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ORDINANCE NO. 1322, SERIES 1999 - AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 17 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE AND ADOPTING INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DESIGN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES AS AN APPENDIX - 2NI> READING - PUBLIC HEARING (advertised Daily Camera 01/02/00) Davidson called for City Attorney introduction. Sam Light, City Attorney, read Ordinance No. 1322, Series 1999 - An Ordinance Approving and Adopting the City of Louisville Industrial Development Design Standards and Guidelines For Industrial Development Projects Within the City Of Louisville, and Amending Various Provisions Of Title 15 and Title 17 Of the Louisville Municipal Code In Connection Therewith as an Appendix. Davidson called for staff presentation. Paul Wood, Planning Director, extended staff's appreaction to the Steering Committee Mayor Davidson, Councilman Sisk, and members of the Planning Commission for their dedication and hard work. He stated that the Industrial Development Design Standards and Guideline is the product of the IDDSG Steering Committee, which was appointed by the Mayor in April of 1999. There were work sessions, meetings, newspaper publications and two direct mailings to all industrial property owners in the City, which resulted in significant input into this process. Wood stated the actual Ordinance sets out the provisions of the development process. The IDDSG will apply to all industrial development in the City, and any improvements to any industrial property requiring a building or other permit from the City. Wood reported that the Planning Commission held their public hearing on November 18, 1999, and as a result, they approved a Commission Resolution No. 47, Series 1999, recommending City Council approval with the following three conditions: 1 .) Incorporation of proposed drainage criteria into Section 1.7. 2. A.) Review of the Standards and Guidelines for the consistent usage of the terms "should" and "shall," and 3.) Discussion with City Council on a timeline for periodic review of the IDDSG. Wood noted with respect to Chapter I - Section 1.7 Water Quality Control and Drainage, the Planning Commission recommended that several drainage criteria be added (Section 1.7 F-K), which are designated as guidelines with the exception of paragraph I, (p. 10), which is a standard. Wood stated that one premise consistently used throughout the document is the concept of public zone and non-public zone. Public zone is defined in the document as that portion of the site plan within 300' of public right-of-way, or within the front half of the parcel, which ever is less. Within that public zone there is certain architectural and landscaping considerations to encourage improvements to the front of the property into the public zone, to accomplish architectural interest and articulation as well as the more 5