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Welcome to the regularly scheduled meeting of the planning and zoning committee for Tuesday, June sixteenth.

It is one oh four PM.

We had a little bit of tech technical problems, so getting started just a second late here, but um so uh this meeting is being held in pursuant to KRS six one dot eight two six and council rule five A.

Um, I am committee chair Andrew Owen and what joint joined by my Vice Chair Scott Reed.

Uh committee member Shamica Parrish Wright has an excused absence, and we're joined in chambers by committee member Josie Raymond, committee member Stuart Benson, committee member Betsy Ruey, committee member Jeff Hudson, and committee member Khalil Batshawn.

So uh we have a special discussion number one on the list, but I'd like to get through the items that we need to vote on first.

So we'll hold that until the last.

So we'll start with item number two, 0-166-26, an ordinance relating to the zoning of property located at 524 Baxter Avenue, containing approximately 0.36 acres and being in Louisville Metro, case number 25 zone 0097.

Can I get a motion?

Properly moved and seconded where we have Joe Haberman with us.

Good afternoon, Joe Haberman with Metro's Office of Planning.

This is a rezoning that is under case number 25 zone 0097.

So this property is at 524 to 532 Baxter Avenue.

There's a couple different buildings, which is why it has a couple different addresses.

It's in Councilman Herndon's district in District 4, but it is near several other edge of um other council districts in the area.

Here is the property.

The existing use is industrial, although it's mostly vacant, I believe.

Um the proposed use is a mix of commercial and residential space.

Here's the zoning as it is today.

It is kind of split zoned.

Part of it is zoned M2 to allow for that industrial use, but the southern portion of it is zone C1, and that includes a vacant lot that's been used for storage or parking.

They're asking for a change in zoning from that M1 and C1 or M2 and C1 to C2, and then they also needed approval of a detailed district development plan with some binding elements.

The property is about a third of an acre.

Um again, it's an existing structure that they plan on converting into this new development with these new uses.

At this time, they're not proposing any new construction.

They have shown some past uh or some ideas for new construction that was not approved at this time.

If they decide to move ahead with adding additions or new buildings, they would need a revised development plan approval.

This is the site plan, which is largely showing existing conditions.

This is a view of the site.

The building is due to right there, that kind of white concrete brick building.

Here is another view of the building from Hull Street.

Here is across the street on Baxter.

Here's across the street from Hull.

Here is looking down Hole Street.

So they had their neighborhood meeting on September 18th of 2025.

It got to the planning commission on May 7th of 2026.

The planning commission recommended approval to Metro Council of the change in zoning, passing by a vote of 7 to 2.

I'd be happy to answer any questions.

Thanks, Joe.

Um, I'll start off by saying I've spoken to Councilman Herndon about this case, and he is um supportive of the change in zoning.

Uh Joe, can you go back to the zoning map quickly where it shows the split zoning between C1 and M2?

Okay.

So instead of the whole thing going to the purple C1, then we'll actually be downzoning the M2 to C2.

And is that an up zone from C1 to C2?

It would be considered an up zone.

C2 would allow some additional uses, and that's part of the reason why they need C2, I suppose the C1 is they're proposing a microbrewery or bar type use.

Um and that would require C2.

And so the the proposal is for it to be whole street brute pub or something along those lines.

And then one of the things I wasn't 100% sure.

It talked about offering a uh residential housing.

Did it distinguish what type of housing we're talking about there?

So we don't have a lot of details, but my understanding is they were proposing a handful of dwelling units in the rear part of the building that would be used as short-term rentals, so they would get approved as multifamily, and then they would be able to come in and get those annual registrations to lease them out as short-term rentals if they wanted to, or they could be permanent.

And just for the record, that zoning does not require a C a C UP for short-term rentals.

C one or C2 would not require a conditional use permit.

M2 would not allow short-term rentals.

At all.

Okay.

Um see.

I am how do I do this?