Louisville Metro Government - File #: O-113-22

• File #: O-113-22
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 3/15/2022
• In control: Planning and Zoning Committee
• On agenda: 3/7/2023
• Final action: 3/7/2023
• Title: AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION TO LOUISVILLE/ JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES ("LMCO") CHAPTER 153 REGARDING THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS IF THERE ARE DELINQUENT TAXES OR VALID LIENS HELD BY LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT THAT ARE UNPAID (AS AMENDED).

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/7/2023	2	Planning and Zoning Committee	withdrawn
2/21/2023	2	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
2/7/2023	2	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
1/24/2023	2	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
12/6/2022	2	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
11/15/2022	2	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
11/1/2022	2	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
10/18/2022	2	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
10/13/2022	2	Metro Council	assigned
10/4/2022	2	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
9/13/2022	2	Planning and Zoning Committee	tabled
8/30/2022	1		untabled
8/30/2022	1	Planning and Zoning Committee	amended
8/30/2022	1	Planning and Zoning Committee	tabled
8/16/2022	1	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
8/2/2022	1	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
6/14/2022	1	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
5/31/2022	1	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
5/10/2022	1	Planning and Zoning Committee	held
4/19/2022	1		recommended for approval
4/19/2022	1	Planning and Zoning Committee	tabled
4/14/2022	1	Metro Council	assigned

ORDINANCE NO. ___________, SERIES 2023
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AN ORDINANCE CREATING A NEW SECTION TO LOUISVILLE/ JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT CODE OF ORDINANCES ("LMCO") CHAPTER 153 REGARDING THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS FOR ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS IF THERE ARE DELINQUENT TAXES OR VALID LIENS HELD BY LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT THAT ARE UNPAID (AS AMENDED).
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WHEREAS, pursuant to KRS 100.211(1), a proposal for a zoning map amendment must comply with "any other applicable administrative regulatory requirements or approvals formally required by the local legislative body or applicable state law;" and
WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Government wants to ensure that property owners and applicants, when applying for a zoning map amendment, do not benefit from government services without first complying with their civic duty and paying their taxes and other liens owed to Louisville Metro Government; and
WHEREAS, when taxes are not paid and the delinquency rate rises, both Louisville Metro Government and other, responsible taxpayers shoulder an unfair burden; and
WHEREAS, Louisville Metro Government already has a similar requirement with respect to licenses to sell alcoholic beverages, as set forth in LMCO ?113.17; and
WHEREAS, other cities, such as Nashville, Tennessee, Sioux City, Iowa, Austin, Texas, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, have enacted provisions stating that zoning applications will not be processed if the owner owes taxes to the local government, or the subject property is encumbered by a local government lien; and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Virginia and the State of New Jersey, have also enacted enabling legislation allowing local jurisdictions to enact similar provisions regarding the non-processing of zoning applications if there are taxes owed, or the property is encumbered by a local government lien, and many local jurisdictions within those two states have enacted such provisions; and
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