Old Jail Auditorium  
514 W. Liberty Street  
Louisville, KY 40202  
Louisville Metro Government  
Agenda - Final-revised  
Board of Zoning Adjustment  
Monday, June 29, 2026  
1:00 PM  
OldJail Auditorium  
The Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting will be conducted in-person at the Old Jail Building Auditorium, 514  
West Liberty Street, Louisville, KY 40202.  
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Call To Order  
Approval Of Minutes  
1.  
6.15.2026 BOZA Minutes  
Attachments:  
06.15.2026 BOZA Minutes.pdf  
Business Session  
2.  
26-VARIANCE-0047  
Request:  
Variance from Indian Hills Land Development Code Section  
4.4.C.2 to allow an encroachment into the required side  
yard setback  
Project Name:  
Location:  
Variance Application  
57 Indian Hills Trail  
Owner:  
Jeffrey Michael Emonz  
Applicant:  
Jeffrey Michael Emonz  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
Bailey Remodeling & Construction  
Indian Hills  
District 16 - Scott Reed  
Tyler Pobiedzinski, Planner I  
Attachments:  
26-VARIANCE-0047_BOZAStaffReport_062926.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0047_Plan.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0047_Elevation with Height.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0047_Adjacent Owner Affadavits.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0047_Justification.pdf  
Public Hearing  
3.  
26-CUP-0079  
Request:  
Conditional Use Permit to allow an Accessory Dwelling Unit  
in a residential (R-4) zoning district  
Accessory Dwelling Unit  
11811 Mahogany Drive  
Lanita Grimes  
Project Name:  
Location:  
Owner:  
Applicant:  
Lanita Grimes  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
Ballart Remodeling  
Louisville Metro  
14 - Crystal Bast  
Kaitlin Dever, AICP, Planner II  
Attachments:  
26-CUP-0079_StaffReport.pdf  
26-CUP-0079_Plan_061026.pdf  
26-CUP-0079_Elevations_061026.pdf  
26-CUP-0079_Justification_043026.pdf  
26-CUP-0079_LetterofExplanation_021726.pdf  
26-CUP-0079_NeighborhoodMeeting_043026.pdf  
4.  
26-VARIANCE-0062  
Request:  
Variance to allow a fence to exceed the maximum permitted  
height along the front yard and for an accessory structure to  
encroach into the front yard setback  
Variance  
Project Name:  
Location:  
4904 Hyde Park Dr  
Applicant:  
Maisy Avila  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Maisy Avila  
Louisville Metro  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
District 12 - Jonathan Joseph  
Catherine Gomez, Planner I  
Attachments:  
26-VARIANCE-0062_BOZAStaffReport.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0062_PLAN_060526.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0062_Justification.pdf  
5.  
26-VARIANCE-0063  
Request:  
Variance to allow a structure to encroach into the required  
infill front yard setback  
Project Name:  
Location:  
Victoria Drive Variance  
7208 Victoria Drive  
Applicant:  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Lou Developments, LLC  
James Judd  
Louisville Metro  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
24 - Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge  
Zach Schwager, Planner I  
Attachments:  
26-VARIANCE-0063_BOZA Staff Report_062926.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0063_Plan.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0063_Elevations.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0063_LetterofExplanation.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0063_ApplicantJustification.pdf  
6.  
26-VARIANCE-0064  
Request:  
Variance to allow a fence to exceed the maximum permitted  
height along the street side yard  
1469 Bland Street Privacy Fence Variance  
1469 Bland Street  
Project Name:  
Location:  
Applicant:  
Latosha Mathis  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Latosha Mathis  
Louisville Metro  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
District 6 - JP Lyninger  
Sydney Fawcett, Planner I  
Attachments:  
26-VARIANCE-0064_BOZAStaffReport.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0064_Plan_052626.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0064_Justification.pdf  
7.  
26-VARIANCE-0065/ 26-WAIVER-00  
Request:  
Variance from Land Development Code Section 5.4.1.E.1.  
to allow the accessory use area to exceed a depth of 60’  
(26-VARIANCE-0065) and a Waiver of Land Development  
Code Section 5.4.1.E.4. to allow an accessory structure to  
exceed the footprint of the principal structure. (26-WAIVER-0066)  
Merhoff St Storage & ADU  
Project Name:  
Location:  
2635 Merhoff St  
Applicant:  
Frank Vaxter Living Trust  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Frank Vaxter  
Louisville Metro  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
District 15 - Jennifer Chappell  
Abby Bills, Planner I  
Attachments:  
26-VARIANCE-0065_BOZAStaffReport.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0065_Plan.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0065_Justification.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0065_LetterofExplanation.pdf  
26-WAIVER-0066_Justification.pdf  
8.  
26-VARIANCE-0072  
Request:  
Variance to allow a structure to encroach into the required  
infill front yard setback  
Project Name:  
Location:  
Victoria Drive Variance  
7210 Victoria Drive  
Applicant:  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Lou Developments, LLC  
James Judd  
Louisville Metro  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
24 - Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge  
Zach Schwager, Planner I  
Attachments:  
26-VARIANCE-0072_BOZA Staff Report_062926.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0072_Plan.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0072_Elevations.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0072_ApplicantJustification.pdf  
26-VARIANCE-0072_LetterofExplanation.pdf  
9.  
26-MCUP-0002  
Request:  
Modified Conditional Use Permit for a Private Institutional  
Use with an associated Variance and Waivers.  
First Baptist Church of Fairdale  
413 Fairdale Rd  
Project Name:  
Location:  
Owner:  
Applicant:  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
First Baptist Church of Fairdale  
First Baptist Church of Fairdale  
Mindel Scott  
Louisville Metro  
13 - Dan Seum Jr.  
Mark Pinto, Planner II  
Attachments:  
26-MCUP-0002_BOZA Staff Report_062926.pdf  
26-MCUP-0002_Plan_060326 (2).pdf  
26-MCUP-0002_Elevations_031926 (1).pdf  
26-MCUP-0002_ApplicantJustificationStatements.pdf  
26-MCUP-0002_ApplicantLetterofExplanation.pdf  
26-MCUP-0002_PublicCommentsasof061826.pdf  
10.  
26-MCUP-0010  
Request:  
Modified Conditional Use Permit for a Private Proprietary  
Club with an associated Variance.  
Rockdale Private Proprietary Club  
12111 Taylorsville Rd  
Donald Wenzel Jr.  
Project Name:  
Location:  
Owner:  
Applicant:  
Donald Wenzel Jr.  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
Donald Wenzel Jr.  
Louisville Metro  
11 - Kevin Kramer  
Mark Pinto, Planner II  
Attachments:  
26-MCUP-0010_BOZA Staff Report_062926.pdf  
26-MCUP-0010_SitePlan.pdf  
26-MCUP-0010_Elevations.pdf  
26-MCUP-0010_ApplicantLetterofExplanation.pdf  
11.  
26-CUP-0083  
Request:  
Conditional Use Permit to allow an Accessory Dwelling Unit  
(ADU) in R-5 zoning  
Project Name:  
Location:  
Accessory Dwelling Unit  
4561 S. 3rd St  
Applicant:  
Zachariah Saleh  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Zachariah Saleh  
Louisville Metro  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
21 - Betsy Ruhe  
Jude Mattingly, Planner II  
Attachments:  
26-CUP-0083 Staff Report BOZA 06292026.pdf  
26-CUP-0083 Exterior Photos.pdf  
26-CUP-0083 Interior Photos.pdf  
26-CUP-0083 Letter of Explanation.pdf  
26-CUP-0083 Neighborhood Meeting Summary.pdf  
12.  
26-CUP-0075  
Request:  
Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of a  
dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner  
(LDC 4.2.63)  
Project Name:  
Location:  
Short Term Rental  
1601 Newburg Rd  
Applicant:  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Peachtree Manor LLC  
Farooq Shaheen  
Louisville Metro  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
8 - Ben Reno-Weber  
Abby Bills, Planner I  
Attachments:  
26-CUP-0075_BOZAStaffReport_062926.pdf  
26-CUP-0075_BedroomPhotos.pdf  
26-CUP-0075_Justification.pdf  
26-CUP-0075_LetterofExplanation.pdf  
26-CUP-0075_NeighborhoodMeetingInfo.pdf  
13.  
26-CUP-0088  
Request:  
Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of a  
dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner  
(LDC 4.2.63)  
Project Name:  
Location:  
Short Term Rental  
1535 S 32nd St  
Applicant:  
Elmore George III  
Representative:  
Jurisdiction:  
Elmore George III  
Louisville Metro  
Council District:  
Case Manager:  
1 - Tammy Hawkins  
Catherine Gomez, Planner I  
Attachments:  
26-CUP-0088_StaffReport_062926.pdf  
26-CUP-0088_Bedroom Photos.pdf  
26-CUP-0088_Justification.pdf  
26-CUP-0088_Neighborhood Meeting.pdf  
Adjournment  
This meeting will begin at 1:00 PM Eastern/12:00PM Central.