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Louisville planning office reviews 2024 work, HUD grant lifts 2025 agenda
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Office of Planning Director Brian Davis told the Metro Planning Commission the office processed 4,539 applications in 2024, saw a drop in dwelling-unit approvals, and won a $7 million HUD pro‑housing grant that will fund code updates and other work over multiple years.
The Louisville Metro Office of Planning on Thursday reviewed its 2024 annual report and outlined priorities for 2025, including a new federal grant to fund land‑development code updates.
Director Brian Davis told the Planning Commission the office accepted 4,539 applications in 2024, down about 9.5% from the prior year, and that total application fees rose after a fee schedule update that took effect Nov. 1, 2023. He said the office approved fewer preliminary multifamily units last year — 1,937 of the 2,565 dwelling units tracked — and that overall approved building square footage was down from the previous year.
The office said several code changes and regulatory milestones were completed in 2024: factory‑built home regulations, new rules for first‑floor uses in a rezoning area,…
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