The Planning and Zoning Committee met on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, from 1:03 PM to 2:58 PM in Council Chambers and virtually. Chair Madonna Flood presided; seven committee members were present (Baker, Chappell, Reed, Ruhe, Engel, Flood, Batshon) plus non-committee member Piagentini. The committee considered twelve pending items and held a special discussion on planning and zoning processes. Several zoning ordinances were recommended for approval, one was tabled, and a resolution was amended and advanced.
Really, really. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yes. It's gotten better now though, because like this year, at least they're on the same schedule. Because you know, when you have like a middle or high school or an elementary kid, then it's like, oh, just all jumbled up. No. Right, they could have gone ahead, baby. Yeah, Sunday we're driving around, so that's like most cool tomorrow. Like there's there's not a little school tomorrow that's like ten minutes later we'll get the day, so like there we go. Right, yeah. Yeah. And they say, well, we'll we'll have more common technology maybe. That that that was her and that has been her issue where they're trying to sit. They go well, they go up to uh yeah. So planning and Planning and zoning will begin in approximately forty-five seconds metro TV. Good afternoon, and welcome to Planning and Zoning Committee. I'm Councilwoman Madonna Chair. I'm joined by my vice chair, Councilman Scott Reed. I'm also joined by committee members, Councilwoman Jennifer Chapel, Councilwoman Betsy Ruey, Councilman Kal Khalil Batchon. And we also are joined by Councilman Piagentini, who does who does have an item on our agenda. These the following items will be held today and not heard on the agenda. They're items number one, two, eight, nine, and eleven with the possibility of number three being held. Yes, if you are a council member, you must keep your um in your virtually, you must have your camera on at all times. Um could whoever is TB identify themselves, please. Maybe it's the one to there he is. We're joined by Councilman Baker. Yeah, I guess we're not just I can't think of but no, that's the also this meeting is being held pursuant to KRS sixty-one point eight two six and council rule five A. Councilman Piagentini, would you like us to hear your legislation first? Since if you don't mind, Madam Chair, that'd be great. Thank you. Let me go to item number 10. Uh, for those who were um may want need to help address this. It's a resolution requesting the planning commission review the Louisville Metro Land Development Code LDC relating to notices. Looking for a motion. Motion read. Second. Properly moved by Councilman Reed, second by Councilman Batchon. We are ready for discussion, and I will chair will recognize Councilman uh Anthony Piagentini. Thank you, Madam Chair. Uh so colleagues, this is a resolution uh calling for the planning commission to look at uh really two things to add to the land development code around notifications. Uh so this came up related to at least one, but I would argue I've got uh evidence of having this issue with with multiple cases uh or at least citywide, that number one with the amount of suburban cities that we have. Uh one of the issues, if you will, it's not an issue, it's just one of the truth, one of the facts related to how we notify residents is we notify the resident, we don't notify suburban cities when a resident is affected by a development. Uh so for example, if you have a uh a development that requires a tier one notification, and one of those tier one notification residences are inside a suburban city, that resident will receive the notification. Or they don't receive a notification. They could sign up for the listserv like the members of the general public, but they don't get a notification. One number one in section one here asks that the planning commission uh explore providing suburban cities, providing notice to suburban cities when a property within their jurisdiction is entitled to notice of a planning and zoning matter. I want to be super clear. This does not notify everybody in the suburban city, it just notifies whatever is listed as their city hall, right? So that's number one, right? Just to provide additional visibility to that suburban city and working with uh developed Louisville.