Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2013 02 28

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes January 24, 2013 Page 9 of 44 It is important to note, the Comprehensive Plan is not regulatory. It is, but is an180 advisory document. Since the Comprehensive Plan does not have the force of law, the181 City must rely on other regulatory measures to implement the Comprehensive Plan. 182 Principle to these documents is the Louisville Municipal Code (LMC),and specifically the183 Louisville Subdivision (Chapter 16 of the LMC) and Zoning Ordinances as adopted184 Chapter 17 in the LMC) and the zoning map of the City. Additional documents include185 the Annual Operating and Capital Budget and the Capital Improvement Program. 186 187 The City of Louisville Subdivision and Zoning ordinances and the official zoning map188 control the allowed uses of land as well as the design and bulk standards which govern189 the size, shape and form of land use developments. The official zoning map reflects a190 number of zone districts which govern where uses by right and uses by special review191 may be located. The Subdivision and Zoning ordinances of the City should correspond192 to the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan to ensure that incremental193 development decisions reflect the Community Vision. All land use applications will be194 reviewed for conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. 195 196 The Framework Plan is a map which reflects preferred land use patterns and197 community character zones for specific geographical areas. The designations are198 illustrative and are not intended to depict either parcel specific locations or exact199 acreage for specific uses. 200 201 Louisville Municipal Code 17.62.050 (Time for review) states “A review and updating of202 the comprehensive plan shall occur at least every four years. … Additional reviews of203 the comprehensive plan may occur more often as necessary”. A Plan review provides204 the City an opportunity to update the Community Vision and Core Community Values205 Principles and Policies. Based on this principle, the next review of the Plan shall occur206 in 2017. 207 A review of the Comprehensive Plan shall occur every 5 years to update the Community208 Vision and Core Community Values Principles and Policies. Based on this principle, the209 next review of this Plan shall be completed by December 31, 2016. Additional review of210 the Plan may occur more often as necessary. 211 212 213 214 THE PROCESS215 216 PLANNING PROCESS AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT217 218 The process of drafting the Comprehensive Plan represents the results of the219 collaborative efforts of community stakeholders: residents, business owners and220 operators, public and private organizations in the City, as well as the City Council, 221 Planning Commission, and all of the City’s Citizen bBoards and cCommissions. The222 Comprehensive Plan was developed by City sStaff following a five-phase process of223 Desire, Discovery, Design, Discussion, and Documentation. 224