THE STUDY, REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF LAND USE REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS SUCH FACILITIES (AS AMENDED).
Sponsors: Brandon Coan (D-8)
Attachments: 1. O-155-17 V.2 CAM 053017 Temp Moratorium on Permits for Private Institutional Uses in Single Family Zoning Districts.pdf, 2. O-155-17 V.1 051117 Temp Moratorium on Permits for Private Institutional Uses in Single Family Zoning Districts.pdf, 3. O-155-17 PROPOSED CAM 053017 Temporary Moratorium.pdf, 4. 053017 HANDOUT R-1 Single Family Zoning Districts from the LDC.pdf, 5. ORD 096 2017.pdf
ORDINANCE NO. _____, SERIES 2017
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AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR PRIVATE INSTITUTIONAL USES IN SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT METRO LOUISVILLE PENDING THE STUDY, REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF LAND USE REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS SUCH FACILITIES (AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER BRANDON COAN

WHEREAS, the Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government ("Council") hereby acknowledges that educational diversity is of value and various institutions such as libraries, museums, etc. are valuable community assets but want to ensure that the public has some input into their location;
WHEREAS, the Council finds that institutional facilities in single-family residential zoning districts, if not properly sited and buffered, have the potential to significantly and negatively affect nearby properties and neighborhoods in terms of visual, noise, traffic, environmental, and other impacts;
WHEREAS, the Louisville Metro Land Development Code classifies institutional facilities as a permitted use in single-family residential zoning districts; however, there are no regulations in the Land Development Code pertaining specifically to the appropriateness of such facilities in residential neighborhoods;
WHEREAS, it is an integral principle in Cornerstone 2020 to protect neighborhoods;
WHEREAS, the Council finds that a comprehensive study of the zoning regulations is necessary to determine whether it should adopt regulations providing for discretionary review and public input regarding such facilities to ensure that any negative visual, noise, traffic, environmental and other impacts related to the operation of facilities are properly mitigated, and that the potential locations of said facilities within Metro Louisville are appropriate and compatible with surrounding land uses;
WHEREAS, public institutional facilities require a comm...

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