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City Council Meeting Minutes July 15, 2008 Page 4 of 8 request of the owner or the Planning Department as part of the referral process, even if the application before the Planning Commission will include the demolition of a building older than ~i0 years. Under the current process no demolition review would take place as a part of the Planned Unit Development (PUD) or Special Review Use (SRU) process unless an applicant applies separately for a demolition permit. This process could create unnecessary delays if the City requires an applicant to complete aPUD/SRU process, when the HPC adds an additional 180 days to the process with a stay of demolition. The two processes should run concurrently. The ordinance would allow the planning process and the demolitioin review process to work more cohesively. The ordinance amends the preservation ordinance in Chapter 15.36 of the Louisville Municipal Code to allow the following: Demolition review could be triggered by formally submitting a demolition permit request. Demolition review could be triggered by a referral from the Planning Department when it is part of a PUD or SRU process. A building owner could speak to the HPC abut the historic significance of a site in preparation for a remodel or demolition without having to obtain a demolition permit and without compromising the subcommittee review process. Items of note regarding the ordinance: • The pre-filing conference is worded to be clear that nothing said at the conference is binding to either the HPC or the building owner and a demolition review is still regluired. • The expiration of the demolition review remains the same for a standard review triggered by a demolition permit (180-days). • The demolition review when triggered by a PUD/SRU referral is tied to the expiration of a PUD/SRU, which is three years and can be extended if approved by City Council. It should be noted some members of the HPC were concerned about leaving the expiration of the demolition review open for three or more years. Their concern was based on the thought the value of the building could change in that time depending on the circumstances. • The existing ordinance requires the subcommittee review be completed within fourteen days. The proposed amendments increase the allotted time to twenty one days to sallow staff more time to research the property. The allotted time for a response to the applicant remains thirty days. The Historic Preservation Commission reviewed the amendments on June 16tH and forwards a recommendation of approval.