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POTENTIAL ACTIONS <br />Conduct a Zoning and <br />Subdivision Code <br />Audit <br />ActionSummary of <br />SUMMARY <br />Evaluate effectiveness of existing <br />regulations and identify barriers to <br />housing development. Common <br />barriers include limitations on <br />permitted uses, large minimum lot <br />sizes, low density allowances, <br />building height, parking <br />requirements, and subjective design <br />standards and guidelines. <br />Potential <br />CONSIDERATIONS & APPROACHES <br />Engaging developers, architects, and homeowners in <br />open dialogue and collaborative discussions is <br />important to understand the specific challenges and <br />nuances related to residential development within <br />the current code. <br />Permit data can illuminate trends, showcasing the <br />types of permits issued, their timelines, and their <br />alignment with zoning code and housing objectives. <br />Large minimum lot sizes tend to result in the <br />construction of larger, more expensive homes. The <br />Evaluate lowering minimum lot sizes <br />Residential Estate (RE) and Residential Low Density <br />to better align new construction with <br />(RL) zone district minimum lot area requirements do <br />historic development patterns, <br />not match the historic lot sizes in the Old Town <br />create more incremental density on <br />overlay district yet a substantial number of <br />Evaluate Lowering <br />infill lots, and create more financial <br />residential properties in the overlay district have this <br />Minimum Lot Sizes <br />opportunity for property owners to <br />zoning. Allowing subdivisions to smaller lots that <br />subdivide their land and remain in <br />match the established residential character of Old <br />place. Specifically, evaluate lowering <br />Town would lead to additional and more diverse <br />minimum lot sizes in the Old Town <br />housing types. When combined with the design <br />Overlay District. <br />standards of the Old Town Overlay, subdivisions <br />could also help preserve housing character and <br />existing homes within the Overlay. <br />Greenfield sites that are vacant and <br />Establish site size thresholds where housing <br />appropriate for future residential <br />diversity standards apply within the proposed <br />development are an important <br />development <br />opportunity to further housing goals <br />Require or Incentivize <br />for a variety of incomes by ensuring <br />Develop cost -sharing program for infrastructure <br />a Range of Housing <br />the sites are developed with a range <br />development <br />Types on Greenfield <br />of housing types, not just single - <br />• Require a mix of units <br />Sites <br />. Explore feasibility of onsite affordability <br />family detached. The City should <br />requirements <br />evaluate appropriate standards and <br />Avoid overburdening with commercial <br />incentives to capture the opportunity <br />requirements, particularly in areas with access <br />and increase development <br />to existing commercial amenities <br />feasibility. <br />Louisville Housing Plan Part 4: Housing Strategies and Actions 49 <br />