Board of Zoning Adjustment
Regular MeetingLouisville, KY · April 18, 2016
Minutes
Old Jail Auditorium
Louisville Metro Government 514 W. Liberty St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Action Summary
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Monday, April 18, 2016 8:30 AM Old Jail Courtroom
Call To Order
Present: 5- Board Member Rosalind Fishman, Board Member Lester Turner Jr., Chair
Person Michael Allendorf, Board Member Paul Bergmann, and Board Member
Lula Howard
Absent: 2- Vice Chair Betty Jarboe, and Board Member Dean Tharp
Approval Of Minutes
1. BOZA_Min_04.04.16
Approval of the Minutes from the April 4, 2016 Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting.
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Turner, that the Minutes from the April 4, 2016 Board of Zoning Adjustment
meeting be approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Allendorf, and Howard
Absent: 2- Jarboe, and Tharp
Abstain: 1- Bergmann
Public Hearing
2. 16VARIANCE1013
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code to allow the
construction of a proposed dormer to encroach into the minimum
side yard setback.
Project Name: 1904 Stevens Avenue
Location: 1904 Stevens Avenue
Owner: John Gatchel
Applicant: John Gatchel
Representative: John Gatchel
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 8 - Tom Owen
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that Case Number 16Variance1013 be CONTINUED to the May 2,
2016 Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Yes: 5- Fishman, Turner, Allendorf, Bergmann, and Howard
Absent: 2- Jarboe, and Tharp
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3. 16DEVPLAN1048
Request: Category 3 Development Plan Review with associated Variances
and Waiver
Project Name: West Louisville Food Port
Location: 3029 W Muhammad Ali Blvd
Owner: Louisville Metro Government
Applicant: Caroline Heine, Seed Capital KY
Representative: Kyle Galloway, Duncan Galloway Egan Greenwald
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 5-Cheri Bryant Hamilton
Case Manager: Laura Mattingly-Humphrey, Planner I
A motion was made by Board Member Howard, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that in Case Number 16DEVPLAN1048, Variance #1, Variance from
Chapter 5.5.1.A.2 of the Land Development Code to allow the proposed
building to not be built at the corner of South 30th Street and West Muhammad
Ali Blvd. AND to allow the proposed building to not be built at the corner of
South 30th Street and West Market Street, and Variance #2, Variance from
Chapter 5.2.5.C.4.a of the Land Development Code to allow the buildings to
exceed the maximum front setback of 25', and Waiver #1, Waiver from Chapter
5.5.1.A.1.a of the Land Development Code to allow the proposed building to
not be parallel to the street, be APPROVED. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 5- Fishman, Turner, Allendorf, Bergmann, and Howard
Absent: 2- Jarboe, and Tharp
A motion was made by Board Member Howard, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that in Cast Number 16DEVPLAN1048, the Category 3 Development
Plan be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Fishman, Turner, Allendorf, Bergmann, and Howard
Absent: 2- Jarboe, and Tharp
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4. 16DEVPLAN1012
Request: Variances from the LDC to exceed maximum height and
maximum front setback along Moser Road. Partial Sidewalk
Waiver along a portion of Moser Road and the entirety of
Watterson Trail.
Project Name: 1407 Moser Road
Location: 1407 Moser Road
Owner: Southeast Christian Church of Jefferson County, KY Inc.
Applicant: Scott Hannah - Heritage Engineering
Representative: Scott Hannah - Heritage Engineering
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 19 - Julie Denton
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Howard, that in Case Number 16DEVPLAN1012, Partial Sidewalk Waiver to not
provide a sidewalk along a portion of Moser Road and the entire frontage
along Watterson Trail, and Variance #1, Variance from the Land Development
Code, Section 5.3.1.C.5 and Table 5.3.2 to allow the building to exceed the
maximum front and street side setback, and Variance #2, Variance from the
Land Development Code, Section 5.3.1.C.5 and Table 5.3.2 to allow the
building to exceed the maximum building height, be APPROVED. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Fishman, Turner, Allendorf, Bergmann, and Howard
Absent: 2- Jarboe, and Tharp
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Howard, that in Case Number 16DEVPLAN1012, the Category 3 Development
Plan be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Fishman, Turner, Allendorf, Bergmann, and Howard
Absent: 2- Jarboe, and Tharp
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5. 16CUP1001
Request: Modification of Conditional Use Permit, meat packing plant,
(potentially hazardous or nuisance use), for the addition of a 9,852
square foot CO2 stunning building
Project Name: CO2 Building
Location: 1200 Story Avenue
Owner: Swift Inc. (JBS USA, LLC)
Applicant: John W. Cliff
Representative: Glenn Price
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4-David Tandy
Case Manager: Steve Hendrix, Planning and DesignSupervisor
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Howard, that Case Number 16CUP1001, Modified Conditional Use Permit to
allow a proposed 9,852 square foot building that will be used in a new method
to stun the hogs, be APPROVED, with the following five (5) Conditions of
Approval.
Conditions of Approval:
1. The site shall be developed in strict compliance with the approved
development plan (including all notes thereon). No further development shall
occur on the site without prior review and approval by the Board.
2. The Conditional Use Permit modification shall be "exercised" as described
in KRS 100.237 within two years of the Board's vote on this case. If the
modification is not so exercised, the proposed CO2 building site shall not be
used as a part of the potentially hazardous or nuisance use (meat packing
plant) without further review and approval by the Board.
3. The applicant shall instruct operators of vehicles transporting live animals
to the Story Avenue plant not to stage upon or back up onto any public
right-of-way adjacent to the plant.
4. Litter removal:
a) The applicant will provide for or contract for weekly litter removal along the
frontages of (i) its Story Avenue plant site, (ii) its Cabel Street Lot, and (iii) all
of its employee parking lots.
b) The applicant will participate with the Butchertown Neighborhood
Association, Inc. and/or the Butchertown Business Alliance to remove litter in
all areas of the Butchertown neighborhood provided that each participating
organization provides an equal number of volunteer workers.
5. JBS will present a feasibility of adding a structure in front of the unloading
area for information purposes by the end of August, 2016.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Fishman, Turner, Allendorf, Bergmann, and Howard
Absent: 2- Jarboe, and Tharp
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Adjournment
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Agenda
Old Jail Auditorium
Louisville Metro Government 514 W. Liberty St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Agenda
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Monday, April 18, 2016 8:30 AM Old Jail Courtroom
Call To Order
Approval Of Minutes
1. BOZA_Min_04.04.16
Approval of the Minutes from the April 4, 2016 Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting.
Public Hearing
2. 16VARIANCE1013
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code to allow the
construction of a proposed dormer to encroach into the
minimum side yard setback.
Project Name: 1904 Stevens Avenue
Location: 1904 Stevens Avenue
Owner: John Gatchel
Applicant: John Gatchel
Representative: John Gatchel
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 8 - Tom Owen
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
Applicant is requesting a Continuation
3. 16DEVPLAN1048
Request: Category 3 Development Plan Review with associated
Variances and Waiver
Project Name: West Louisville Food Port
Location: 3029 W Muhammad Ali Blvd
Owner: Louisville Metro Government
Applicant: Caroline Heine, Seed Capital KY
Representative: Kyle Galloway, Duncan Galloway Egan Greenwald
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 5-Cheri Bryant Hamilton
Case Manager: Laura Mattingly-Humphrey, Planner I
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Board of Zoning Adjustment Agenda April 18, 2016
4. 16DEVPLAN1012
Request: Variances from the LDC to exceed maximum height and
maximum front setback along Moser Road. Partial
Sidewalk Waiver along a portion of Moser Road and the
entirety of Watterson Trail.
Project Name: 1407 Moser Road
Location: 1407 Moser Road
Owner: Southeast Christian Church of Jefferson County, KY Inc.
Applicant: Scott Hannah - Heritage Engineering
Representative: Scott Hannah - Heritage Engineering
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 19 - Julie Denton
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
5. 16CUP1001
Request: Modification of Conditional Use Permit, meat packing plant,
(potentially hazardous or nuisance use), for the addition of a
9,852 square foot CO2 stunning building
Project Name: CO2 Building
Location: 1200 Story Avenue
Owner: Swift Inc. (JBS USA, LLC)
Applicant: John W. Cliff
Representative: Glenn Price
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4-David Tandy
Case Manager: Steve Hendrix, Planning and DesignSupervisor
Adjournment
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