Planning Commission Minutes 1995 02 28

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A. Peter Kernkamp - The primary difference is that when that goes to the building department and planning department there is not an opportunity for a public hearing on the process. Q. So the question would be - Would you be agreeable to further public input and redefining this process through a PUD application? A. Yes. I don't see any problem with that. Chairperson Boulet entered into the record the letter dated December 14th which was written to the Commission by Susan Foster and apparently agreed to by a number of her neighbors. He then requested some clarification to some issues with this. Q. A. That is about 80% of the west property line of what we are talking about here. Q. A. Q. A. Q. A. As I understand it from the center line of Harper Street all the way north the property is zoned RM? That is correct. To Applicant - Have you given any thought about what type of development you would put on this property if the southern portion remained RL. No I have not. To Staff - Is the zoning of Scenic Heights RM? No. Scenic Heights is zoned RE. Then the northern piece of this is RM, the southern piece is the RL on some maps that has been erroneously indicated as part of the Middle School Park? The current map shows the configuration as being white space, whereas the park is indicated in green. I am not sure as to what maps prior to the current map show, I would have to research that. To Staff - Could we add a condition to the resolution of a PUD submittal if we did rezone the parcel to RM? A. That was my initial inclination. I did consult with the City attorney with regard to that issue. The concern that he expressed about attaching conditions to a rezoning is that there be some sort of authorization, either in the ordinance or the statues, to do that. As a result of looking at that issue we found the section that dealt with the permanent screen strips or other devices. The other potential 'alternative, in light of the fact that there are two or three other potential sites in Louisville that this same sort of issue may come up, that could by right build the multi -family without any opportunity for public review, is to amend the ordinance text to add a provision similar to the provision that is already in the ordinance for commercial and office develop. That requires all development over a certain size to go through the PUD process. Q. What would the time line be on that? A That type of ordinance would not be difficult to draft. Probably a 90 day time period would be realistic. 5