City Council Study Session Summary 2012 09 11

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City Council Study Session Summary September 11, 2012 Page 4of 6 Mayor Muckle asked if the Planning Commission weighs-in on HPC issues? Director Russ clarified the Planning Commission’s interaction with the HPC is related to Chapters 16 and 17 in the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC).Jeff Lipton saidthe Planning Commission has good collaboration with the Historic Preservation Commission, and the last twoyears have been better than it’s ever been working with them. Council member Jasiak, on Residential Estate Zone District –asked for priority to be given to adjust the zoning rather than individual homeowners having to come forward and incur the costs of a variance request. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton asked what lessons have been learned from the first submittal of the Safeway property redevelopment? Commission members commented: Difficult to approve without area vision o Haven’t done enough planning for the area o SRU basis was difficult, better if PUD o Outcry from neighbors o Dalton commented that now there is another application coming forward again and still noarea vision. Planning Commission member, Jeff Moline, said that people in the o neighborhood wanted retail and he believesthat people are warming-up to some residential on the site. Mayor Muckle thinks small area plans will help in the future. Planning Commission member, Ann O’Connell, said that hopefully people o are now educated on redevelopment. Council member Keany brought up some issues concerning the residents living in Ward I having to addressthe Municipal Codein determining where the frontage of a property is located, and theneed to define for neighborhoods a solar foot print, urban agriculture and chickens. Mayor Muckle encouraged the Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board to come forward on these issues. Planning Commission Chair Lipton asked for Councilto have the discussion first about chickens before it comes to the Planning Commission. Mayor Pro Tem Dalton encouraged community education and outreach on the subject of chickens. Mayor agreed that it’s not the Planning Commission’s responsibility to get the ball rolling. Mayor Muckle wants the City to focus on supporting a bike-friendly community. Sean McCartney, Principal Planner, gave an update onwork that is underway. Currently, there are 56 spaces available in downtown for bikes with approximately 84 spaces that could be added. Staff has evaluated some of the areas where additional bike racks could be added, such as the John Breaux Plaza and Lucky Pie. Councilmember Jasiak asked for more stroller parking,