(A) The following Development Activities shall be exempt from review under the Guidelines and the provisions of this chapter.
(1) Ordinary repairs;
(2) Removal of existing signage without replacement;
(3) Temporary signage, installed for a period of less than two months, during which time an application for permanent signage is pending under this chapter.
(4) Emergency repairs ordered by a Metro Government Building Code enforcement official in order to protect health and safety;
(5) Alterations or major structural change only to the interior of a Structure;
(6) Development activity which falls within the jurisdiction of the Louisville/Jefferson County Landmarks Commission;
(7) Demolition of accessory Structures;
(8) Temporary Structures;
(9) Maintenance of existing signage advertising an on-site business, including but not limited to rewording or replacing non-internally-illuminated sign panels;
(10) Exterior alteration, addition or repair of a Structure used as a single-family residence which does not increase the number of dwelling units in the Structure or does not increase the total square footage of floor space in the structure by more than 20%.
(B) All Development Activity within the District established by this chapter, except for exempt activities described in subsection (A) of this section shall be classified pursuant to the procedures set forth in § 162.27 of this chapter as either requiring expedited or nonexpedited review under the Guidelines, as follows:
(1) The following Development Activities shall be subject to expedited review:
(a) Landscaping;
(b) Sidewalk/street paving, lighting, streetscape furnishings, banners;
(c) New awnings, business and other signs and replacement of structural elements of existing signs, and the replacement of sign panels for internally illuminated signs;
(d) Exterior alterations which are not major structural changes.
(e) An addition to a Structure used for commercial purposes which is not visible from the corridor and which does not increase the total square footage of floor space in the Structure by more than 10%.
(2) All other development activities shall be subject to nonexpedited review.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 158.26) (Lou. Ord. No. 157-1996, approved 8-15-1996; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 265-2007, approved 11-26-2007; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 28-2011, approved 2-14-2011)