Board of Zoning Adjustment
Regular MeetingLouisville, KY · October 17, 2016
Minutes
Old Jail Auditorium
Louisville Metro Government 514 W. Liberty St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Action Summary
Board of Zoning Adjustment
Monday, October 17, 2016 8:30 AM Old Jail Courtroom
Call To Order
Present: 4- Board Member Rosalind Fishman, Board Member Lester Turner Jr., Board
Member Paul Bergmann, and Chair Person Michael Allendorf
Absent: 3- Vice Chair Betty Jarboe, Board Member Dean Tharp, and Board Member Lula
Howard
Approval Of Minutes
1. BOZA Minutes 10.03.16
A motion was made by Board Member Turner, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that the minutes from the October 3, 2016 Board of Zoning
Adjustment meeting be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3- Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
Abstain: 1- Fishman
Business Session
2. 16CUP1054
Request: Modified CUP for RV, Boat, Vehicle Covered Parking
Project Name: A Another Room Self Storage
Location: 11720 Dixie Highway
Owner: A Another Room Self Storage No. 9
Applicant: Greg Powell
Representative: Greg Powell
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 14-Cindi Fowler
Case Manager: Julia Williams, RLA, AICP, Planning Supervisor
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that Case Number 16CUP1054 be APPROVED. The motion carried
by a unanimous voice vote.
3. BOZA Bylaws Update
Project Name: BOZA Bylaws Update
Case Manager: Jon Crumbie, Planning & Design Coordinator
No action was taken on the BOZA Bylaws at this time. The Board will resume
discussion of the Bylaws at the November 7, 2016 Board of Zoning Adjustment
meeting.
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Public Hearing
4. 16CUP1039
Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow proposed short term rentals in the
TNZD
Project Name: Short Term Rental
Location: 547 West Saint Catherine Street
Owner: Brian & Dana McMahan
Applicant: Brian & Dana McMahan
Representative: Brian & Dana McMahan
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 6 - David James
Case Manager: Joseph Haberman, Planning & Design Manager
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that Case Number 16CUP1039 be APPROVED. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
5. 16DEVPLAN1154
Request: Category 3 Development Plan and Variances to exceed the
maximum setback along South Fourth Street and Guthrie Street
frontages
Project Name: Fourth Street Apartments
Location: 535 South Fourth Street
Owner: Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare
Applicant: David Bastos - Power Encore LLC
Representative: Kim Oatman - Civil Design Inc.
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Brian Davis, AICP, Planning Manager
A motion was made by Board Member Bergmann, seconded by Board Member
Fishman, that the Category 3 Plan in Case Number 16DEVPLAN1154 be
APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
A motion was made by Board Member Bergmann, seconded by Board Member
Fishman, that the Variances of Case Number 16DEVPLAN1154 be APPROVED.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
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6. 16VARIANCE1067
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code section 4.4.3.A.1.a.i
to allow an existing fence to exceed a height of 42 inches in the
required front yard.
Project Name: 1600 Cherokee Road fence
Location: 1600 Cherokee Road
Owner: Kevin Cogan - DPAC 1600 LLC.
Applicant: Kevin Cogan - DPAC 1600 LLC.
Representative: Marv Blomquist - Blomquist Design Group LLC.
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 8 - Tom Owen
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
A motion was made by Board Member Bergmann, seconded by Board Member
Fishman, that Case Number 16VARIANCE1067 be DENIED. The motion failed
by the following vote:
Yes: 1- Bergmann
No: 3- Fishman, Turner, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Turner, that Case Number 16VARIANCE1067 be APPROVED, noting that the
section of fencing along Bonnycastle Avenue will be lowered to 42", subject to
the following Conditions of Approval:
1. The property owner will apply for a Right of Way License Agreement with
Public works, the fee from which will be paid by the property owner.
2. Louisville Metro will be named on the owner’s insurance policy as an
Additional Insured, the amount of which will be determined by Public Works.
3. The property owner will post a bond with Public Works for the lifetime of
the encroachment into the public right of way.
4. The property owner must obtain a building permit for the fence.
The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3- Fishman, Turner, and Bergmann
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
Abstain: 1- Allendorf
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Board of Zoning Adjustment Action Summary October 17, 2016
7. 16VARIANCE1072
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code (July 2016) section
5.4.2.C.3.a to allow a detached unenclosed car port to encroach
approximately 14 feet into the street side yard setback.
Project Name: 5301 Dahl Road
Location: 5301 Dahl Road
Owner: Daniel Menedez
Applicant: Daniel Menedez
Representative: Daniel Menedez
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 2 - Barbara Shanklin
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Turner, that Case Number 16VARIANCE1072 be APPROVED. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
8. 16VARIANCE1071
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code section 5.4.1.E.5 to
allow steps from an unenclosed fenced deck to encroach into the 3 foot
side yard setback as determined by LDC section 5.2.2, table 5.2.2 for an
R-6 zoned parcel located within the Traditional Neighborhood Form
District.
Project Name: 715 Shelby Parkway
Location: 715 Shelby Parkway
Owner: Jordan Vance Smith
Applicant: Jordan Vance Smith
Representative: Jordan Vance Smith
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
A motion was made by Board Member Bergmann, seconded by Board Member
Turner, that Case Number 16VARIANCE1071 be APPROVED. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
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Board of Zoning Adjustment Action Summary October 17, 2016
9. 16VARIANCE1076
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code section 5.3.1, table
5.3.1 to allow a proposed 2 story garage to encroach by 14 feet
into the minimum street side yard setback on a parcel zoned R-5
within the Neighborhood Form District.
Project Name: 1654 Cherokee Road
Location: 1654 Cherokee Road
Owner: Amy and Sterling Lipinski
Applicant: Amy and Sterling Lipinski
Representative: Amy and Sterling Lipinski
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
Turner, that Case Number 16VARIANCE1076 be APPROVED. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
10. 16VARIANCE1074
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code section 5.3.1, table
5.3.1 to allow an expansion onto an existing deck to encroach into
the minimum side yard setback on a parcel zoned R-4 within the
Neighborhood Form District.
Project Name: 7206 Hollow Creek Road
Location: 7206 Hollow Creek Road
Owner: Michael Secor
Applicant: Michael Secor
Representative: Michael Secor
Jurisdiction: Hollow Creek
Council District: 23 - James Peden
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that Case Number 16VARIANCE1074 be CONTINUED. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
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Board of Zoning Adjustment Action Summary October 17, 2016
11. 16CUP1027
Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow proposed off-street parking in an
OR-3 zoning district
Project Name: None
Location: 5050 Norton Healthcare Boulevard
Owner: McMahan Holdings, LLC
Applicant: McMahan Holdings, LLC
Representative: Glenn Price
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 16 - Kelly Downard
Case Manager: Jon E. Crumbie, Planning and Design Coordinator
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that Case Number 16CUP1027 be APPROVED. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
12. 16CUP1028
Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow proposed a proposed medical
facility in a C-1 zoning district
Project Name: Norton Healthcare Cancer Center
Location: 4955 Norton Healthcare Boulevard
Owner: McMahan Holdings, LLC
Applicant: McMahan Holdings, LLC
Representative: Glenn Price
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 16 - Kelly Downard
Case Manager: Jon E. Crumbie, Planning and Design Coordinator
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that Case Number 16CUP1028 be APPROVED. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
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Board of Zoning Adjustment Action Summary October 17, 2016
13. 16WAIVER1033
Request: Exceptional Signage Review
Project Name: Crescent Center
Location: 631 S 3rd Street
Owner: TMG III Crescent Center LLC
Applicant: Trilogy Real Estate
Representative: William Bardenwerper
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Laura Mattingly, Planner I
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that Case Number 16WAIVER1033 be CONTINUED. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
14. 16VARIANCE1066
Request: Variance from the Development Code (April 2001), City of St.
Matthews, section 6.3.C.3 to allow a height variance of 16’ for
the parapet on the main structure to be 51’ in height to exceed the
35’ maximum building height for a C-1 zoned property in the City
of St. Matthews.
Project Name: 3901 Shelbyville Road
Location: 3901 Shelbyville Road
Owner: Peter Michael Hammer and William N. Gross - Gross Real Estate
LLC.
Applicant: Phil Riney - Independence Bank
Representative: Kathy M. Linares - Mindel, Scott, and Associates Inc.
Jurisdiction: City of St. Matthews
Council District: 9 - Bill Hollander
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that Case Number 16VARIANCE1066 be APPROVED. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3- Fishman, Bergmann, and Allendorf
No: 1- Turner
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
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Board of Zoning Adjustment Action Summary October 17, 2016
15. 16CUP1034
Request: CUP for mini-storage with relief from the CUP requirements listed
in 4.2.35 B and G and variances
Project Name: Hurstbourne Storage
Location: 2801 N. Hurstbourne Parkway
Owner: S & L Ventures LLC
Applicant: Erb, Walker, & Twiford
Representative: Mindel Scott and Assoc.; Bardenwerper Talbott and Roberts
PLLC
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 17-Glen Stuckel
Case Manager: Julia Williams, RLA, AICP, Planning Supervisor
A motion was made by Board Member Fishman, seconded by Board Member
Bergmann, that Case Number 16CUP1034 be APPROVED. The motion carried
by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Fishman, Turner, Bergmann, and Allendorf
Absent: 3- Jarboe, Tharp, and Howard
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, October 17, 2016 8:30 AM Old Jail Courtroom
Call To Order
Approval Of Minutes
1. BOZA Minutes 10.03.16
Business Session
2. 16CUP1054
Request: Modified CUP for RV, Boat, Vehicle Covered Parking
Project Name: A Another Room Self Storage
Location: 11720 Dixie Highway
Owner: A Another Room Self Storage No. 9
Applicant: Greg Powell
Representative: Greg Powell
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 14-Cindi Fowler
Case Manager: Julia Williams, RLA, AICP, Planning Supervisor
3. BOZA Bylaws Update
Project Name: BOZA Bylaws Update
Case Manager: Jon Crumbie, Planning & Design Coordinator
Public Hearing
4. 16CUP1039
Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow proposed short term rentals
in the TNZD
Project Name: Short Term Rental
Location: 547 West Saint Catherine Street
Owner: Brian & Dana McMahan
Applicant: Brian & Dana McMahan
Representative: Brian & Dana McMahan
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 6 - David James
Case Manager: Joseph Haberman, Planning & Design Manager
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Board of Zoning Adjustment Agenda October 17, 2016
5. 16DEVPLAN1154
Request: Category 3 Development Plan and Variances to exceed the
maximum setback along South Fourth Street and Guthrie
Street frontages
Project Name: Fourth Street Apartments
Location: 535 South Fourth Street
Owner: Jewish Hospital and St. Mary’s Healthcare
Applicant: David Bastos - Power Encore LLC
Representative: Kim Oatman - Civil Design Inc.
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Brian Davis, AICP, Planning Manager
6. 16VARIANCE1067
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code section
4.4.3.A.1.a.i to allow an existing fence to exceed a height of
42 inches in the required front yard.
Project Name: 1600 Cherokee Road fence
Location: 1600 Cherokee Road
Owner: Kevin Cogan - DPAC 1600 LLC.
Applicant: Kevin Cogan - DPAC 1600 LLC.
Representative: Marv Blomquist - Blomquist Design Group LLC.
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 8 - Tom Owen
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
7. 16VARIANCE1072
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code (July 2016)
section 5.4.2.C.3.a to allow a detached unenclosed car port
to encroach approximately 14 feet into the street side yard
setback.
Project Name: 5301 Dahl Road
Location: 5301 Dahl Road
Owner: Daniel Menedez
Applicant: Daniel Menedez
Representative: Daniel Menedez
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 2 - Barbara Shanklin
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
Louisville Metro Government Page 2 Printed on 10/17/2016
Board of Zoning Adjustment Agenda October 17, 2016
8. 16VARIANCE1071
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code section
5.4.1.E.5 to allow steps from an unenclosed fenced deck to
encroach into the 3 foot side yard setback as determined by LDC
section 5.2.2, table 5.2.2 for an R-6 zoned parcel located within
the Traditional Neighborhood Form District.
Project Name: 715 Shelby Parkway
Location: 715 Shelby Parkway
Owner: Jordan Vance Smith
Applicant: Jordan Vance Smith
Representative: Jordan Vance Smith
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
9. 16VARIANCE1076
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code section 5.3.1,
table 5.3.1 to allow a proposed 2 story garage to encroach
by 14 feet into the minimum street side yard setback on a
parcel zoned R-5 within the Neighborhood Form District.
Project Name: 1654 Cherokee Road
Location: 1654 Cherokee Road
Owner: Amy and Sterling Lipinski
Applicant: Amy and Sterling Lipinski
Representative: Amy and Sterling Lipinski
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 8 - Tom Owen
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
10. 16VARIANCE1074
Request: Variance from the Land Development Code section 5.3.1,
table 5.3.1 to allow an expansion onto an existing deck to
encroach into the minimum side yard setback on a parcel
zoned R-4 within the Neighborhood Form District.
Project Name: 7206 Hollow Creek Road
Location: 7206 Hollow Creek Road
Owner: Michael Secor
Applicant: Michael Secor
Representative: Michael Secor
Jurisdiction: Hollow Creek
Council District: 23 - James Peden
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
Louisville Metro Government Page 3 Printed on 10/17/2016
Board of Zoning Adjustment Agenda October 17, 2016
11. 16CUP1027
Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow proposed off-street parking
in an OR-3 zoning district
Project Name: None
Location: 5050 Norton Healthcare Boulevard
Owner: McMahan Holdings, LLC
Applicant: McMahan Holdings, LLC
Representative: Glenn Price
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 16 - Kelly Downard
Case Manager: Jon E. Crumbie, Planning and Design Coordinator
12. 16CUP1028
Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow proposed a proposed
medical facility in a C-1 zoning district
Project Name: Norton Healthcare Cancer Center
Location: 4955 Norton Healthcare Boulevard
Owner: McMahan Holdings, LLC
Applicant: McMahan Holdings, LLC
Representative: Glenn Price
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 16 - Kelly Downard
Case Manager: Jon E. Crumbie, Planning and Design Coordinator
13. 16WAIVER1033
Request: Exceptional Signage Review
Project Name: Crescent Center
Location: 631 S 3rd Street
Owner: TMG III Crescent Center LLC
Applicant: Trilogy Real Estate
Representative: William Bardenwerper
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Laura Mattingly, Planner I
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Board of Zoning Adjustment Agenda October 17, 2016
14. 16VARIANCE1066
Request: Variance from the Development Code (April 2001), City of
St. Matthews, section 6.3.C.3 to allow a height variance of
16’ for the parapet on the main structure to be 51’ in height
to exceed the 35’ maximum building height for a C-1 zoned
property in the City of St. Matthews.
Project Name: 3901 Shelbyville Road
Location: 3901 Shelbyville Road
Owner: Peter Michael Hammer and William N. Gross - Gross Real
Estate LLC.
Applicant: Phil Riney - Independence Bank
Representative: Kathy M. Linares - Mindel, Scott, and Associates Inc.
Jurisdiction: City of St. Matthews
Council District: 9 - Bill Hollander
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
15. 16CUP1034
Request: CUP for mini-storage with relief from the CUP requirements
listed in 4.2.35 B and G and variances
Project Name: Hurstbourne Storage
Location: 2801 N. Hurstbourne Parkway
Owner: S & L Ventures LLC
Applicant: Erb, Walker, & Twiford
Representative: Mindel Scott and Assoc.; Bardenwerper Talbott and
Roberts PLLC
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 17-Glen Stuckel
Case Manager: Julia Williams, RLA, AICP, Planning Supervisor
Adjournment
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