ORDINANCE NO. _________, SERIES 2017
AN ORDINANCE REJECTING THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND DENYING THE REQUESTED ZONING CHANGE FROM R-5A RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, R-4 RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY AND OR-1 OFFICE/RESIDENTIAL TO R-7 RESIDENTIAL MULTI-FAMILY ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 6500 FOREST COVE LANE AND 7301 RIVER ROAD, CONTAINING A TOTAL OF 9.697 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 16ZONE1056). (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION)
SPONSORED BY: COUNCILMAN SCOTT REED
WHEREAS, the Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (the "Council") has considered the evidence presented at the public hearings held by the Louisville Metro Planning Commission ("Commission") and the recommendations of the Commission and its staff as set out in the minutes and records of the Planning Commission in Case No. 16ZONE1056; and
WHEREAS, the Council disagrees with the findings of the Commission for the zoning change in Case No. 16ZONE1056 and has made alternative findings of fact, based on the record of evidence established by the Commission, to deny the rezoning from R-5A Residential Single Family, R-4 Residential Single Family and OR-1 Office/Residential to R-7 Residential Multi-Family, as the proposal is not in agreement with the adopted comprehensive plan, Cornerstone 2020, and has set forth its findings in this Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the proposed rezoning violates Cornerstone 2020 Guideline 3, Policies 1 and 3, because the proposed buildings are not compatible with the scale of nearby existing development, and is not compatible with the adjacent residential area because there are no residential buildings within a two mile radius which have anything even close to the height (four stories) and the length of the proposed buildings (501 feet); and
WHEREAS, the Council finds that the proposed rezoning violates Cornerstone 2020 Guideline 3, Policies 9, 10, 11, 15, 21, and 22, because the character of resid...
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