ORDINANCE NO. __________, SERIES 2018
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AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE PLAN 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (CASE NO. COMP_PLAN_UPDATE_4.16.18) (AS AMENDED).
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCILWOMAN MADONNA FLOOD
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WHEREAS, in August of 2016, an advisory committee was established representing various agencies, organizations, and interests of the community to guide the update of Louisville Metro's comprehensive plan;
WHEREAS, between August, 2016 and March, 2018, a broad and inclusive public engagement process was conducted, consisting of over 160 public meetings, during which input was collected from over 6,000 participants, to ensure the comprehensive plan appropriately reflects the community's vision for the future growth and development;
WHEREAS, using Cornerstone 2020 as its foundation, the comprehensive plan update focused primarily on five guiding principles: connectivity, health, authenticity, sustainability, and equity;
WHEREAS, the comprehensive plan update is based on research and analysis of the community's existing conditions and trends, as required by KRS Chapter 100, including but not limited to (1) the general distribution of past and present population and a forecast of the extent and character of future population; (2) an economic survey and analysis of the major existing public and private business activities, and a forecast of future economic levels, including a forecast of anticipated necessary actions by the community to increase the quality of life of its current and future population through the encouragement of economic development; and (3) the nature, extent, adequacy and the needs of the community for the existing land and building use, transportation, and
community facilities in terms of their general location, character and extent; all as set forth in the demographic and economic assessment completed in 2015 by the University of Louisville's Urban Studies Institute and the Kentucky State Data Center, a copy of which is i...
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