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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes March 14, 2024 Page 2 of 8 Don Parcher, resident, asked that Commission consider climate change and the loss of biodiversity in their decision -making. He also emphasized the cost human civilization had caused to the planet. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS — NEW BUSINESS a) Expedited PUD - Resolution 2, Series 2024 recommending to the City Council approval of an ordinance amending Title 16 and Title 17 of the Louisville Municipal Code to revise the expedited PUD process, minor subdivision procedures, and subdivision definitions. Staff Presentation: Post introduced the presentation for the expedited PUD process proposal. He said that this was a follow-up to the expedited PUD process resolution from December 2023. Staff determined that additional updates were needed to minimize conflicts within the code, and to further expand the number of projects that would be eligible. He recapped what a PUD was, what projects needed a PUD, and why these changes were being recommended. He said that most PUD proposals could be adequately assessed with just the final PUD and plat process, and that a preliminary hearing was not necessary. He then explained the changes that were proposed. Staff Recommendation: Staff recommended approval of Resolution 2, Series 2024. Commissioner Questions of Staff. Bangs asked about how onerous it was for staff to prepare for the multiple hearings, and whether there would typically be significant changes to applications between the two. Post said that there was a decent burden on staff, particularly given the notice requirements. He noted that it added around 1 to 2 months to the process. He added that sometimes applicants would not provide all of the relevant information at the preliminary stage, adding to the burden on staff. Overall though, there was typically very little change between an application at the preliminary and final hearing stages. He also noted that this proposal would be a relatively significant change, as far more projects would then become eligible. Zuccaro added that the current process for planning documentation was largely a "rubber stamping" in the time between preliminary and final hearings. He said that the main difference between the two stages for plats was to the construction documentation for public infrastructure. He noted that applicants could still choose to go through the preliminary process, but that they would no longer be required to. Bangs said that his takeaway from this was that applicants would need to be better prepared.