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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />October 25, 2012 <br />Page 2 of 13 <br /> <br /> <br />October 11, 2012 <br /> <br />Pritchard moved and O’Connell seconded a motion to approve the October 11, 2012 <br />minutes with the one correction requested by Russell. Motion passed by all those <br />present. Lipton abstained. <br />Public Comments <br />: Items not on the Agenda – none heard <br />Regular Business – <br /> <br /> <br />Resolution No. 20, Series 2012, <br />Floodplain Development Code Update, <br />Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) Chapter 17.56 – a request to update LMC <br />Chapter 17.56 regarding the Floodplain Development code to comply with <br />State and Federal Regulations – City of Louisville – Case No. 12-024-LMC. <br /> <br /> Applicant, Owner and Representative: City of Louisville <br /> <br /> Case Manager: Scott Robinson, Planner I <br />Public Notice Certification <br />Published in the Camera on October 7, 2012. Posted in City Hall, the Library, the <br />Recreation Center and the Police and Court Building on October 5, 2012. <br />Conflict of Interest and Disclosure <br />None heard. <br />Staff Report of Facts and Issues <br />Robinson presented the following findings regarding changes to the LMC: <br />1. Definitions: Section 17.56.010 <br />a. Addition <br />b. Critical Facility <br />c. Floodway <br />d. 100/500 year flood <br />2. Maps: Section 17.56.070 – Updates code to incorporate new maps issued by <br />FEMA. <br />3. Allowed increases in flood elevation: Section 17.56.160 – Development in the <br />floodplain may only raise the base flood elevation by no more than one-half <br />foot. <br />4. Minimum flood proofing height: Section 17.56.160 – Structures built in the <br />floodplain must be flood proofed to one foot above the base flood elevation. <br />5. Floodways: Section 17.56.162 – Development in the floodway may not <br />increase the base flood elevation at all. <br />6. Alteration of watercourses: Section 17.56.164 – Sets standards for the <br />channelization or diversion of watercourses. <br />7. Removal by fill: Section 17.56.166 – Properties removed from the floodplain by <br />fill face stricter rules than properties removed by other means concerning <br />allowed development. <br />8. Critical Facilities: Section17.56.168 – (Essential services, hazardous materials <br />facilities, at-risk population facilities and facilities vital to restoring services) – <br />All must be either outside the floodplain or flood proofed to two (2) feet above <br />the base flood elevation. This only applies to new facilities. <br />9. Variances for historic structures: Section 17.56.240 – Makes it easier to grant <br />variances for historic structures in the floodplain. <br /> <br />