Thursday, May 29, 2014
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Information provided by Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services, 444 S. 5th Street – Suite 300, Louisville, KY 40202-4313, (502)574-6230
Case Number: 14VARIANCE1041
You are invited to attend a Board of Zoning Adjustment review for a variance to allow a proposed wooden deck to encroach into the required Thompson Avenue street side yard on property known as 3600 St. Germaine Court and being in the City of St. Matthews.
Subject Property: 3600 St. Germaine Court
Case Manager: Sherie’ Long (sherie.long@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Board of Zoning Adjustment
Date: Monday, June 2, 2014
Time: Meeting will begin at 8:30 A.M. and continue until all cases are heard
Location: Metro Development Center, Conference Room 101, 444 So. 5th Street 40202
Case Number: 14VARIANCE1035
You are invited to attend a Board of Zoning Adjustment review for a variance to allow an existing garage to be 2 feet from the north side yard property line (resultant of porch addition) on property known as 207 Eline Avenue and being in the City of St. Matthews.
Subject Property: 207 Eline Avenue
Case Manager: Sherie’ Long (sherie.long@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Board of Zoning Adjustment
Date: Monday, June 2, 2014
Time: Meeting will begin at 8:30 A.M. and continue until all cases are heard
Location: Metro Development Center, Conference Room 101, 444 So. 5th Street 40202
Case Number: 14VARIANCE1038
You are invited to attend a Board of Zoning Adjustment review for a variance to allow an existing garage to be 2 feet from the north side yard property line (resultant of rear addition) and proposed house addition to be 2 feet 10 inches from the south side yard property line on property known as 406 Macon Avenue and being in the City of St. Matthews.
Subject Property: 406 Macon Avenue
Case Manager: Sherie’ Long (sherie.long@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Board of Zoning Adjustment
Date: Monday, June 2, 2014
Time: Meeting will begin at 8:30 A.M. and continue until all cases are heard
Location: Metro Development Center, Conference Room 101, 444 So. 5th Street 40202
Case Number: 14VARIANCE1044
You are invited to attend a Board of Zoning Adjustment review for a variance to allow a proposed garage to be 5 feet from the rear yard property line and more than 30% of required rear yard on property known as 3923 Warner Avenue and being in the City of St. Matthews.
Subject Property: 3923 Warner Avenue
Case Manager: Sherie’ Long (sherie.long@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: Board of Zoning Adjustment
Date: Monday, June 2, 2014
Time: Meeting will begin at 8:30 A.M. and continue until all cases are heard
Location: Metro Development Center, Conference Room 101, 444 So. 5th Street 40202
For basic details for above case/s please visit http://www.louisvilleky.gov/PlanningDesign/. Click on “Case Information – eCustomer Services” link. Then select the “home” tab and select the type of case and enter the above case number. For specific case information please call or email the above listed case manager. If you have any questions please contact Planning & Design directly at 574-6230.
Join me and my staff in another phase of the Lexington Road improvements between Cross Hill and Top Hill Roads on Saturday, June 7th from 8:00 am – 11:30 a.m. We will be weeding and cleaning the hillside along Lexington Road. Please volunteer to be a part of this restoration effort. Gloves, tools and Louisville Water Company PureTap water will be provided to all volunteers. Please bring your own reusable water bottle. Call our office at 574-1109 for more information.
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January 1, 2015 is the date that enforcement of a ban on the use of plastic bags for yard waste will begin throughout Jefferson County following a period of educational outreach. A regulation passed on May 6, 2014 by the Louisville-Jefferson County Waste Management District specifies the use of reusable containers, paper bags, or compostable bags for yard waste collection.
The regulation prohibits collection of yard waste in plastic bags that are not compostable. Here are five approved methods, in order of preference, for disposal of yard waste.
- Mulch and/or compost yard clippings to eliminate cost and need for yard waste collection;
- Place yard waste in reusable containers, such as an old garbage can, to reduce the need for continual purchase of single-use bags;
- Place yard waste in paper bags designed for yard waste collection;
- Place yard waste in compostable plastic bags that meet ASTM D6400 standards;
- Use seasonal drop-off centers for yard waste
Compostable plastic bags and paper bags designed for yard waste collection can be found at many area retailers that carry lawn care cleanup supplies. An educational outreach campaign has been launched to prepare residents before enforcement of the regulation begins.
Yard waste left out in plastic bags during the education period will be collected, but haulers will then leave educational material about the regulation and the coming enforcement. After enforcement begins on January 1, yard waste in plastic bags will not be collected and residents could be subject to fines and cleanup fees.
The regulation addresses contamination of yard waste caused by an abundance of plastic bags that prevent yard waste from being processed into desirable compost and mulch.
Contamination caused by plastic bags leads to 32,000 tons of yard waste being added to area landfills each year despite a 1994 ordinance requiring that the waste not be landfilled. The new regulation removes the barrier that has prevented compliance with the ordinance.
Similar rules are already being enforced in surrounding cities such as Cincinnati, Lexington, Columbus and Nashville. The yard waste container regulation is an initiative of the Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team, funded by a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies.
For a quick summary of answers to questions about yard waste disposal options click here.
More detailed information about the yard waste container regulation is available online at http://www.louisvilleky.gov/SolidWaste.
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Next week we'll include a link to a follow-up video on the demonstration park at Beargrass Falls at Karen Lynch Park. Stay tuned.
On Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Crescent Hill will celebrate its 20th anniversary garden tour with 10 unique and colorful gardens in this historic neighborhood. The tour will feature creative gardening in small spaces, from organic gardens to shade gardens, and give visitors innovative ideas to try in their own outdoor space. Tickets are only $10. Tickets will be available the day of the tour at the Peterson-Dumesnil House, 301 South Peterson Avenue, where the tour begins. Advance tickets are available at St. Matthews Feed & Seed (225 Chenoweth Lane) and Fresh Start Growers Supply (1007 East Jefferson Street). The tours will take place rain or shine. For more information visit www.crescenthillgardentour.org or contact Judy Gogan at 899-1899.
For garden lovers who would like to tour three neighborhood gardens, 2014 Garden Tour Passport tickets are available again this year. The Passport ticket includes the Crescent Hill Tour, The Old Louisville Tour: Saturday and Sunday, June 21 & 22, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and The Audubon Park Tour: Saturday, June 28, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Advance passport tickets are available through May 31, 2014 at a discounted price of $30 (a $40 value if purchased separately). Passport tickets may be purchased online at www.gardentourpassport.com or by mail to: Gene Stotz, 3330 Robin Rd., Louisville, KY 40213 (make check out to: Garden Tour Passport).
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United Crescent Hill Ministries (UCHM) invites you to their 14th Annual Home Tour on Saturday, June 14th, 2014 from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm. Enjoy this rare opportunity to tour some of the wonderfully restored homes typical of the neighborhoods that UCHM serves. This year, UCHM added Butchertown to the service area. Proceeds from the 14th Annual Home Tour benefit the Youth, Seniors, and Emergency Assistance programs provided by UCHM. Celebrating 40 years of outreach, UCHM continues to provide services for residents of the Crescent Hill, Clifton, Clifton Heights, and Butchertown neighborhoods. Volunteers are needed and welcome for this event. Please contact Sue Gentry at 893-0346 if you are interested. Advance Tickets are $25 each (single ticket) or $20 each (when purchasing two or more). Tickets will be sold for $25 the day of the event. Advance tickets will be available online at www.uchmlouky.org, at UCHM (150 S. State Street), and at both Carmichael’s Bookstores and Margaret’s Consignments.
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The World Affairs Council of Kentucky and Southern Indiana (WAC) is currently looking for families to host Iraqi high school students for two weeks this summer (July 21-August 4) as part of the Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program, funded through the U.S. Department of State and the US Embassy in Baghdad. If you are interested in hosting or learning more please click here for a flyer with more information.
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The program is once again split into two parts, with each part described below: COMMUNITY NIGHTS:
- The Bats will host two community nights, providing tickets, hot dogs, and soft drinks to non-profit groups who would not be able to afford a Bats game under regular circumstances. These two nights will include 4,000 guests for each game – Tuesday, July 8 and Tuesday, July 22. Groups will contact the Bats office directly to sign up for the program and each group member will get a voucher for a ticket, hot dog, and soft drink. Examples include mentoring organizations, social service agencies, and many more. This program is not intended for individual constituent distribution.
METRO COUNCIL MONDAYS:
- For this program, the Bats will host groups and organizations doing the good of the community that might not fit into the category above. This includes 12,000 total ticket vouchers – without hot dogs and drinks – distributed for use on ANY of these designated Monday nights: June 2, June 16, July 7, July 21 and August 4. Groups are able to choose their own date within these Monday nights. Examples include school fundraisers, charity auctions, and several others. This program is also not intended for individual constituent distribution.
To request tickets for either part of the program, organizations should contact Kate McGuire, Louisville Bats – kmcguire@batsbaseball.com. Please include your Metro Council District, organization name, contact name, mailing address, daytime phone number, and number of tickets requested. Email is preferred, but if email is not available, call Kate McGuire at 502-614-4535.
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The spring/summer District 9 newsletter is hot off the press! Check out the electronic version and read updates on: CycLOUvia, Responsible Recycling event, Ban the Box ordinance, residential traffic circles on Nanz Ave, CIF/NDF snapshot, Brightside’s One Bright City initiative, and the 2014 calendar. The newsletter is available online by clicking here. Residents that don’t have access to a computer or internet may contact our office at 574-1109 to request a paper copy be mailed to them.
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The Pace Car Program is a citizen-based traffic calming initiative that encourages residents to take responsibility for their own driving while setting the "pace" for safer streets and neighborhoods. Residents will be able to sign an official Pace Car registration form and pledge the following:
“Drive the speed limit on city streets, especially in residential areas, setting the pace for vehicles behind me; stop completely at STOP signs and don’t run red lights; be courteous to all bicyclists; pedestrians and other motorists; give myself enough travel time so that I am not sacrificing safety or courtesy; devote my full attention to driving by avoiding distractions, i.e.: cell phones; not be pressured by the impatience of other drivers to exceed the speed limit; keep my sense of humor, life’s too short to let driving stress my out!; and display the Metro Pace Car Program decals or bumper stickers.”
By signing this pledge you will receive an official Pace Car bumper sticker or car window sticker to display on your vehicle. The sticker will alert other drivers that they are taking part in the citizen-based effort to address the problems of traffic speed and safety.
To sign up for this program please click here to download the Official Pledge Form. Read, sign and date the form and return it to our office. Please indicate if you would prefer a bumper or window sticker for the program.
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Below are some Ninth District calendar events! To view a full listing of events please visit the Ninth District Blog at www.district9news.wordpress.com
If you would like to submit events to be considered for the blog calendar please email Kyle Ethridge.
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Thursday, May 29: Hubbards Lane Project public meeting to update the public on recent progress in the project plans and listen to your comments and answer questions. The meeting is scheduled from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at Trinity High School Cafeteria, 4011 Shelbyville Road.
Friday, May 30: Historic Frankfort Avenue will host the F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop from 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm. The F.A.T. Friday Trolley Hop, held year-round on the final Friday of every month, provides FREE parking and transportation to participating shops, restaurants and galleries along the Frankfort, Mellwood and Story Avenue corridor. For more information, visit www.fatfridayhop.org.
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Just Creations, located at 2722 Frankfort Avenue, will host a Community Shopping Night where 15% of sales will be donated to Wellspring, an organization that provides housing and psychiatric rehabilitative services to those facing the challenges of mental illness.
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Bourbon Barrel Foods, located in the Butchertown Market at 1201 Story Ave. Ste. 175, will host a free pre-party tailgate including cooking demos, heavy appetizers, refreshments, a behind the scenes tour of Bourbon Barrel Foods, and the chance to win event tickets and Bourbon Barrel Foods products.
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Lexie’s Trading Post, 2224 Frankfort Avenue, will offer a “buy 3 items, get the 4th for FREE sale” (excludes gift cards and discounted items).
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Spot5 Art Center, located at 2005 Frankfort Avenue, will host the opening reception for “Side by Side”: An Exhibition of Artistic Collaborations featuring collaborative artwork by young student artists with disabilities and professional working artists.
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Margaret’s Consignment, located at 2700 Frankfort Avenue, will host live entertainment in the courtyard, refreshments, and offer a 10% discount on cash purchases.
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The Irish Rover, 2319 Frankfort Avenue, will host traditional Irish music seisuin (informal jam session) starting 8:00pm in the bar area.
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The Comfy Cow, 2221 Frankfort Avenue, will host live music on the porch.
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Crossfit Scullhouse Indoor Rowing, 2019 Frankfort Avenue, will host free Intro to Rowing classes every 30 minutes from 6pm-10pm, free chair massages, dry needling demos and refreshments.
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The Wine Rack, 2632 Frankfort Avenue, will host a West Sixth beer tasting from 6:00pm-8:00pm.
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Varanese Restaurant, 2106 Frankfort Avenue, will host live jazz music and drink specials.
Saturday, May 31: RESCHEDULED – RiverPark Place Marina, Paradigm Yacht Sales, and the Harrods Creek Boat Owners Association will host a Nautical Flea Market from 8:00am to 1:00pm at the RiverPark Place Marina, located at 1250 River Road in downtown Louisville near Tumbleweed. Marine dealers, brokers and individual sellers will have boats available for purchase, and new and used boating equipment, parts, supplies, gear and more will also be for sale. Over 100 vendors and sellers are expected to be at the event. Admission to the Nautical Flea Market, as well as parking, is free.Vendor space for dealers, suppliers, retail outlets and individual sellers are available for rent by calling (502) 558-1033 or e-mailing wattlog@aol.com. For more information call (502) 292-0444.
Saturday, May 31: FABA Member, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church at 2822 Frankfort Avenue has served the area for 123 years. This beautiful and historic church has suffered damage to the roof that insurance proceeds will not cover. St. Mark’s will be hosting a “raise the roof” fundraiser at 6:30 pm to cover the cost of repairs. There will be food, music, and a silent auction to raise funds. This will be a fun evening. If you would like to donate an item for this fundraiser, all donations will be publicly acknowledged and your item may be accompanied by a small sign. If you are interested in donating, call the parish office at 502-895-2429 to see how you can help in any way to help with critical repairs. St Marks fundraiser.pdf
June 2014: The 9th District Urban Services District (USD) will have junk collection set-out on a select weekend in June 2014, depending on your address. You may begin setting out your junk Friday afternoon prior to your junk pick-up week and must have it all out by Monday at 6:00 AM. For your specific junk set-out weekend please visit http://mapit.louisvilleky.gov/ and enter your address, call the office at 574-1109, or email Kyle Ethridge. For collection guidelines please visit www.louisvilleky.gov/solidwaste. You may now sign up for junk set out reminders by email and text. Click here to sign up today!
Tuesday, June 3: Congressman John Yarmuth invites you to his annual Jobs and Resource Fair from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Louisville Slugger Field, 401 E. Main Street. All job seekers are welcome. Parking is available at the Louisville Slugger Field parking lot (entrance off Jackson Street/Main Street) or the lot across from Louisville Slugger Field on Main Street. For more information call 582-5129 or visit www.yarmuth.house.gov to register. Job Seeker Flyer
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