Planning Commission
Regular MeetingLouisville, KY · January 15, 2015
Minutes
Old Jail Auditorium
Louisville Metro Government 514 W. Liberty Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Action Summary - Final
Planning Commission
Thursday, January 15, 2015 1:00 PM Old Jail Courtroom
Call To Order
Present: 6- Vice Chair David Proffitt, Commissioner Jeff Brown, Commissioner Robert
Kirchdorfer, Commissioner Vince Jarboe, Chair Person David Tomes, and
Clifford Turner
Absent: 4- Chair Person Donnie Blake, Commissioner Carrie Butler, Commissioner Chip
White, and Robert Peterson
Approval Of Minutes
1. Minutes_12.18.14
Approval of the minutes of the December 18, 2014 Planning Commission public hearing.
approved
Yes: 6- Proffitt, Brown, Kirchdorfer, Jarboe, Tomes, and Turner
Absent: 4- Blake, Butler, White, and Peterson
Business Session
2. 14CELL1004W
Request: Vote on the waiver request to reduce the buffer width from 35 feet
to 10 feet, (although the cell tower application was approved on
December 18, 2014, no action was taken on the waiver request).
No further testimony.
Project Name: Verizon Cell Tower
Location: 5811 Lovers Lane with access from Billtown Road
Owner: Virginia M. Bland
Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
Representative: McBrayer Attorneys at Law, W. Brent Rice
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 22 - Robin Engel
Case Manager: Steve Hendrix, Planning Supervisor
approved
Yes: 3- Kirchdorfer, Jarboe, and Turner
No: 2- Proffitt, and Tomes
Absent: 4- Blake, Butler, White, and Peterson
Abstain: 1- Brown
denied
Yes: 5- Proffitt, Brown, Jarboe, Tomes, and Turner
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Planning Commission Action Summary - Final January 15, 2015
Absent: 4- Blake, Butler, White, and Peterson
Abstain: 1- Kirchdorfer
Public Hearing
3. 14CELL1003
Request: Applicant has requested that this item be continued indefinitely
pending the completion of additional studies of possible alternate
locations for the proposed facility on the subject property.
ORIGINAL REQUEST: to construct a 135-foot tall tower with a 5
-foot tall lightning arrestor for a total height of 140 feet with a
5,625 square foot compound area.
Project Name: Verizon Cell Tower
Location: 7200 Woodhaven Rd., PVA address, cell tower location is across
from 7202-7206 Quail Ridge Road
Owner: Rays Development Corporation
Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
Representative: Pike Legal Group PLLC, David Pike
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 2 - Barbara Shanklin and 24 - Madonna Flood
Case Manager: Steve Hendrix, Planning Supervisor
continued
Yes: 6- Proffitt, Brown, Kirchdorfer, Jarboe, Tomes, and Turner
Absent: 4- Blake, Butler, White, and Peterson
4. 14AREA1003
Request: Area Wide Change in Zoning from R-4, Single Family Residential
to PEC, Planned Employment Center
Project Name: Jeffersontown Commerce Park
Location: Multiple Properties
Owner: Multiple Owners
Applicant: City of Jeffersontown
Representative: City of Jeffersontown
Jurisdiction: City of Jeffersontown
Council District: 20 - Stuart Benson
11 - Kevin Kramer
Case Manager: David B. Wagner - Planner II
approved
Yes: 6- Proffitt, Brown, Kirchdorfer, Jarboe, Tomes, and Turner
Absent: 4- Blake, Butler, White, and Peterson
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5. 14ZONE1039
Request: Change in Zoning from C-1 to C-2; Revised Detailed District
Development Plan
Project Name: OBC Lots C & D
Location: 9840 & 9850 Von Allmen Court
Owner: McMahan Group Ventures LLC
Applicant: Rory F. McMahan
Representative: Glenn Price
Jurisdiction: Louisville
Council District: 16 - Kelly Downard
Case Manager: Christopher Brown, Planner II
continued
Yes: 6- Proffitt, Brown, Kirchdorfer, Jarboe, Tomes, and Turner
Absent: 4- Blake, Butler, White, and Peterson
6. 14Amend1003
Project Name: LDC Round Two Text Amendments, Landscaping
continued
Yes: 5- Proffitt, Brown, Kirchdorfer, Jarboe, and Tomes
Absent: 5- Blake, Butler, White, Turner, and Peterson
continued
Yes: 6- Proffitt, Brown, Kirchdorfer, Jarboe, Tomes, and Turner
Absent: 4- Blake, Butler, White, and Peterson
Standing Committee Reports
CHAIRMAN OR COMMISSION DIRECTOR’S REPORT
LAND DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
PLANNING COMMITTEE
POLICY AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE
SITE INSPECTION COMMITTEE
Adjournment
Rollcall
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Planning Commission Action Summary - Final January 15, 2015
Present: 5- Vice Chair David Proffitt, Commissioner Jeff Brown, Commissioner Robert
Kirchdorfer, Commissioner Vince Jarboe, and Chair Person David Tomes
Absent: 3- Chair Person Donnie Blake, Commissioner Carrie Butler, and Commissioner Chip
White
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Agenda
Old Jail Auditorium
Louisville Metro Government 514 W. Liberty Street
Louisville, KY 40202
Agenda
Planning Commission
Thursday, January 15, 2015 1:00 PM Old Jail Courtroom
Call To Order
Approval Of Minutes
1. Minutes_12.18.14
Approval of the minutes of the December 18, 2014 Planning Commission public
hearing.
Business Session
2. 14CELL1004W
Request: Vote on the waiver request to reduce the buffer width from
35 feet to 10 feet, (although the cell tower application was
approved on December 18, 2014, no action was taken on
the waiver request). No further testimony.
Project Name: Verizon Cell Tower
Location: 5811 Lovers Lane with access from Billtown Road
Owner: Virginia M. Bland
Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
Representative: McBrayer Attorneys at Law, W. Brent Rice
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 22 - Robin Engel
Case Manager: Steve Hendrix, Planning Supervisor
Public Hearing
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Planning Commission Agenda January 15, 2015
3. 14CELL1003
Request: Applicant has requested that this item be continued
indefinitely pending the completion of additional studies of
possible alternate locations for the proposed facility on the
subject property. ORIGINAL REQUEST: to construct a
135-foot tall tower with a 5-foot tall lightning arrestor for a
total height of 140 feet with a 5,625 square foot compound
area.
Project Name: Verizon Cell Tower
Location: 7200 Woodhaven Rd., PVA address, cell tower location is
across from 7202-7206 Quail Ridge Road
Owner: Rays Development Corporation
Applicant: Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless
Representative: Pike Legal Group PLLC, David Pike
Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro
Council District: 2 - Barbara Shanklin and 24 - Madonna Flood
Case Manager: Steve Hendrix, Planning Supervisor
4. 14AREA1003
Request: Area Wide Change in Zoning from R-4, Single Family
Residential to PEC, Planned Employment Center
Project Name: Jeffersontown Commerce Park
Location: Multiple Properties
Owner: Multiple Owners
Applicant: City of Jeffersontown
Representative: City of Jeffersontown
Jurisdiction: City of Jeffersontown
Council District: 20 - Stuart Benson
11 - Kevin Kramer
Case Manager: David B. Wagner - Planner II
5. 14ZONE1039
Request: Change in Zoning from C-1 to C-2; Revised Detailed District
Development Plan
Project Name: OBC Lots C & D
Location: 9840 & 9850 Von Allmen Court
Owner: McMahan Group Ventures LLC
Applicant: Rory F. McMahan
Representative: Glenn Price
Jurisdiction: Louisville
Council District: 16 - Kelly Downard
Case Manager: Christopher Brown, Planner II
6. 14Amend1003
Project Name: LDC Round Two Text Amendments, Landscaping
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Planning Commission Agenda January 15, 2015
Standing Committee Reports
CHAIRMAN OR COMMISSION DIRECTOR’S REPORT
LAND DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
DEVELOPMENT REVIEW COMMITTEE
PLANNING COMMITTEE
POLICY AND PROCEDURES COMMITTEE
SITE INSPECTION COMMITTEE
Adjournment
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