ORDINANCE NO. _____, SERIES 2022
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AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION TO LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES ("LMCO") CHAPTER 42 TO REGULATE THE USE OF METRO-OWNED PROPERTIES AS A TOW LOT.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER KEISHA DORSEY AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAVID JAMES
WHEREAS, Mayor Greg Fischer announced on December 28, 2021 that the Administration intends to use Metro-owned property at 3502 S. Seventh Street (the "Property") as a temporary tow lot; and
WHEREAS, while the December 28, 2021 announcement made by Mayor Greg Fischer contemplates that the use of the Property is not a permanent use, but is silent on the criteria used to determine when the use will no longer needed and is also silent regarding the estimated timeframe for the temporary use; and
WHEREAS, communication by and between Mayor Greg Fischer and the Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (the "Council"), particularly the affected Council district where the Property is located, prior to the December 28, 2021 announcement was not sufficient; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to LMCO 72.060, the Metro Government tow lot(s) are under the direction of the Director of Public Works; and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to set forth guidelines regarding the use of Metro-owned property as tow lots.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Creates a new subsection of LMCO Chapter 42 as follows:
? 42.50 METRO COUNCIL APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR USE OF METRO-OWNED PROPERTY AS A TOW LOT
Council approval shall be required for the use of Metro-owned property as a tow lot through the processes set forth in subsections (A) through (D). For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
PERMANENT USE shall mean a use lasting for a period of one year or more.
TEMPORARY USE shall ...
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