Minutes of Nov. 12, 2014 meeting
of the Old Louisville Zoning and Land Use Committee [ZALU]
(November Minutes approved for publication at Dec. 10, 2014 ZALU meeting.)
Regular monthly public meetings are scheduled on second
Wednesday of each month.
Location:
Old Louisville Information Center, Central Park
ATTENDANCE:
BAJANDAS, WHITE, MARTIN, STEWART, JOHNSON, IMPELLIZZERI, PETERSON, LEE,
ROSENBERG (ex OFFICIO)
ABSENT:
Chuck Anderson,
GUESTS
DEBORAH
BILITSKI (Wyatt, Tarrant and Combs) for Clariant Corporation
RICHARD
ALLEN & JOE WEIS, Clariant Corp.
QUORUM:
yes
Called
to order by acting chair, Bob Bajandas, at 7:05 p.m.
I New business: one item. Presentation by attorney and
representatives for Clariant Corporation
Informational
only, no action being requested of ZALU.
Subject: modification of conditional use permit,
which was approved last year by BOZA; to allow a Chemical Catalyst
Manufacturing Facility; a new plant storage warehouse, between 11th and 12th,
Wilson and Ormsby, not within Old Louisville boundaries.
Modifications
to previously approved CUP:
Rail
spur into facility, in original plans, has been dropped from plans.
Additions:
10,000 sq ft warehouse and Small pump house.& variance to allow set back
from street.
Other
than these changes, plans are the same.
Clariant
Corp., continued.
Subject
site described as vacant lot. Street trees to be added in the public right of
way.
Questions
from ZALU:
Purpose
of pump house? A: Fire water protection
Will
the water used in processing chemicals tie into the sewer system?
A: on site waste water treatment plant, then treated water
discharges to MSD.
A: all rain water from site runs to a retention pond for filtering
into soil
A: basin reservoirs for fire water protection
Is
fire protection equipment on site? A: yes
What
is the product of the company? A: Chemical manufacturing/processing
How
many employees? 400 employees on subject site
What
will be stored in warehouse? A: Magnesium chloride (salt type)
How
much truck traffic? A: 10 trucks per month
What
is current zoning. A: EZ1 Hazardous and objectionable use category
What
about airborne odors? A: all EPA standards have been met.
Old
business: one item
Property
at 944 S. 6th Newman Spring Co.
Report by Stephen Peterson.
Metro
Planning Staff determined that NCRs were lost.
NCRs
case be appealed to BOZA on upcoming Monday 11/?
Metro
Planning staff report will be circulated by email to all ZALU members for
review in order to develop, propose, and come to a consensus on a position that
ZALU could take. If approved by vote, the position would be put into a letter
to be sent to BOZA. Other action may be determined once staff report is
available.
Position
that ZALU may take may be one or the other of the following propositions:
1)
that ZALU support the Planning staff's 2007 determination that NCRs were lost,
or
2)
support the appellant's claim that Nonconforming use was continuously
maintained
Noted
that appellant did not come to the OLNC or ZALU.
Adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
Minutes recorded by CTWhite. Published at http://www.oldlouisvillezoning.blogspot.com
October 8, 2014
meeting
of Old Louisville Zoning and Land Use Committee [ZALU]
(October Minutes approved for publication at Dec. 10, 2014 ZALU meeting.)
Regular monthly public meetings are scheduled on second
Wednesday of each month.
Location: Old Louisville Information Center, Central Park
Called to order at 7:05 PM.
Attending members: Chuck Anderson, ZALU chair; Leah Stewart;
Joe Impellizzeri; Bob
Bajandas; Christopher White;
Stephen Peterson; Mary Martin;
Howard Rosenberg (ex officio)
Absent: Erin Lee;
Lira Johnson;
Guests: Gary Kleier
Quorum: Yes
Called to order at 7:05 p.m.
I. September
minutes submitted for approval.
Changes discussed and agreed upon. Shall read: “1031 S. 6th: Question was raised as to the status of its mapping change.” MSV Unanimous approval with
revision.
II. Realtor Letter.
Mary reports. Letter should come in three different forms,
one for each neighborhood zoning sector, with specific information for a
property listing relevent to each sector.
Mary will do a mock-up of the letters and have them sent out to all ZALU
committees. Distribution to realtors will most likely be via email. At this point, we presume that David Williams of the OL Information
Center will handle the emailing. Mary is thanked for her work on this matter.
III.
OLNC motion to change the permitted uses for all commercial properties in the
TNZD to match the list of permitted uses in the C2 or Commercial District zone
as given in the Metro Land Development Code, Chp. 2.4.1. Chuck leads discussion
among ZALU committee members.
IV.
Old Business
A. OLNC
approved by motion and vote the ZALU proposal to send a letter to Councilman
James supporting Councilwoman Hamilton’s call for a moratorium on new
transitional housing in her district and the conducting of a study into how
zoning codes inhibit or enable such housing. White reports that the OLNC motion
reads: ZALU
moves to have OLNC write and send a letter to Councilman David James supporting
a 12-month moratorium in Chickasaw and Shawnee Park neighboroods that
specifically tartets new construction and establishment of boarding and loding
houses while also conducting a study of the zoning effects on and lack of
controls over boarding and lodging houses. (Copied from the September 23, 2014
OLNC minutes.)
B. Property at 109 W. Ormsby.
Report by White. Enlargement of nonconforming use case going to district court.
Will continue to watch the property and the court case.
Adjourned
at: 8:20 p.m.
Minutes recorded by CTWhite. Published at http://www.oldlouisvillezoning.blogspot.com
