District 11 eNews (April 5, 2024)

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Councilman Kevin Kramer

Metro Councilman Kevin Kramer

601 W. Jefferson Street
Louisville, KY 40202
502.574.1111
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Total Solar Eclipse Safety

Total Solar Eclipse Safety

With the Solar Eclipse coming on Monday, April 8, and Louisville figuring to get 90-95% totality for the event, we want everyone to know the safest way to view this cosmic performance.

Please follow the guidance from NASA for viewing the eclipse. We want everyone to enjoy the show, but to do it safely, so you protect your eyes!


Notice of Application for Wrecking of Historic Structure

The Office of Planning and Design Services has received a zoning change request application on which a historic structure is proposed for demolition on the property listed below:

Subject Property:      11311 Taylorsville Road

Case Number:           23-ZONE-0004

The above reference property is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. LMCO (150.110) requires a notice of the proposed demolition be sent simultaneously with the notice for the public hearing of the zoning change request because it requires a public hearing. This dual notice commences the required 30-day hold on the property now. The purpose of the 30-day hold is to provide time for the community to consider the demolition and, if warranted, prepare a petition to review designation of the building as a local landmark. This hold will expire after 5/7/2024. Once this hold has expired, a wrecking permit may be issued if the development plan showing its removal is approved and construction permits for substantial site activity are ready to be issued.

For additional information regarding this application visit the website:

https://aca-louisville.accela.com/ljcmg/Default.aspx or contact Savannah Darr, Historic Preservation Officer at 574-5705 or savannah.darr@louisvilleky.gov.

 

11311 Taylorsville Road Wrecking of Historic Structure

23-ZONE-0004: 11311 Taylorsville Road Planning Commission May 7, 2024 @ 1 PM

You are invited to attend a review for a CHANGE IN ZONING from R-4 single family residential to R-6
multifamily residential, with associated Detailed District Development Plan and Binding Elements

Subject Property: 11311 TAYLORSVILLE RD
Case Number: 23-ZONE-0004
Case Manager: Jay Luckett (jay.luckett@louisvilleky.gov)
Meeting Type: PLANNING COMMISSION
Meeting Date: TUESDAY MAY 7, 2024
Time: Meeting will begin at 6:00 PM
Location: THE JEFFERSONIAN, 10617 TAYLORSVILLE RD, JEFFERSONTOWN KY. 40299

Learn how to watch and participate online at
https://louisvilleky.gov/government/upcoming-public-meetings

To view documents related to this proposal, please visit https://aca-prod.accela.com/LJCMG or:
Louisville Metro Planning and Design Services (Hours: 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
444 S. 5th Street, 3rd Floor, Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 574-6230

Or visit https://louisvilleky.gov/government/planning-design for:
 More information on zoning processes
 Public comment opportunities
 Applications for a petition for a night hearing, including procedures to change the time and/or location of a
public hearing to 6:00 pm or later downtown, or to a convenient location.
 Visithttps://louisvilleky.primegov.com/public/portal for meeting agenda and staff report

Persons who desire special accommodations should contact the Planning Commission office at (502) 574-6230 at
least one week prior to this meeting. TDD users please use the Relay Service, 1-800-648-6056.

Planning Commission for Case #23ZONE0004

Please Sign Up for LENSAlert & Smart911

Lens Alerts

LENSAlert & Smart911 Opt-in for LENSAlert with your cell phone! Text "LENSAlert" to 67283 to start receiving emergency notifications. In 2016, Louisville Metro Emergency Services teamed up with Bullitt, Oldham, Nelson and Washington Counties to create a regional emergency notification system – Louisville Emergency Notification System (LENSAlert). Its enhanced capabilities include using all communications modes to send alerts – mobile phones, landlines, email, text, social media, and IPAWS-OPEN.

https://louisvilleky.gov/government/emergency-services/lensalert-smart911


St. Edward Church to Host Blood Drive on April 18

Blood Drive

St. Edward Church, 9608 Sue Helen Drive, will sponsor a Red Cross blood drive on Thursday, April 18, 2024, 2 - 6 P.M. in the gym.    The need for blood has become critical and the number of possible donors is shrinking.  Our goal is to collect at least 40 pints at this blood drive.  Appointments are preferred.  Sign up early.   Appointments can be made by calling 1-800-733-2767 or online at RedCrossBlood.orgenter Sponsor code: StEdwardLouKy.    Walk-ins will be welcomed as appointment spaces allow.  The wearing of face masks will be optional.    Please be a donor and tell your family and friends about our blood drive on April 18. 


Louisville Zoo Calling Volunteer Gardeners!

Zoo

Orientation for the Zoo’s Adopt-a-Garden set for April 13

The Louisville Zoo is seeking experienced gardeners: individuals, families (ages 16+) and groups with green thumbs to participate in its Adopt-a-Garden program. This unique volunteer opportunity allows participants with a passion for gardening to contribute to the beauty of the Zoo by adopting specific garden sites within the Zoo and caring for them throughout the 2024 growing season.

A required orientation session, which includes an overview of the Adopt-a-Garden program, will be held on Saturday, April 13 at 1 p.m. at the MetaZoo amphitheater.

Once enrolled, volunteers will be required to submit a plan for their plot and will be responsible for planting, weeding, watering and maintaining the garden throughout the growing season, from mid-April through mid-November, including spring and fall bed clean-up.

Volunteers may purchase their own plants, with the added benefit of a 10 percent discount at Frank Otte Nursery and Garden Center locations at 2930 Bardstown Road and 12902 Shelbyville Road. Alternatively, with prior approval, volunteers may bring plants from their own gardens.

Longtime Adopt-a-Garden volunteer, Anne Ramsey, shared her enthusiasm for the program, stating, “I enjoy participating in this program. I have had my little patch of the Zoo near ZooVision that I maintain with limelight hydrangeas, daylilies and shasta daisies. I take pride in my little garden as I watch kids and families walk by building memories at the Zoo. Devoting two hours per week to this peaceful endeavor allows me and my husband, Jerry Randoph, to connect with nature, contribute to the beauty of the Zoo and immerse our hands in the enriching soil of the earth.”

Please RSVP to mary.taylor@louisvilleky.gov by April 11 to attend the required orientation session scheduled for April 13.

For additional information, please visit louisvillezoo.org/adoptagarden.   

For other volunteer opportunities at the Louisville Zoo, visit louisvillezoo.org/volunteer.


Discuss the Louisville Consent Decree with DOJ

Discuss the Louisville Consent Decree with DOJ

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