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• LOUISVILLE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT STAFF REPORT JANUARY 23, 1990 APPLICANT: COAL CREEK ASSOCIATES, REPRESENTED BY JOHN W. JORGEN- SON P.E. HURST AND ASSOCIATES. LOCATION: COAL CREEK RANCH FILING NO.3, SOUTH OF DILLON ROAD, EAST OF THE GOLF COURSE, NORTH OF THE HEALTH PARK. ZONING: PLANNED COMMUNITY ZONE DISTRICT - (PCZD) PLANNED RESI- DENTIAL (PR). REQUEST: The applicant is requesting a special exemption permit to allow placement of fill material in the 100 year flood plain of Coal Creek. BACKGROUND: The applicant is requesting a special exemption permit to place fill material and construct single family homes on lots 1-3, 6- 15, 29 and 78-84 of Coal Creek Ranch Filing No. 3. The Planning Commission on November 14, 1989 recommended approval of Coal Creek Ranch Filing No. 3 to City Council with a condition that; Prior to the development of lots shown to be within the existing 100 year flood plain (1-3, 7-15, 29, 78-84) the city shall have in its possession a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) confirming base flood_elevations as amended will not en- croach upon any portion of Filing #3. In lieu of the (LOMR) the applicant shall apply to the Board of Adjustment and receive approval fro a floodplain use permit prior to filing any affected lot. The special exception permit, if approved, would allow, with building permit approval, construction of single family homes on the subject lots while the Federal Emergency Management Agency is processing a revision to the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM). Flood management regulations require that the lowest floor of a permanent structure be elevated to a point two (2) feet'above the hundred year flood elevation. Coal Creek Filing No. 3 has not been approved by City Council. Final development plans are scheduled to go before City Council on February 6th pending submittal of additional agreements with the Health Park.