Request: Land Development Code Text Amendment Project Name: Neighborhood Housing… plan amendment
Case 26-LDC-0001
Continued
freeContinued2 conditions of approval
Louisville Meetings
Planning Commission, September 3, 2026
Votes on Neighborhood Housing LDC text amendment (26 LDC 0001), unanimous
2h 7m17,806 words
171 mentionspublic hearingland usecomprehensive planaducommercialmixed useduplexapproveddensityshort term rentalresidentialdeniedconditional usezoningsetbackrezoningvariancesubdivisionplanned developmentindustrialLouisville, KY
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What happened
The Louisville Metro Planning Commission held a special public hearing on case 26 LDC 0001, a Land Development Code text amendment on neighborhood housing (duplexes through multiplexes, cottage courts, townhomes by right with special standards in traditional form districts, withi…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Louisville, KY
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- September 3, 2026
- Decisions
- 1 zoning decision
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 1
Neighborhood Housing LDC text amendment (26 LDC 0001)
Land Development Code text amendment covering three areas: (1) neighborhood housing building types allowed by right with special standards; (2) housing and mixed-use corridor improvements, including height measured in stories, FAR deleted in commercial districts, R-4 lot size reduced from 9,000 to...
Meeting Summary
The Louisville Metro Planning Commission held a special public hearing on case 26 LDC 0001, a Land Development Code text amendment on neighborhood housing (duplexes through multiplexes, cottage courts, townhomes by right with special standards in traditional form districts, withi…
Key Decisions (1)
Continued
Neighborhood Housing LDC text amendment (26 LDC 0001)
Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Development Activity (1)
Fourplex rehabilitation near 18th and Chestnut
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Staff says a consultant study found that current LDC rules…
Housing Demand
A realtor testified that first-time buyers average 40 years old…
Sentiment
Opponents object to by-right administrative approval without public hearings and…
Other
Staff expects more Kentucky General Assembly housing bills in 2027,…
Who Spoke (19)
CommissionerStaff · 3AttorneyPublic · 8
On the record: a commissioner, 3 staff members, an attorney, and 8 members of the public.
Agenda results
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