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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />HPC COMMUNICATION <br /> <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br />COMMISSION <br /> <br />TO: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION <br /> <br />SUBJECT: PUBLIC NOTICE PROCEDURES <br /> <br />DATE: FEBURARY 9, 2015 <br /> <br />FROM: TROY RUSS, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND BUILDING <br /> SAFETY <br /> <br />SUMMARY: <br />The Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) requested an agenda item be added for <br />public discussion regarding staff’s administrative application of public notice <br />requirements for various Historic Preservation requests. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Louisville municipal Code <br />Public notice requirements vary based on the land development request in terms of <br />posting (place and duration), mailing (distance from affected property), and publication <br />in the local newspaper. Based on community feedback, City Council adopted <br />Ordinance 1647, Series 2013 amending Titles 16 and 17 of the Louisville Municipal <br />Code (LMC) to update, clarify, and make more consistent public notice requirements for <br />all quasi-judicial proceedings. <br /> <br />Unfortunately, Chapter 15.36, Historic Preservation, was not amended with Ordinance <br />1647. Public notice requirements for historic preservation requests are interwoven <br />throughout Chapter 15.36 in the LMC: <br /> <br />1) Historic Designation (Landmark) with Owner’s Consent: Section 15.36.060B <br />(Commission Hearing) and Section 15.36.060C (Council Hearing); <br />2) Landmark Alteration Certificate Review: Section 15.36.110D <br />3) Demolition Request: Section – 15.36.200G <br /> <br />In each of these three cases, the LMC dictates requirements of the public notices in <br />terms posting (place and duration), mailing (distance from affected property), and <br />publication in the local newspaper. <br /> <br />None of the LMC’s requirements dictate the placement, color, or size of the public <br />notice. It is staff’s opinion there are too many variables in the actual placement of the <br />notice to be codified in the LMC. The final placement requirements of the public notice <br />postings are based on administrative application of the code. <br /> <br />Concerns were raised regarding the placement of the public notice for the demolition <br />request of the Empire Sign. Staff immediately adjusted the postings placement and <br />implemented the following administrative guidelines: