Planning Committee - Regular Meeting

Monday, July 20, 2026

The Board of Zoning Adjustment approved several variances and conditional use permits, including a variance for a storage building setback, a modified conditional use permit for a pet resort, and a variance for the height of senior independent living buildings. The board also approved conditional use permits for multiple short-term rental properties and an off-street parking area for Trinity High School.

About this meeting

Government Body
Planning Committee
Meeting Type
Planning Committee
Location
Louisville, KY
Meeting Date
July 20, 2026

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Monday, July 20, 2026

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Call To Order

Call To Order

Approval Of MinutesItem 1

06.29.2026 BOZA Minutes

Public HearingItem 2

26-VARIANCE-0085

Request: Variance from Land Development Code Section 5.5.1.A.2 to allow a proposed building to exceed the maximum Front Yard and Street Side Yard setback of 5 feet. (Proposed Front Yard Setback of 25 feet and Street Side Yard Setback of 72 feet, for a Variance of 20 feet and 67 feet, respectively) Project Name: Camp Ground Road Storage Location: 3304 Camp Ground Road Applicant: Acosta Realty LLC Representative: Ed Revers Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 1 - Tammy Hawkins Case Manager: Abby Bills, Planner I

Public HearingItem 3

26-MCUP-0007

Request: Modified Conditional Use Permit with an associated Variance Project Name: Fern Creek Pet Resort Location: 5221 & 5225 Bardstown Road Applicant: Kentucky Humane Society Animal Rescue Representative: Sabak, Wilson & Lingo Inc. Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 26 - Brent Ackerson Case Manager: Sydney Fawcett, AICP, Planner I

Public HearingItem 4

26-VARIANCE-0067

Request: Variance of the Land Development Code Section 5.3.1 to permit the height of the proposed structures to exceed the maximum height of 35 feet. Project Name: Wesley Manor Senior Independent Living Location: 5400 E Manslick Road Applicant: Wesley Manor Retirement Community Representative: Qk4 Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 24 - Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge Case Manager: Catherine Gomez, Planner I

Public HearingItem 5

26-VARIANCE-0074

Request: Variance of the Land Development Code Section 5.4.2.C.3.a to permit an accessory structure to encroach into the rear yard setback. Project Name: Garage Addition Variance Location: 8202 Delido Road Applicant: William Stopinski Representative: Killian Contracting Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 23 - Jeff Hudson Case Manager: Catherine Gomez, Planner I

Public HearingItem 6

26-MCUP-0003

Request: Modified Conditional Use Permit for a private institutional use in a residential (R-4) zoning district (LDC 4.2.65) Project Name: Christian Academy of Louisville Location: 700, 700R, 702 S. English Station Road Owner: Christian Academy of Louisville, Inc. Applicant: Christian Academy of Louisville, Inc. Representative: Land Design & Development, Inc. Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 11 - Kevin Kramer; 19 - Anthony Piagentini Case Manager: Kaitlin Dever, AICP, Planner II

Public HearingItem 7

26-CUP-0101

Request: Conditional Use Permit for an Off-Street Parking Area in the OR-3 zoning district (Development Code Article 15.15 Project Name: Trinity High School Tennis Center Parking Location: 150 Sears Avenue Owner: Trinity High School Foundation Applicant: Trinity High School Foundation Representative: Land Design & Development, Inc. Jurisdiction: St. Matthews Council District: 9 - Andrew Owen Case Manager: Mark Pinto, Planner II

Public HearingItem 8

26-CUP-0092

Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow a short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner Project Name: Ellison Avenue Short Term Rental Location: 1301 Ellison Avenue Applicant: Fatima Elmakkaouy Representative: Joe Bouab Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 6 - JP Lyninger Case Manager: Zach Schwager, Planner I

Public HearingItem 9

26-CUP-0102

Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner (LDC 4.2.63) Project Name: Short Term Rental Location: 817 French Ave Applicant: Sherry & Casey Westenhofer Representative: Sherry & Casey Westenhofer Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 10 - Josie Raymond Case Manager: Abby Bills, Planner I

Public HearingItem 10

26-CUP-0105

Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner (LDC 4.2.63) Project Name: Short Term Rental Location: 4519 S 6th St Applicant: David Tang Representative: Melanie Tang Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 21 - Betsy Ruhe Case Manager: Tyler Pobiedzinski, Planner I

Adjournment

Adjournment