Minutes
for January 14, 2015 meeting of Old Louisville Zoning and Land Use Committee
[ZALU].
(Approved for publication on February 11, 2015)
Regular public meetings are held on second Wednesdays of each
month.
Location: Old Louisville Information Center, Central Park.
Attending ZALU Committee members: Chuck Anderson, ZALU
chair; Leah Stewart; Bob Bajandas;
Christopher White; Mary Martin; Lira Johnson.
Absent: Joe Impellizzeri; Erinn Lee; Stephen Peterson.
Guests: None Other attendees:
None
Quorum: Yes
Called to order at 7:12 p.m.
Summary of two motions: Approval of minutes; Approval of a
proposal that the OLNC be a party to a lawsuit;
I. December
2014 minutes submitted for review and publication. MSV. Approved unaninmously. [38 sec.]
II. Old Business
A.
Could
the OLNC participate as a party in a lawsuit? Why should ZALU even address this
question?
Lira Johnson reports on IRS regulations
regarding allowable activities of 501(c)(3) organizations. The only caveat: if
purpose of a lawsuit is overtly political, then that could be an issue. The subject
lawsuit involves the question of whether the Metro Planning Commission is
lawfully constituted, in that its membership does not appear to meet Kentucky
statutary requirements controlling for various kinds of representation, for
example, minority representation and numbers of developers. It is proposed, moved and seconded
that:
The
OLNC join a lawsuit brought by attorney Steve Porter in complaint against the
Metro Planning Commission, Mayor Greg Fischer, and the Metro Council, which
claims that the composition of the Planning Commission is in violation of
Kentucky law and Louisville Metro ordinances in its composition of members.
The
conditions of the OLNC joining the suit are as follows:
1. That no money is required of the OLNC to join
the suit, as has been promised by Steve Porter, attorney
for the plaintiffs;
2. That Steve Porter is appointed to represent
the OLNC as a party plaintiff in the suit.
The motion is amended to add the following
condition:
3. That the OLNC secure a letter of engagement
with attorney Porter stipulating the rights and responsibilities of both the
OLNC and Porter once the OLNC joins the lawsuit.
The motion as amended is approved. 5-yes,
1-no. [25 min. 30 sec.]
B.
Edison
Center project: Rehabilitation of LG&E & CSX property at 1228 S. 7th
St., by Bill Weyland group.
Four issues: adult entertainment;
hazardous waste processing; tree canopy; change of zoning to EZ1.
December discussion by ZALU of the
project was left without any actionable proposals.
Discussion taken up again on binding
elements related to tree canopy and hazardous waste issues.
Bob explains the difference in the
meaning of “contamination” and “hazardous (explosive) materials”; he will draft
the language for binding elements related two issues: explosive materials and
adult entertainment.
Pros and cons of supporting or opposing
the requested zoning change from M1 to EZ1. EZ1 offers greatest flexibility and
range of industrial uses. Action again deferred until draft of language is
presented to ZALU.
[21 min.]
C.
Informational
letter to Realtors of new listings. Mary Martin presents three forms of the
letter.
Questions fielded about how the letters would be processed and sent by
the OLIC administrator, and whether clickable hyperlinks will be included in
the letters, and whether a multiple page format of each letter is too
much(?) Letters, as presented, are
deemed acceptable. No motion required.[9 min.]
D.
Case
Z-14-05: 109 W. Ormsby Ave. Enlargement of nonconforming use. White gives
update.
Property owner to be arraigned in circuit court on Jan. 28. Discussion.
No action requested. [3 min. 45 sec]
III. New Business
Chuck
reports on an upcoming review of the charters of several OLNC committees
including ZALU.
Adjourned
at 8:10 p.m. Minutes
recorded by CTWhite
