ORDINANCE NO. __________, SERIES 2023
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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10001 VISTA HILLS BOULEVARD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1.022 ACRES AND BEING IN LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 22ZONE0121). (AS AMENDED)
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER MADONNA FLOOD
WHEREAS, the Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government (the "Council") has considered the evidence presented at the public hearing held by the Louisville Metro Planning Commission (the "Planning Commission") and the recommendations of the Planning Commission and its staff as set out in the minutes and records of the Planning Commission in Case No. 22ZONE0121; and
WHEREAS, the proposed development plan includes a waiver from Chapter 10.3.5 to permit encroachments into the 50' parkway buffer and 75' parkway setback; and
WHEREAS, the Council is always concerned with any such waiver and places a great deal of importance on maintaining parkway buffers; and
WHEREAS, the property is directly adjacent to the Bardstown Road parkway; and
WHEREAS, Lots 1 and 2 of the proposed development plan avoid encroaching into the parkway buffer; and
WHEREAS, much of Lot 3 of the proposed development is located within the parkway buffer and; and
WHEREAS, the majority of Lot 4 of the proposed development is located within the parkway buffer; and
WHEREAS, both Lots 3 and 4 contain existing structures which currently encroach into the buffer; and
WHEREAS, both Lots 3 and 4 would be either unusable or severely restricted without a waiver of the parkway buffer; and
WHEREAS, the owner/developer will help mitigate their encroachment by exceeding the required plantings within the buffer; and
WHEREAS, while the Council acknowledges the circumstances specific to this case justify the requested waiver, it wishes the public to know that any such requests are reviewed carefully and on an individual basis; and
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