Planning Commission Minutes 2012 11 29

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes November 29, 2012 Page 7 of 11 McMillan gave the formulas for the Fiscal Considerations. Russ stated staff recommends either Option #3 or Option #4, or a hybrid. Lipton asked if Safeway is included in Option #2 and flags it for additional work. Russ answered in the affirmative. He added there are actually two special area plans in 2013, and one of them is a focus on the South Boulder Road area. Public Comment Barney Funk, 1104 Hillside Lane, moved here because of the zoning to the west, knowing the area would remain as open space since commercial does not make sense there. He added the extra residential in Option #4 will put a heavy burden on Fireside Elementary. He stated additional residential would also create a traffic nightmare in our neighborhood. He is not opposed to Option #3, but does not like the character type “Urban”. Michael Menaker, 1827 Chokecherry Drive, stated he believes the Main Street realignment concept is a great idea. He stated he likes Option #4 over Option #3 because the residential component makes sense for the future redevelopment of Centennial Valley. People are living, shopping and operating differently than ever before. Peter Stewart, 1132 Jefferson St, stated he is very impressed with the Comp Plan and that it is going in the appropriate direction. He added the language used to discuss the character and area types is appropriate. He would like to see less emphasis on centers and corridors – it should be more neighborhood centers. He stated he liked Option #4. BJ Wakely, 1164 Hillside Lane, spoke directly to the sketch regarding the McCaslin/Urban Mixed Use neighborhood. He stated this concept shows way too many houses. If there are going to be houses they should have larger lots, similar to the Centennial Heights area. David Andrews, 561 Lincoln Avenue, recommended the Comp Plan should define the downtown area neighborhood as a different type of residential neighborhood than the rest of Louisville. The neighborhood should remain diversified. Lipton asked staff to address David’s concerns. McCartney stated this area is under the guidance of an Old Town Overlay which provides design standards specific to this area, making it unique to any other area in Louisville. Moline asked if the same could be held true for the McCaslin Area neighborhood. He asked if there would be a small area plan for this area. Russ answered in the affirmative. He stated there can be design guidelines more specific to what we currently have. Brauneis asked how defined is the density of the McCaslin sketch idea. Russ stated the concept includes a product type similar to those found in Steel Ranch.