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Planning commission backs revised plan for South Third Street bakery and apartments
Summary
Commission recommended Metro Council approve a revised detailed district development plan that keeps four residential units in a building at 5024 South Third Street while reducing the bakery footprint, with staff support.
The Louisville Metro Planning Commission voted to recommend Metro Council approve a revised detailed district development plan for 5024 South Third Street that preserves four residential units and limits the bakery to a smaller front addition.
Case manager Zach Schwager told the commission the 0.15‑acre property sits in the Traditional Neighborhood Form district in C‑1 zoning and contains an existing fourplex. The parcel had been rezoned earlier to allow a bakery on the first floor, and staff said the binding element tied to the rezoning requires review by the Planning Commission and Metro Council if the number of dwelling units or density increases.
Applicant Jeff Rollins testified the revised plan keeps the existing building footprint, reduces the bakery footprint and retains the four residential units with a rated separation between the bakery and residences. An adjacent resident, Anne Ramser, spoke in support and said she opposed prior proposals that removed the two apartments on the first floor and welcomed the applicant’s change.
Schwager concluded staff found the revised DDP met the standards of review. After brief commissioner questions about landscaping and the street trees, the commission voted to recommend approval and forwarded the recommendation to Metro Council.
No amendments to the binding elements were recorded in the hearing; planning staff noted the existing binding element that triggers review if dwelling units increase remains in effect.
