Development Review Committee
Regular MeetingLouisville, KY · August 17, 2016
Minutes
Old Jail Auditorium
Louisville Metro Government 514 W. Liberty St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Action Summary - Final
Development Review Committee
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 1:00 PM Old Jail Auditorium
Call To Order
Present: 4- Jeff Brown, Robert Peterson, Emma Smith and David Tomes
Absent: 1- Robert Kirchdorfer
Approval of Minutes
1. DRC_Minutes_08.03.16
Approval of the minutes of the August 3, 2016 Development Review Committee meeting.
A motion was made by Committee Member Brown, seconded by Committee
Member Smith, that the minutes of the August 3, 2016 Development Review
Committee meeting be approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson and Committee Member Smith
Absent: 2- Committee Member Kirchdorfer and Chair Person Tomes
New Business
2. 16DEVPLAN1122
Request: Category 3 Plan for a Proposed Hotel/Parking Structure
Project Name: Cambria Hotel
Location: 120 S. Floyd Street and 243-253 E. Market Street
Owner: SLS Management
Applicant: Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Representative: Frost Brown Todd LLC and BTM Engineering, Inc.
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Brian Davis, AICP, Planning Manager
A motion was made by Committee Member Brown, seconded by
Commissioner Howard, that this Planning Case be approved. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson and Committee Member Smith
Absent: 2- Committee Member Kirchdorfer and Chair Person Tomes
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3. 16DEVPLAN1137
Request: Waivers associated with parking expansion
Project Name: MFDH Parking Expansion
Location: 9200 Leesgate Road
Owner: D. Paul Finn, BFW Partnership of KY
Applicant: William Becknell, MFDH Properties, LLC
Representative: Clifford Ashburner, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
Jurisdiction: Hurstbourne
Council District: 18 - Marilyn Parker
Case Manager: Laura Mattingly, Planner I
A motion was made by Committee Member Brown, seconded by Committee
Member Smith, that the requested Waiver of Section 10.2.4.A to allow an
existing drive to encroach into the required 20’ property perimeter Landscape
Buffer Area (Waiver #2) be denied. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson, Committee Member Smith and
Chair Person Tomes
Absent: 1- Committee Member Kirchdorfer
A motion was made by Committee Member Brown, seconded by Committee
Member Smith, that the requested Waiver of Section 5.5.1.A.3.a to allow
parking to be located between the primary street and the façade of the building
(Waiver #1) be approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson, Committee Member Smith and
Chair Person Tomes
Absent: 1- Committee Member Kirchdorfer
4. 16WAIVER1028
Request: Sign Waiver
Project Name: Walmart Sign Waiver
Location: 4840 Outer Loop
Owner: Walmart Real Estate Business Trust
Applicant: Megan Munro, Harrison French & Associates
Representative: Megan Munro, Harrison French & Associates
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 24 - Madonna Flood
Case Manager: Laura Mattingly, Planner I
A motion was made by Committee Member Brown, seconded by Committee
Member Smith, that this requested Sign Waiver be approved. The motion
carried by the following vote:
Yes: 3- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson and Committee Member Smith
Absent: 2- Committee Member Kirchdorfer and Chair Person Tomes
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5. 16CELL1003
Request: cell tower consisting of a 125 foot monopole with a 5 foot lightning
arrestor (total height of 130 feet) within a 2,278 square foot
compound area
Project Name: 7th & Magnolia
Location: 901 West Magnolia Avenue
Owner: 1000 Ormsby LLC
Applicant: Capital Telecom and Verizon Wireless
Representative: Pike Legal Group PLLC, David Pike
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: l6-David James
Case Manager: Steve Hendrix, Planning Supervisor
A motion was made by Committee Member Brown, seconded by Committee
Member Smith, that this Planning Case be approved. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 3- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson and Committee Member Smith
Absent: 2- Committee Member Kirchdorfer and Chair Person Tomes
6. 16DEVPLAN1140
Request: Two Landscape Waivers from LDC Sections 10.2.12.B and
10.2.13 associated with the construction of a new surface parking
lot
Project Name: Story Avenue Parking
Location: 1311, 1315, 1317 Story Avenue
Owner: Andy Blieden - Butcher Story LLC.
Applicant: Kelli Jones - Sabak, Wilson, and Lingo Inc.
Representative: Kelli Jones - Sabak, Wilson, and Lingo Inc.
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peterson, seconded by Committee Member
Brown, that the requested Waiver from LDC section 10.2.12.B to allow 128’ feet
between landscape islands (Waiver #1) be approved. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Yes: 4- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson, Committee Member Smith and
Chair Person Tomes
Absent: 1- Committee Member Kirchdorfer
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peterson, seconded by Committee Member
Brown, that the requested Waiver from LDC section 10.2.13 to provide one half
of the trees required in the landscape islands (Waiver #2) be approved. The
motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson, Committee Member Smith and
Chair Person Tomes
Absent: 1- Committee Member Kirchdorfer
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7. 16WAIVER1029
Request: Sign Waiver from LDC section 8.2.1.D.6 to allow a changing
image sign to be within 300 feet of a residentially zoned district.
Project Name: JFCS Family Center Sign Waiver
Location: 2821 Klempner Way
Owner: Jewish Family and Career Services
Applicant: Judy Freundlich Tiell
Representative: Judy Freundlich Tiell
Jurisdiction: Louisville
Council District: 9 - Bill Hollander
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peterson, seconded by Committee Member
Brown, that the requested Sign Waiver be approved. The motion carried by
the following vote:
Yes: 4- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson, Committee Member Smith and
Chair Person Tomes
Absent: 1- Committee Member Kirchdorfer
8. 16DEVPLAN1143
Request: Bicycle Parking Waiver from LDC section 9.2.5 and a Sidewalk
waiver from LDC section 5.8.1.B to not provide sidewalks along
Westport Road.
Project Name: Ford KTP U553 Additions
Location: 3001 Chamberlain Lane
Owner: Robert Armstrong - Ford Motor Land Development Corp.
Applicant: Kelley Parker - Luckett & Farley
Representative: Kelley Parker - Luckett & Farley
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 17 - Glenn Stuckel
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
A motion was made by Committee Member Brown, seconded by Committee
Member Smith, that this Planning Case be approved. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 4- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson, Committee Member Smith and
Chair Person Tomes
Absent: 1- Committee Member Kirchdorfer
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9. 16MOD1004
Request: Request to Eliminate Binding Element #7 from Original Approval
of Case Number 13ZONE1028
Project Name: Hotel NuLu Binding Element Amendment
Location: 729 East Market Street
Owner: Creation Gardens
Applicant: 725 Partners LLC
Representative: 725 Partners LLC
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Brian Davis, AICP, Planning Manager
A motion was made by Committee Member Brown, seconded by Vice Chair
Peterson, that this Planning Case be approved. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 4- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson, Committee Member Smith and
Chair Person Tomes
Absent: 1- Committee Member Kirchdorfer
10. 16DEVPLAN1134
Request: Revised detailed district development plan with Landscape waiver
for athletic complex
Project Name: King Louie’s Place
Location: 598 N. English Station Road
Owner: Blind Squirrel, LLC
Applicant: Blind Squirrel, LLC
Representative: Land Design & Development - Sarah Beth Sammons
Jurisdiction: Middletown
Council District: 19 - Julie Denton
Case Manager: Joel Dock, Planner I
A motion was made by Committee Member Brown, seconded by Vice Chair
Peterson, that this Planning Case be recommended to the City of Middletown
for approval. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson, Committee Member Smith and
Chair Person Tomes
Absent: 1- Committee Member Kirchdorfer
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11. 16DEVPLAN1123
Request: Revised detailed district development plan for outdoor storage
and sales/display areas
Project Name: Home Improvement Warehouse
Location: 501 S. Hurstbourne Parkway
Owner: Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC
Applicant: Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC - Travis Spicer
Representative: Frost Brown Todd LLC - Glen Price
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro/Jeffersontown
Council District: 18 - Marilyn Parker
Case Manager: Joel Dock, Planner I
A motion was made by Committee Member Smith, seconded by Vice Chair
Peterson, that this Planning Case be recommended to the City of
Jeffersontown for approval. The motion carried by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson, Committee Member Smith and
Chair Person Tomes
Absent: 1- Committee Member Kirchdorfer
12. 16DEVPLAN1162
Request: Sign plan with amendment to binding elements
Project Name: Beechwood Village Green
Location: 4505 Shelbyville Road
Owner: Jean M. Weyland Family Partners LTD
Applicant: Jean M. Weyland Family Partners LTD
Representative: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP - Clifford Ashburner
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 7 - Angela Leet
Case Manager: Joel Dock, Planner I
A motion was made by Vice Chair Peterson, seconded by Committee Member
Brown, that this Planning Case be approved. The motion carried by the
following vote:
Yes: 4- Committee Member Brown, Vice Chair Peterson, Committee Member Smith and
Chair Person Tomes
Absent: 1- Committee Member Kirchdorfer
Adjournment
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Agenda
Old Jail Auditorium
Louisville Metro Government 514 W. Liberty St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Agenda
Development Review Committee
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 1:00 PM Old Jail Auditorium
Call To Order
Approval of Minutes
1. DRC_Minutes_08.03.16
Approval of the minutes of the August 3, 2016 Development Review Committee
meeting.
New Business
2. 16DEVPLAN1122
Request: Category 3 Plan for a Proposed Hotel/Parking Structure
Project Name: Cambria Hotel
Location: 120 S. Floyd Street and 243-253 E. Market Street
Owner: SLS Management
Applicant: Choice Hotels International, Inc.
Representative: Frost Brown Todd LLC and BTM Engineering, Inc.
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Brian Davis, AICP, Planning Manager
3. 16DEVPLAN1137
Request: Waivers associated with parking expansion
Project Name: MFDH Parking Expansion
Location: 9200 Leesgate Road
Owner: D. Paul Finn, BFW Partnership of KY
Applicant: William Becknell, MFDH Properties, LLC
Representative: Clifford Ashburner, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP
Jurisdiction: Hurstbourne
Council District: 18 - Marilyn Parker
Case Manager: Laura Mattingly, Planner I
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Development Review Committee Agenda August 17, 2016
4. 16WAIVER1028
Request: Sign Waiver
Project Name: Walmart Sign Waiver
Location: 4840 Outer Loop
Owner: Walmart Real Estate Business Trust
Applicant: Megan Munro, Harrison French & Associates
Representative: Megan Munro, Harrison French & Associates
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 24 - Madonna Flood
Case Manager: Laura Mattingly, Planner I
5. 16CELL1003
Request: cell tower consisting of a 125 foot monopole with a 5 foot
lightning arrestor (total height of 130 feet) within a 2,278
square foot compound area
Project Name: 7th & Magnolia
Location: 901 West Magnolia Avenue
Owner: 1000 Ormsby LLC
Applicant: Capital Telecom and Verizon Wireless
Representative: Pike Legal Group PLLC, David Pike
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: l6-David James
Case Manager: Steve Hendrix, Planning Supervisor
6. 16DEVPLAN1140
Request: Two Landscape Waivers from LDC Sections 10.2.12.B and
10.2.13 associated with the construction of a new surface
parking lot
Project Name: Story Avenue Parking
Location: 1311, 1315, 1317 Story Avenue
Owner: Andy Blieden - Butcher Story LLC.
Applicant: Kelli Jones - Sabak, Wilson, and Lingo Inc.
Representative: Kelli Jones - Sabak, Wilson, and Lingo Inc.
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
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Development Review Committee Agenda August 17, 2016
7. 16WAIVER1029
Request: Sign Waiver from LDC section 8.2.1.D.6 to allow a changing
image sign to be within 300 feet of a residentially zoned
district.
Project Name: JFCS Family Center Sign Waiver
Location: 2821 Klempner Way
Owner: Jewish Family and Career Services
Applicant: Judy Freundlich Tiell
Representative: Judy Freundlich Tiell
Jurisdiction: Louisville
Council District: 9 - Bill Hollander
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
8. 16DEVPLAN1143
Request: Bicycle Parking Waiver from LDC section 9.2.5 and a
Sidewalk waiver from LDC section 5.8.1.B to not provide
sidewalks along Westport Road.
Project Name: Ford KTP U553 Additions
Location: 3001 Chamberlain Lane
Owner: Robert Armstrong - Ford Motor Land Development Corp.
Applicant: Kelley Parker - Luckett & Farley
Representative: Kelley Parker - Luckett & Farley
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 17 - Glenn Stuckel
Case Manager: Ross Allen, Planner I
9. 16MOD1004
Request: Request to Eliminate Binding Element #7 from Original
Approval of Case Number 13ZONE1028
Project Name: Hotel NuLu Binding Element Amendment
Location: 729 East Market Street
Owner: Creation Gardens
Applicant: 725 Partners LLC
Representative: 725 Partners LLC
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 4 - David Tandy
Case Manager: Brian Davis, AICP, Planning Manager
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Development Review Committee Agenda August 17, 2016
10. 16DEVPLAN1134
Request: Revised detailed district development plan with Landscape
waiver for athletic complex
Project Name: King Louie’s Place
Location: 598 N. English Station Road
Owner: Blind Squirrel, LLC
Applicant: Blind Squirrel, LLC
Representative: Land Design & Development - Sarah Beth Sammons
Jurisdiction: Middletown
Council District: 19 - Julie Denton
Case Manager: Joel Dock, Planner I
11. 16DEVPLAN1123
Request: Revised detailed district development plan for outdoor
storage and sales/display areas
Project Name: Home Improvement Warehouse
Location: 501 S. Hurstbourne Parkway
Owner: Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC
Applicant: Lowe’s Home Centers, LLC - Travis Spicer
Representative: Frost Brown Todd LLC - Glen Price
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro/Jeffersontown
Council District: 18 - Marilyn Parker
Case Manager: Joel Dock, Planner I
12. 16DEVPLAN1162
Request: Sign plan with amendment to binding elements
Project Name: Beechwood Village Green
Location: 4505 Shelbyville Road
Owner: Jean M. Weyland Family Partners LTD
Applicant: Jean M. Weyland Family Partners LTD
Representative: Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP - Clifford Ashburner
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 7 - Angela Leet
Case Manager: Joel Dock, Planner I
Adjournment
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