Planning Commission Minutes 2005 10 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes OCTOBER 13, 2005 Page 7 of 8 Centennial Valley Business Park,  a request to amend the General Development Plan of the Centennial Valley Business Park to allow retail uses in what is currently an office planning area. 410 Centennial Parkway, Lot 1, Block 1, Centennial Valley Business Park. Case #05-024-ZN.  Applicant and Representative: Koelbel and Company, Jeff Sheets  Owner: State Farm Automobile Ins. Company  Case Manager: Kenneth Johnstone, Principal Planner Wood advised the Commission that the application for the North End Properties would not be heard at the November meeting because of several outstanding issues identified during the referral process. Johnstone stated that the other applications are on track for the November meeting. Lipton asked if all the members would be present for the November 10, 2005 Planning Commission meeting. Dalton stated that he would not be able to attend. Lipton also stated that he would not be able to attend. All others indicated that would be present. Lipton will contact McAvinew to chair the November meeting in his absence. Discussion and Direction  Comprehensive Plan Phasing Resolution – A copy of City Council Resolution No. 38, Series 2005 was distributed to the Planning Commission for their reference. Wood stated that the implementation is still being evaluated and a set of Administrative Policies will be developed. Several members had questions about the exemption of the HWY 42 Revitalization Area. Johnstone and Wood explained the benefits of the Urban Renewal designation and its relationship to the exemption of the area.  Sign criteria – CDDSG, IDDSG, Downtown, LMC Chapter 17 (Zoning) – Johnstone discussed the documents provided in the Commission meeting packets and the intent was to provide a baseline of information to get the Commission started so they have a direction, focus and history of signs in Louisville. The information from the other municipalities is for information only and not intended to give direction for changes in Louisville. Lipton provided a summary of what he believes to be the focus of the project: 1) To make constructive changes to allow local businesses to identify their locations; 2) consider the South Boulder Road and McCaslin corridors; and 3) to final a middle ground that is good for the businesses and the community. Pritchard stated that the sign problem does not include the downtown, the Commission should not be willing to just bend over backwards to just add signs and the Commission should look at how other jurisdictions handle signs. Dalton suggested that a history of what exceptions have been granted would be helpful. Loo suggested that the Commission consider allowing the use of logos and to limit the changes to the commercial and not industrial. Deborski stated that we need to keep the character of the downtown signs.