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Planning Commissioner

Mark Benitez

Louisville

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Term ending Dec 31, 2026 · Planning Commission.

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Total speaking time
9:38
Avg per meeting
4:49
Segments
63

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Voting record (178)

169 yes1 no8 abstained

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Voted yesNov 5, 2026

26-DDP-0049 Janies Way Flex Space — revised development plan

Voted yesOct 29, 2026

Approval of October 15, 2026 Planning Commission minutes

Voted yesOct 29, 2026

Consent agenda including 26-STRCLOSURE-0031 right-of-way closure

Voted yesOct 29, 2026

26-ZONE-0085 Medora Road rezoning — recommendation to Metro Council

Voted yesOct 29, 2026

26-ZONE-0085 detailed district development plan approval

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby RECOMMEND that the Louisville Metro Council APPROVE the requested Change in Zoning from R-5 Single-Family Residential & OR-3 Office Resid

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the Minutes of its meeting conducted on October 1, 2026.

AbstainedOct 15, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the Minutes of its meeting conducted on October 5, 2026.

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the corrected August 6, 2026, Planning Commission Minutes.

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby CONTINUE the case and SCHEDULE a special meeting for the public hearing on November 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Southwest Government Cen

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

RESOLVED, that Planning Commission staff shall research whether assisted living residences were inadvertently omitted as a permitted use in any zoning districts in the Land Development Code updated in

AbstainedOct 15, 2026

Approval of October 5, 2026 meeting minutes

Absent from the October 5 meeting

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

Correction of August 6, 2026 meeting minutes

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby RECOMMEND that the Louisville Metro Council APPROVE the requested Change in Form District from Neighborhood to Campus.

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby UPHOLD the April 6, 2026 citation and WAIVE the associated $4,000 fine based on the property owner’s actions to bring the property into c

Voted yesOct 15, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby RECOMMEND that the Louisville Metro Council APPROVE the requested street name change from Idlewood Lane to Hines Mill Way.

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

Approval of September 17, 2026 Planning Commission Minutes

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the Minutes of its meeting conducted on September 17, 2026.

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby RECOMMEND that the Louisville Metro Council APPROVE the requested Change in Zoning from M-2 Industrial and R-4 Single-Family Residential

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the requested Detailed District Development Plan SUBJECT to the following Binding Elements:

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby RECOMMEND that the Louisville Metro Council APPROVE the requested Change in Zoning from R-6 Residential Multi-Family to R-8A Residential

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the requested Detailed District Development Plan SUBJECT to the following Binding Elements:

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

25-ZONE-0095 — Recommendation to approve rezoning at 8300 Nash Road (M-2/R-4 to C-M)

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

25-ZONE-0095 — Approval of Detailed District Development Plan with binding elements at 8300 Nash Road

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

26-ZONE-0079 — Recommendation to approve rezoning at 1715 Bolling Avenue (R-6 to R-8A)

Voted yesOct 1, 2026

26-ZONE-0079 — Approval of Detailed District Development Plan with binding elements at 1715 Bolling Avenue

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby RECOMMEND that the Louisville Metro Council APPROVE the requested Change in Zoning from R-4 Single Family Residential to C-2 Commercial.

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby RECOMMEND that the Louisville Metro Council APPROVE the requested Text Amendment to the Louisville Metro Land Development Code (LDC) rega

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the requested Minutes of Land Development & Transportation Committee meeting conducted on September 10, 2026.

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby to APPROVE Waiver of the Planning Commission Bylaws and Policies Section 11.3.2.3 to allow the applicant to submit a zoning change a

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the requested Detailed District Development Plan SUBJECT to the following Binding Elements:

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the requested Minutes of its regular meeting conducted on September 3, 2026.

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the requested Variance from Land Development Code Table 5.3.1 to allow the proposed building(s) to exceed the maximum height

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the requested Detailed District Development Plan SUBJECT to the following Binding Elements:

AbstainedSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby APPROVE the requested Minutes of its special meeting conducted on September 3, 2026.

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby RECOMMEND that the Louisville Metro Council and legislative bodies with zoning authority APPROVE the following Text Amendment to the

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby RECOMMEND that the City of Shively APPROVE the following Text Amendment to the City of Shively Land Development Code (LDC):

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

RESOLVED, the Louisville Metro Planning Commission does hereby RECOMMEND that the Louisville Metro Council APPROVE the requested Change in Zoning from R-4 Single Family Residential to R-5A Multi-Famil

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

Approval of September 3, 2026 PC Minutes

AbstainedSep 17, 2026

Approval of September 3, 2026 Special PC Minutes

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

Approval of September 10, 2026 LD&T Minutes

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

26-LDC-0001 Neighborhood Housing text amendment — recommended approval

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

26-LDC-0005 Inclusionary Zoning (Shively) — recommended approval

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

26-ZONE-0057 E Indian Trail Commercial — rezone recommended

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

26-ZONE-0057 Detailed district development plan — approved

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

26-ZONE-0067 Wesley Manor rezone — recommended approval

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

26-ZONE-0067 Height variance — approved

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

26-ZONE-0067 Detailed development plan — approved

Voted yesSep 17, 2026

25-LDC-0012 Notification requirements text amendment — recommended approval

Voted yesSep 10, 2026

RESOLVED, that the Louisville Metro Land Development and Transportation Committee does hereby APPROVE the Minutes of its meeting conducted on July 23, 2026.