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Louisville planning office reports code changes, HUD grant and staff shifts in annual report
Summary
At the Louisville Metro Board of Zoning Adjustment annual meeting, Office of Planning staff summarized 2024 land-development code amendments, a $7 million HUD "pro-housing" grant award (pending finalization), and forthcoming staff transfers to other departments that will reshape review roles in 2025.
Brian Davis, director-level staff with the Louisville Metro Office of Planning, presented the office's 2024 annual report to the Board of Zoning Adjustment, outlining several land-development code changes, a major federal grant award and a series of staff transfers that will take effect in the coming fiscal year.
Davis told the board the office completed multiple land-development code amendments in 2024, including changes to side-yard setback rules intended to reduce the number of variances coming before the board and updates to the Floyd's Fork special zoning overlay district aimed at strengthening protections for waterways and adjacent habitat.
The presentation said the city also adopted new regulations for vape and smoke shops and established local rules for commercial cannabis-related businesses after state-level changes. Davis said those amendments, together with other code changes, should affect the volume and type of cases the board will see going forward.
Office staff reported a…
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