Redwood
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APPROVED: 8/20/15
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Case Number: 15ZONE1015
Location: Bardstown Rd, entrance to Parklands
FF DRO: Yes
Location: Bardstown Rd, entrance to Parklands
FF DRO: Yes
FF Watershed: Yes
Proposal: Add 135 units to the Floyds Fork DRO; fill in the floodplain, dig retention basins in the flood way and floodplain. They mixed water quality basins and flood storage basins.
Proposal: Add 135 units to the Floyds Fork DRO; fill in the floodplain, dig retention basins in the flood way and floodplain. They mixed water quality basins and flood storage basins.
Case Manager: Molly Clark
Representative: Bardenwerper, Talbott, & Roberts, PLLC
Developer: Redwood Management
Design Engineer: Mindel Scott
Owner: Gina & Darrel Nice
Representative: Bardenwerper, Talbott, & Roberts, PLLC
Developer: Redwood Management
Design Engineer: Mindel Scott
Owner: Gina & Darrel Nice
Environmental Concerns
"Clearly", from the picture below, the water quality basin (red dotted area) became completely ineffective once the flood overwhelmed the banks. This was only a 3" rain event and residents living here for 50 years said it was the worst flooding they had ever seen!
Evolution of a Metro Louisville floodplain
Start with a green field
Plan to fill it in.
Actually fill it in.
Realize the effect of a 3" rain event.
