LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Planning Commission’s Subdivision Committee is scheduled to consider three major development projects on September 3, with decisions on whether to recommend approval of plans supporting zone changes across the city.
The technical committee that pre-reviews subdivision and development plans met August 26 to evaluate the projects. The full subdivision committee will now examine their recommendations at the morning session in the Phoenix Building’s third-floor conference room.
A multi-family building planned for downtown high street represents one significant item. The project at 224, 226, 228, and 230 E. High Street would require rezoning from Medium Density Residential and Professional Office zones to Downtown Frame Business. The technical committee recommended approval, conditioned on the Urban County Council approving the proposed zone change and various staff departments verifying compliance with tree inventory, stormwater management, and traffic flow concerns. Staff raised questions about building height relative to adjacent structures and how the development would activate the High Street corridor for pedestrians.
The second major project involves Berry Crest, located along Nicholasville Road, one of the city’s busiest commercial corridors. The development plan would consolidate parcels at 131 and 147 Pasadena Drive and 2395 Nicholasville Road, requiring a zone change from Single-Family Residential to Neighborhood Business. The technical committee also recommended conditional approval for this project, which includes a proposed drive-through use and would need a conditional use permit. Staff flagged concerns about stormwater management, sanitary sewer capacity, and the adequacy of proposed pedestrian crossings and landscaping buffers.
A third, more complex project in the Meadowthorpe area seeks to consolidate multiple properties for redevelopment under an Industrial Redevelopment Planned Unit Development zone. That project received a postponement recommendation from the technical committee due to questions about conformance with zoning ordinance requirements for yard buffers, landscaping, and vehicular use areas. The committee noted the plan would need to demonstrate that at least 10 percent of the parcel serves as usable open space.
All conditional approvals would require final action by the Urban County Council on the respective zone changes before any development could proceed. The subdivision committee’s recommendations are typically forwarded to the full Planning Commission, which holds its own public hearings and makes final determinations.
Sources
- LFUCG Meeting Agendas
- Imagine Nicholasville Road comprehensive plan adoption and corridor development strategy
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