Planning Commission Minutes 1998 09 22

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Motion made by Sarah Klahn to approve Resolution No. 52, a Resolution approving an amendment to Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code, and adopting Downtown Design Guidelines to be known as the Design Handbook for Downtown Louisville with the language change on Page 4 of the design guidelines as follows: That the definition of `should' on page 4 is modified with the addition of the following sentence at the end of the definition: "Applicant must present clear reasons why they should be exempt from the specific provision." Seconded by Russ Van Nostrand. Roll Call Vote: Russ Van Nostrand, Yes; Betty Solek, Yes; Sarah Klahn, Yes; Bill Boulet, Yes. Motion passes 4:0. Five minute break taken. B. Resolution No. 53, Series 1998, Amendment of Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code, and the Louisville Commercial Development Design Standards and Guidelines, to set a maximum building height of 27 feet within the Old Town Commercial Community (C -C) Zone District. Staff Certification/Planning Commission Disclosures: Paul Wood, Planning Director, certified that public notice was published in the Louisville Times on Saturday, September 5, 1998, for both the Planning Commission meeting on September 22, 1998, and the City Council meeting on October 6, 1998, and was posted in City Hall. Staff Report and Facts and Issues: Paul Wood gave a brief description of the proposed ordinance, which was a response to the Commission's August 11, 1998, motion to approve Resolution No. 38, Series 1998, requesting Council direction with regard to a number of issues in the downtown commercial district. Council approved Ordinance 1286, at First Reading on September 6, 1998. Mr. Wood summarized the details of this matter. Commission Questions: None. Public Comments: Max Barber inquired as to why the 27 feet is going to change the look that is already in the 6