Planning Commission Minutes 2013 01 24

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 24, 2013 Page 9of 44 180It is important to note,the Comprehensive Plan is not regulatory. It is, but isan 181advisory document. Since the Comprehensive Plan does not have the force of law, the 182City must rely on other regulatory measures to implement the Comprehensive Plan. 183Principle to these documents is the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC),andspecifically the 184Louisville Subdivision (Chapter 16 of the LMC) and Zoning Ordinances as adopted 185(Chapter 17 in the LMC) and the zoning map of the City. Additional documents include 186the Annual Operating and Capital Budget and the Capital Improvement Program. 187 188The City of Louisville Subdivision and Zoning ordinances and the official zoning map 189control the allowed uses of land as well as the design and bulk standards which govern 190the size, shape and form of land use developments. The official zoning map reflects a 191number of zone districts which govern where uses by right and uses by special review 192may be located. The Subdivision and Zoning ordinances of the City should correspond 193to the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan to ensure that incremental 194development decisions reflect the Community Vision. All land use applications will be 195reviewed for conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. 196 197The Framework Plan is a map which reflects preferred land use patterns and 198community character zones for specific geographical areas. The designations are 199illustrative and are not intended to depict either parcel specific locations or exact 200acreage for specific uses. 201 202Louisville Municipal Code 17.62.050 (Time for review) states “A review and updating of 203the comprehensive plan shall occur at least every four years. … Additional reviews of 204the comprehensive plan may occur more often as necessary”. A Plan review provides 205the City an opportunity to update the Community Vision and Core Community Values 206Principles and Policies. Based on this principle, the next review of the Plan shall occur 207in 2017. 208A review of the Comprehensive Plan shall occur every 5years to update the Community 209Vision and Core Community Values Principles and Policies. Based on this principle, the 210next review of this Plan shall be completed by December 31, 2016. Additional review of 211the Plan may occur more often as necessary. 212 213 214 215THE PROCESS 216 217PLANNING PROCESS AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT 218 219The process of drafting the Comprehensive Plan represents the results of the 220collaborative efforts of community stakeholders: residents, business owners and 221operators, public and private organizations inthe City, as well as the City Council, 222Planning Commission, and all of the City’s Citizen bBoards and cCommissions. The 223Comprehensive Plan was developed by City sStaff following a five-phase process of 224Desire, Discovery, Design, Discussion, and Documentation.