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Board of Zoning Adjustment

Monday, March 6, 2023 · 1:00 PM AM · Online Via Webex

TL;DR

The Board of Zoning Adjustment held a meeting to review several property-related requests, including hospital expansion, nonconforming property use changes, and short-term rental permits. Two short-term rental requests were denied, while a hospital addition project was approved.

Key Decisions

  • U of L Mary and Elizabeth Hospital Addition Passed (6-0)
  • Beecher Street Property Use Change from Convenience Store to Duplex Passed (6-0)
  • Riveroaks Lane Short Term Rental Permit Passed (5-1)
  • S. First Street Short Term Rental Permit Denied (4-2)
  • Ridgeview Avenue Short Term Rental Permit Denied (6-0)
Agenda PDF Minutes PDF

Agenda

  1. Untitled item
  2. Call To Order

    The following Board Members were present: Buttorff, Horton, Howard, Leanhart, Vozos and Bond The following Board Members were absent: Ford

  3. Approval Of Minutes
  4. 1. Untitled item
    Planning Case

    A motion was made by Member Buttorff, seconded by Member Howard that the February 20, 2023 BOZA minutes be approved. The vote was as follows: YES: Members Buttorff, Horton, Howard, Leanhart and Bond ABSTAIN: Member Vozos ABSENT: Member Ford

  5. Business Session
  6. Untitled item
  7. 2. Request: A Modified Conditional Use Permit for a 3,617 SF addition to an existing hospital Project Name: U of L Mary and Elizabeth Hospital Addition Location: 1850 Bluegrass Avenue Owner/Applicant: U of L Health Louisville, INC. / Crunk Engineering Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 15 - Jennifer Chappell Case Manager: Molly Clark, Planner II
    Planning Case

    A motion was made by Member Howard that the Modified Conditional Use Permit for a 3,617 square foot addition to an existing a hospital (Land Development Code Hospital/Medical Clinic CUP (LDC) 4.2.29) be approved. The vote was as follows: YES: Members Buttorff, Horton, Howard, Leanhart, Vozos and Bond ABSENT: Member Ford

  8. Public Hearing
  9. 3. Request: A variance to allow the principal structure to encroach into the street side yard setback and a variance to allow a fence to exceed the maximum height in the street side yard setback.TO BE CONTINUED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN. Project Name: Vim Drive Variance Location: 1370 Vim Drive Owner/Applicant: Maria Escalante Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 21- Betsy Ruhe Case Manager: Amy Brooks, Planner I
    Planning Case

    TO BE CONTINUED TO A DATE UNCERTAIN - NO VOTE

  10. 4. Request: Nonconforming Rights Application to allow a change in nonconforming rights from a convenience store to a duplex. Project Name: Beecher Street Nonconformance Location: 500 Beecher Street Owner: Derrick Tiller Applicant: Sharon Bell Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 15- Jennifer Chappell Case Manager: Amy Brooks, Planner I
    Planning Case

    A motion was made by Member Howard, seconded by Member Vozos that the non-conforming use be changed from a convenience store to a duplex. The vote was as follows: YES: Members Buttorff, Horton, Howard, Leanhart, Vozos and Bond ABSENT: Member Ford

  11. 5. Request: Conditional Use Permit for short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the host Project Name: Riveroaks Lane Short Term Rental Location: 3925 Riveroaks Lane Owner: 3925 Riveroaks LLC Applicant: Alyssa Lewis Representative: Michael Marks Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 17- Markus Winkler Case Manager: Amy Brooks, Planner I
    Planning Case

    A motion was made by Member Vozos, seconded by Member Buttorff that the Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the host in an R-4 zoning district and Neighborhood Form District be approved. The vote was as follows: YES: Members Buttorff, Horton, Leanhart, Vozos and Bond NO: Member Howard ABSENT: Member Ford

  12. 6. Request: Conditional Use Permit for short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the host in the TNZD zoning district. Project Name: S. First Street Short Term Rental Location: 1219 S. 1st Street Owner: Daniel and Mary Assef Applicant: Daniel Assef Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 6- Phillip Baker Case Manager: Heather Pollock, Planner I
    Planning Case

    A motion was made by Member Howard, seconded by Member Horton that the Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the host in the TNZD zoning district and Traditional Neighborhood Form District be denied. The vote was as follows: YES: Members Horton, Howard, Leanhart and Bond NO: Members Buttorff and Vozos ABSENT: Member Ford

  13. 7. Request: Waiver of BOZA Policy 3.02.04 to allow a new application for Board action within one year of Board action on the same tract of property. Project Name: Ridgeview Avenue Short Term Rental Location: 2418 Ridgeview Avenue Owner: Farooq Shaheen Applicant Slava Furs Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 18- Marilyn Parker Case Manager: Amy Brook, Planner I
    Planning Case

    A motion was made by Member Leanhart, seconded by Member Horton that the Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the host in the R-5 single family zoning district and Neighborhood form district be denied. The vote was as follows: YES: Members Buttorff, Horton, Howard, Leanhart, Vozos and Bond ABSENT: Member Ford

  14. Adjournment