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Planning and Zoning Authority
There are currently 83 small cities within Louisville with taxing Districts. However, only 12 are
part of the Joint Planning Unit and have zoning authority. The unincorporated area proposed
currently does not.
This means the area has NO legislative power or authority in the process and can only “hope” to be heard.
YES, all aspects of LDC Reform, including Middle Housing and R-4 Single-Family Zoning protections, will affect our entire area. READ the section on the Local Zoning Authority for details.
Yes. The proposed area currently falls under the Louisville Metro LDC. That also means that all
Text and Map amendments to the LDC directly impact the unincorporated areas.
Yes. As a home rule city, Eastwood would join the 12 other cities with zoning authority and
become part of the Joint Planning Unit; See KRS 100.121. As such, the new City can adopt the Louisville Metro LDC as written, with changes, or create its own unique LDC, so long as it follows the basic framework of Plan 2040. Eastwood would also develop its Comprehensive Plan for the City's unique needs.
When Louisville Metro seeks to adopt a text or map amendment, KRS 100.211 would basically
allow Eastwood to adopt the changes or use KRS 100.205, which does not require identical
zoning regulations among cities and counties comprising the Joint Planning unit, the City of
Eastwood can make exceptions or restrictions.
Reference City of Middletown with exceptions for Short Term Rentals within specific zones.
Yes. Currently, Louisville is looking to make changes to the LDC that would enable Middle
Housing. The current LDC prohibits this type of housing in most areas, specifically R4. In order to allow for Middle Housing, the LDC must be changed to accommodate it. Any area without its own LDC will automatically fall under the new rules of those changes. HOWEVER, those cities with zoning authority and their own LDC would have to explicitly amend theirs to allow for Middle Housing or restrict it by default.
No. Nor would we want to. The intent is to allow for the community to have a say in the
process while reviewing all new development and zoning changes to make sure the traffic
infrastructure is in place, to ensure that development is consistent with the area, protect
residents' investments, enable diversity and ensure policing. Remember, new development, done in a planned manner, is ultimately what grows the City of Eastwood.
taxes
Yes. By State Law, the new city must levy a tax for incremental services provided. The actual tax is based on your PVA home property value minus any homestead exemptions you may qualify for.
Take your PVA Assessed value, divide by 100, and then multiply by .134 (tax rate). Example. A
$400,000 PVA assessed home would pay $536 in additional annual taxes
No. Kentucky Statute limits the new city property tax revenue to 4% yearly growth. As a matter of fact, should the PVA reassess a large area’s property values and the current city tax
rate causes an increase more significant than 4%; the City must lower its compensating rate to stay below the 4% bar.
The 4% limit on revenue growth does NOT apply to new developments, meaning that a new
Developments like the Echo Trail subdivision next to the new East End Middle School, when built out, would generate nearly $650,000 in new property and local government premium tax revenue for the new city.
Given the process and timing, the first tax bills would come out in November of 2025
Aside from the obvious benefits of incorporation, like Planning and Zoning authority, a
dedicated Police Department, and the community’s more considerable input on its future development, we would negotiate a City Wide Solid Waste contract. The intent would be to match the best area contract in place today. For many homeowners, especially those not in large subdivisions, their Solid Waste costs would already be included in their new property taxes.
Example: If the same previous $400,000 home had a property tax of $536 and a current Solid Waste annual expense of $300 (this is pretty low for this example), its ACTUAL yearly net increase would be $236.
There are NO PLANS to institute a payroll tax. The lack of Commercial / Industrial business within our area makes it not worth the Collection-related expense. It took Middletown over 200 years after incorporation and a highly developed commercial corridor to institute a Payroll Tax.
Policing
No. LMPD will continue to service the Proposed City area with its current staffing and resourcing levels. It will also continue to do its best to patrol its large geographic region. Your current property taxes to Louisville Metro continue to provide the current level of service.
Yes. The plan is to start and grow over time a dedicated Police department serving the City of Eastwood, much like Middletown, Jtown, Prospect, and Lyndon. This would augment LMPD and be our first line of protection within the area. The plan is to have policed districts and ensure a high-visibility deterrence within each district.
The plan is to achieve patrolling districts to provide a 5-minute Response time within the proposed area on specific shifts as determined by the Police Chief.
No. The plan is to hire tenured, experienced, retired LMPD and KSP officers acting under the
leadership of a qualified, experienced Police Chief. We also expect to have Code Enforcement fall under Policing.
Yes. We also expect one of the Commissioners within the new government to be tasked with creating and managing the City’s diversity programs.
This is an individual resident’s decision. However, we do know that large-scale
developments are part of the plans. Apartment units, MRDI developments, and others. Density-increasing projects will be coming. Increased numbers and more traffic require additional police support, something LMPD cannot currently provide.
The Police department would be one of the largest budget Line Items. However, our
projected Budget would be $1.3M for the first year. By comparison, the Prospect Police
Department Budget as of July 2023 was $1.12M, and Middletown’s was $1.7M, ending June
2024 budget, but significantly larger than our initial force.
Yes. We plan to mimic other small cities that have personalized services like Prospect. Home
owners going on vacation can call the City Police Department, give them their vacation dates
and schedule daytime/nighttime drive-bys.
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