Planning Commission Minutes 2019 05 09

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes May 9, 2019 Page 2 of 6 Sireno Neighborhood Child Care Center SRU: A request for approval of a Special Review Use to allow a Neighborhood Child Care Center to provide care for up to 12 children at 224 Front Street (Resolution 8, Series 2019) REQUEST TO CONTINUE TO JUNE 13, 2019 Applicant: Front Street Child Care, Denise Ehrmann Sireno Case Manager: Lisa Ritchie, Senior Planner Ritchie informed the Commission that staff and the applicant were requesting a continuance to work out additional details. Moline moved to continue the item until June 13t", 2019 and Howe seconded. Voice vote. All in favor. LMC Amendment: Floodplain Map Update: A request for an amendment to Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code concerning adoption of updated flood insurance rate maps and penalty provisions for floodplain and zoning regulations (Resolution 9, Series 2019). • Applicant: City of Louisville • Case Manager: Rob Zuccaro, Director of Planning and Building Safety Public notice was met on April 19t" and April 21 st as required. Zuccaro presented the updates to the floodplain map and asked for comments from the Commission on the updated map. The map, which should be much more accurate than previous iterations, will be effective on August 15, 2019 and is based on information from an updated study and survey. The map also consolidates various changes made since 2012. The ordinance applies to the 100-year floodplain, which is the floodplain subject to regulation. The map also includes shading for the Floodway and for areas requiring increased regulation. Brauneis asked how much land in the 100-year floodplain was privately owned. Zuccaro responded that a huge part of the floodplain was on the Coal Creek Golf Course. Five years ago, there were over 200 structures in the floodplain and a large part of that was downtown. There was a major drainage project downtown a couple summers ago that took Old Town and Downtown out of the floodplain. At last count, there were 60 structures in the floodplain. Zuccaro noted that with the new map amendment, that number would decrease to a few dozen, though he did not have hard numbers. These changes were based on new mapping technologies and not due to major upstream changes as far as Director Zuccaro was aware. Brauneis asked what would happen for an owner who was newly counted in the floodplain. Zuccaro replied that could be a big change, which is why staff have been reaching out to property owners in the floodplain neighborhoods with information. The flood insurance requirement would impact these properties, but it might be a good thing that they have flood insurance since these maps are more accurate.