Planning Commission Minutes 2008 10 09

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes OCTOBER 9, 2008 Page 6 of 11 . On July 10, 2008 the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing for the development of 19 units: 14 townhome units in 5 buildings and 5 single family homes. At that meeting the Commission passed a motion (6 to 0) of disapproval with direction to staff to prepare findings for disapproval. The motion also stated the findings were to be prepared for the August 14, 2008 public hearing when the Commission would review the findings and finalize their recommendation. . On August 14, 2008 the Commission reviewed and approved findings prepared by staff as incorporated into Resolution No. 13, Series 2008. After receiving staff comments and final comments from the applicant the Commission passed a motion (7 to 0) to approve Resolution No. 13, Series 2008, a resolution of disapproval on the project. . The recommendation of disapproval was forwarded to City Council for the August 19, 2008 meeting. . City Council deliberated and by a vote of 7:0 remanded the application back to Planning Commission for further discussion on the issues regarding density, alley width, access and roof pitch. The Council also reaffirmed the findings of the Planning Commission that the proposed density should be in alignment with the Residential Medium (RM) zoning maximum of 15 units. Wood provided the following summary of the proposed Preliminary Subdivision Plat: . Staff comments are focused on the analysis of the public-use dedication, the provision of required access and utility easements, the proposed grading plan and the requirements of the Louisville Fire Protection District. . It is the position of staff, as affirmed by the City Attorneys office, that the Parbois Subdivision Plat is required to create and dedicate, lots, tracts, or parcels and therefore constitutes a subdivision of the property. . The position of the Subdivider, per a letter dated March 13, 2008 from Jung & Associates, P.C., that the property is exempt from meeting the requirements of a public use dedication as the property has been previously platted. . The Departments of Parks and Recreation and Planning recommend the Subdivider meet the public use dedication requirement in the form of a payment in lieu of land dedication. The payment would be based on 15% of the total appraised land value. . The applicant has provided a preliminary grading plan to delineate the anticipated grades for the development. The grading plan proposed to fill portions of the property to an elevation of 5,332 feet, which represents the extent to which the fill would be limited to the minimum necessary to bring structures to the compliant elevation of the approved Flood Plain Development Permit. Wood provided the following summary of the proposed Preliminary Planned Unit Development (PUD) Plan: