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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />June 25, 2020 <br />Page 19 of 24 <br /> <br />• Providing larger landscaped corners at entrances of development and line of site <br />of vehicles driving north/south to further soften asphalt/parking to visual eye and <br />draw attention to landscape <br />• Additional trees/shrubs strategically placed to screen paving area <br />• Topography – Site sits two-four feet below roadway <br /> <br />She reviews the requested proposed amendment and explains the rationale behind it. <br />The request is to allow Zone 1 to develop with existing Zone 1 uses or any allowed use <br />in Zone 2 with .25 limitation on FAR. The rationale behind this request is that the UP <br />has an agreed upon deal to purchase approximately nine acres of additional land for <br />industrial/retail development from the Archdiocese and wants to avoid future GDP <br />amendments. Archdioceses plans to sell lot eight to end retail user and retain rest for <br />the church/school. <br /> <br />She concludes her presentation by mentioning numerous ways the community will <br />benefit from this approval. They are as follows: <br />• New retail to provide amenities to nearby Louisville residents and businesses <br />• Creates jobs through industrial developments <br />• Immediate activation of vacant commercial property for its highest and best use <br />• Makes simple a previously complicated development site for property owners and <br />city <br />• Provides roadways, bike lanes, and sidewalk improvements for public use <br />• Use and sale tax revenue from industrial and retail users <br />• Allows Ascent Church to fund their vision at 550 McCaslin Blvd <br />• GDP amendment provides a path forward for a better project <br /> <br />Commissioner Questions of Applicant: <br />Diehl asks if they have visualizations of the difference between the 55 and 60 foot <br />setback <br /> <br />Rhymer says that they do not have that. <br /> <br />Howe asks if the commercial and retail buildings are going to be built concurrently or at <br />different times. <br /> <br />Rhymer says yes, they will be as concurrent as possible. <br /> <br />Howe asks if they have three pads for retail per commercial. <br /> <br />Rhymer says no, we have three retail pads and one tenant identified and will break <br />ground with the industrial development at the same time. <br /> <br />Howe asks if the long term plan is to develop the Archdiocese plot on the southwest <br />corner. <br /> <br />Rhymer says their plan of development would be to come in immediately with a phase <br />two portion to develop nine acres of the Archdiocese parcel with industrial and retail.