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<br />building should be compared to other three-story buildings. It is a historical building that has not <br />been changed except for the dormers, which were approved by the National Register. It is a part <br />of Louisville's downtown history. She acknowledged that the City Hall and Library buildings are <br />large, however, they have been kept downtown. Surrounding communities that moved their city <br />buildings to the outskirts of their cities lost their historical districts. She encouraged Council to <br />put guidelines in place before anything else occurs to change historical downtown. She does not <br />feel three-story buildings are necessary for a viable downtown district. She suggested a twenty- . <br />seven foot height limit, with exceptions allowed for decor that would enhance the downtown <br />area. She commended the new owner of the Moffitt house for working with the Historical <br />Commission when designing their building. She stated that she supports continued progress but <br />not at the expenSt~ of the historical character downtown, which everyone seems to enjoy most <br />about Louisville. <br /> <br />Davidson closed the Public Hearing. <br /> <br />Davidson called for Council questions and COmments. <br /> <br />Keany proposed including the Commercial Business (C-B) district in this Ordinance. <br /> <br />Sisk agreed with Keany and suggested including dormers in the architectural elements identified <br />as possible exceptions. He requested that the Ordinance be continued until the next regular City <br />Council meeting in order to incorporate those two suggestions. <br /> <br />Lathrop stated that he is not in favor of disallowing three-story buildings in downtown Louisville <br />but would prefer that proposals continue to come through the current system. He feels that three- <br />story buildings will make downtown even more vital in the long-term. He suggested that Council <br />continue applying established guidelines and then the Downtown Design Guidelines, once they <br />have been adopted. <br /> <br />Howard expressed concern that Main Street might become essentially an alley surrounded by <br />three-story buildings. He stated that he supports the Ordinance and pointed out that Council can <br />override it, if the need arises. He proposed that Council continue this discussion at the next <br />regular City Council meeting. <br /> <br />Davidson agreed with Lathrop but he did not believe the street system could accommodate the <br />traffic that three-story buildings would generate. He questioned whether Council should allow <br />any exceptions to the twenty-seven foot height limit. <br /> <br />Levihn stated that he would prefer a more restrictive Ordinance. He proposed that Council <br />review any exceptions on a case-by-case basis. <br /> <br />Howard agreed with Levihn. <br /> <br />5 <br />