Louisville Metro Government  
Action Summary - Tentative  
Planning and Zoning Committee  
Chair Andrew Owen (D-9)  
Vice Chair Scott Reed (R-16)  
Committee Member Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3)  
Committee Member Josie Raymond (D-10)  
Committee Member Stuart Benson (R-20)  
Committee Member Betsy Ruhe (D-21)  
Committee Member Jeff Hudson (R-23)  
Committee Member Khalil Batshon (R-25)  
Tuesday, July 21, 2026  
1:00 PM  
Council Chambers/Virtual  
THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA VIDEO TELECONFERENCE  
Call to Order  
Roll Call  
Chair Owen called the meeting to order at 1:01 p.m.  
Chair Owen introduced the committee and non-committee members present.  
A quorum was established.  
NOTE: All committee and non-committee members present attended in  
Chambers, except Vice Chair Reed and Committee Member Parrish-Wright,  
who attended virtually.  
7 -  
Present:  
Chair Andrew Owen (D-9), Vice Chair Scott Reed (R-16), Committee Member  
Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3), Committee Member Stuart Benson (R-20),  
Committee Member Betsy Ruhe (D-21), Committee Member Jeff Hudson (R-23),  
and Committee Member Khalil Batshon (R-25)  
1 - Committee Member Josie Raymond (D-10)  
Excused:  
Non-Committee Member(s)  
Council Member Dan Seum, Jr. (R-13), Council Member Jennifer Chappell  
(D-15)  
Support Staff  
Clerk(s)  
Laura Ferguson, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
Cheryl Woods, Assistant Clerk  
Sonya Harward, Clerk  
Pending Legislation  
1.  
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES LOCATED AT 603 AND  
603R MOUNT HOLLY ROAD CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 7.9 ACRES AND BEING IN  
LOUISVILLE METRO (CASE NO. 26ZONE0035).  
Primary Andrew Owen (D-9)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Committee Member Hudson, seconded by Committee  
Member Batshon, that this Ordinance be recommended for approval.  
Brian Davis, Office of Planning, gave a presentation on the Planning  
Commission’s recommendation (see attached).  
The following also spoke to this item:  
- Chair Owen  
- Council Member Seum  
- Committee Member Ruhe  
- Laura Ferguson, Jefferson County Attorney's Office  
- Committee Member Parrish-Wright  
The motion carried by the following vote and the Ordinance was sent to Old  
Business:  
District 13 Council Member Seum had a vote on this zoning case and voted  
YES.  
7 - Owen, Reed, Parrish-Wright, Benson, Ruhe, Hudson, and Batshon  
Yes:  
2.  
AN ORDINANCE IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON REZONING,  
CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND PLAN CERTAIN, CATEGORY 2B AND 3  
DEVELOPMENT PLAN APPLICATIONS RELATING TO TELECOMMUNICATION HOTELS  
AND DATA CENTERS PENDING A REVIEW AND RECOMMENDED CHANGES BY THE  
PLANNING COMMISSION.  
Sponsors:Primary Jennifer Chappell (D-15), Additional Shameka Parrish-Wright (D-3) and  
Additional Tammy Hawkins (D-1)  
Attachments:  
This item remained postponed.  
3.  
A RESOLUTION NOMINATING THE PORTION OF CHAMBERLAIN LANE WHICH RUNS  
FROM I-71 TO MINT SPRING BRANCH ROAD TO BE DESIGNATED AS A SCENIC  
CORRIDOR AND REQUESTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO REVIEW SUCH  
NOMINATION.  
Primary Scott Reed (R-16)  
Sponsors:  
Attachments:  
A motion was made by Committee Member Hudson, seconded by Committee  
Member Ruhe, that this Resolution be recommended for approval.  
The following spoke to this item:  
- Vice Chair Reed  
- Committee Member Ruhe  
- Brian Davis, Office of Planning  
- Chair Owen  
The motion carried by a voice vote and the Resolution was sent to the Consent  
Calendar.  
Adjournment  
Without objection, Chair Owen adjourned the meeting at 1:19 p.m.  
Note: Items sent to the Consent Calendar or Old Business will be heard before the full Council at  
the Metro Council meeting on July 30, 2026  
Transcript  
See the "Unedited Captioning Transcript of the Planning and Zoning Committee  
Meeting- July 21, 2026.pdf" attached hereto for additional information regarding  
discussion of each item.]  
Attachments: