The Office of Planning oversees land use and long-range neighborhood planning for Louisville-Jefferson County, administering policies and regulations that guide development. Responsibilities include development plan review, historic preservation programs, advising the Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Adjustment, and related commissions, and maintaining compliance with the Land Development Code. The office leads strategic initiatives like Plan 2040, the city's comprehensive plan, guided by the CHASE principles: Connectivity, Health, Authenticity, Sustainability, and Equity.
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John Knox Presbyterian ChurchPlanning Commission33d agoMarch 19, 2026
John Knox Church wins rezoning for housing and retail on 4.5-acre Westport Road site
A 4.5-acre church property at 9104 Westport Road was unanimously rezoned from R-4 to OR and CN for a six-unit apartment building and future retail, with variances withdrawn.
Why it matters: The church will build housing for returning missionaries and open future retail, but must return for detailed plan approval on commercial lots — a decision prompted by a staff member's and commissioner's concern about premature variance grants.
Historic corner store at 860 Vine rezoned to commercial-residential for grocery use
A two-story building at 860 Vine Street that was a grocery from 1931 to 1996 was rezoned from R-6 to CR commercial-residential to allow its return to commercial use.
Why it matters: CR zoning specifically excludes package liquor stores and bars, which Commissioner Mims praised as a safer classification for traditional in-town neighborhoods.
Webb's Market wins rezoning to expand deli into adjacent building on Muhammad Ali Blvd
Three parcels at 940-944 E. Muhammad Ali Blvd were rezoned from OR-2 to C-1 to allow an existing corner market to extend into an adjacent one-story building.
Why it matters: The expansion reinforces the traditional neighborhood commercial pattern in Phoenix Hill, consistent with the 2022 Butchertown-NuLu-Phoenix Hill neighborhood plan.
Logan Street property rezoned commercial, continuing block-wide zoning shift
A 0.084-acre lot at 1107 Logan Street was unanimously approved for rezoning from OR-2 to C-2 commercial, with landscape waivers, following several similar rezonings on the same block.
Why it matters: Staff showed this is the latest in a pattern of OR-2 to commercial rezonings on this block near Logan Street Market, effectively converting the corridor to commercial use.
Louisville
St. MatthewsPlanning Commission33d agoMarch 19, 2026
Commission unanimously backs St. Matthews carriage house rezoning to legalize second dwelling
A couple who unknowingly bought a property with an illegal second unit at 3947 Grandview Avenue won unanimous approval to rezone from R-4 to OR-3.
Why it matters: Commissioner Mims noted this would have been a Missing Middle anchor site had that policy been adopted, lending additional support for the higher-density residential zoning.
Eagle Tires meeting compliance deadlines on New Cut Road development
Staff reported the Eagle Tires site at 5405 New Cut Road has submitted its required landscape plan, received approval, and is awaiting KYTC permit bond payment.
Why it matters: Commissioner Mims praised the update as a model for how the commission's enforcement process should work, signaling effective follow-through on binding elements.
Commission Approves 1.5M Sq Ft Hyperscale Data Center 7-1 as 25+ Residents Plead for Denial
Louisville's Planning Commission approves a seven-building data center on 153 acres in Rubbertown under existing 'telecommunications hotel' zoning, with Chair Sistrunk the lone dissenter calling for a moratorium.
Why it matters: This is Louisville's largest proposed data center—approved before Metro Council completes its requested update to the Land Development Code for data centers—drawing fierce opposition over energy costs, environmental justice in the historically burdened Rubbertown area, and fire safety near adjacent chemical facilities.
Louisville
South Point CommonsPlanning Commission47d agoMarch 5, 2026
South Point Commons Phase 2 Clears All Hurdles Despite Unresolved MSD Sewer Dispute
Commission approves all five elements of the South Point Commons Phase 2 commercial expansion 9-0, removing a controversial MSD note and adding tree planting requirements.
Why it matters: Unlocks 264,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant development at the Bardstown Road/Gene Snyder interchange, including Hy-Vee's first Kentucky grocery location in Phase 1, while the applicant and MSD must still resolve an upstream sewer easement dispute at construction permitting.
Louisville
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