Planning Commission Meeting

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Urban County Planning Commission convened on July 8, 2010, at 1:33 PM in the Council Chambers of the Urban County Government Building, located at 200 East Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky, with Carolyn Richardson presiding. The meeting addressed five agenda items, four of which — Griffin Gate Office Park, Fairway Lands Unit 11, Gess Property Unit 8, and Blackford Property Phases 1 & 2 — were postponed, while one item, General Telephone Co. of KY Lot 2, was approved. Over the course of the meeting, the Commission conducted 8 votes and heard 1 public comment. No presentations are noted in the meeting record.

Attendance

The following members were present at the July 8, 2010 Commission meeting:

• Carolyn Richardson
• Mike Cravens
• Lynn Roche-Phillips
• Marie Copeland
• Derek Paulsen
• Mike Owens
• William Wilson
• Ed Holmes
• Patrick Brewer

No members were recorded as absent. William Wilson was noted as arriving late to the meeting.

Votes and Decisions

All votes at the July 8, 2010 Commission meeting passed unanimously (9–0) with the same nine members voting in favor on each item: Carolyn Richardson, Mike Cravens, Lynn Roche-Phillips, Marie Copeland, Derek Paulsen, Mike Owens, William Wilson, Ed Holmes, and Patrick Brewer.

Postponements to August 12, 2010:

• DP 2010-26 – Griffin Gate Office Park was postponed to August 12, 2010. Motion by Mike Owens, seconded by Mike Cravens. 8:19
• PLAN 2010-13P – Fairway Lands, Unit 11 was postponed to August 12, 2010. Motion by Mike Cravens, seconded by Patrick Brewer. 9:28
• DP 2010-15 – Gess Property, Unit 8 was postponed to August 12, 2010. Motion by Patrick Brewer, seconded by Mike Owens. 10:33
• DP 2006-65 – Blackford Property, Phases 1 & 2 was postponed to August 12, 2010. Motion by Mike Owens, seconded by Mike Cravens. 11:39

Other Actions:

• Consent Agenda – The consent agenda items were approved. Motion by Patrick Brewer, seconded by Ed Holmes. 15:58
• DP 2010-33 – An amendment for General Telephone Co. of KY, Lot 2 was approved subject to conditions listed by staff. Motion by Marie Copeland, seconded by Patrick Brewer. 21:39
• Release and Call of Bonds – The release and call of bonds was approved. Motion by Lynn Roche-Phillips, seconded by Mike Cravens. 22:09
• Cancellation of Work Session – The July 29, 2010 work session was cancelled. Motion by Marie Copeland, seconded by William Wilson. 23:52

Public Comment

One member of the public addressed the Commission during the public comment period. 6:05

• Tyler Fulkerson, accompanied by his brother Dylan, attended the meeting as part of a requirement for earning the Communications Merit Badge through the Boy Scouts. Tyler spoke briefly to note the reason for their attendance, with both brothers observing the proceedings as part of the merit badge process.

No other public comments were recorded during this portion of the meeting.

Appointments

The Commission took action on one appointment during the July 8, 2010 meeting.

• Mike Cravens was reappointed to the Urban County Planning Commission.

Griffin Gate Office Park

Agenda Item: DP 2010-26 7:41

The Commission briefly took up agenda item DP 2010-26, Griffin Gate Office Park, at this point in the meeting. Roger Ladenburger appeared before the Commission on behalf of the applicant and requested that the development plan be postponed to the August 12, 2010 meeting.

No substantive discussion, presentation, or debate on the merits of the development plan took place at this time, as the request for postponement was the sole matter addressed. The Commission granted the postponement, deferring consideration of the item to the August 12, 2010 meeting.

Fairway Lands, Unit 11

Agenda Item: PLAN 2010-13P 8:56

This agenda item concerned a preliminary subdivision plan for Fairway Lands, Unit 11. Tom Martin appeared before the Commission on behalf of the applicant and requested that the item be postponed, asking that consideration of the preliminary subdivision plan be deferred to the Commission's August 12, 2010 meeting.

No substantive discussion, presentation of plan details, or debate on the merits of the subdivision was conducted at this meeting. The Commission granted the postponement request, and the matter was continued to the August 12, 2010 meeting date.

Gess Property, Unit 8

Agenda Item: DP 2010-15 10:01

The Commission took up agenda item DP 2010-15, concerning the Gess Property, Unit 8 development plan. Tom Martin appeared before the Commission on behalf of the applicant and requested that the item be postponed, asking that consideration of the development plan be continued to the August 12, 2010 meeting.

No substantive discussion, presentation of plans, or debate on the merits of the development proposal took place at this meeting. The item was postponed as requested.

Blackford Property, Phases 1 & 2

Agenda Item: DP 2006-65 11:06

The Commission took up agenda item DP 2006-65, concerning the Blackford Property, Phases 1 & 2. The item was brought forward as a discussion of the development plan, but substantive review did not take place at this meeting.

Tom Martin appeared before the Commission on behalf of the applicant and requested that the item be postponed. The applicant asked that consideration of the development plan be continued to the Commission's meeting on August 12, 2010.

No additional details regarding the substance of the development plan, any concerns raised, or debate on the merits of the project were recorded for this meeting. The Commission's action was limited to addressing the postponement request.

Outcome: The item was postponed to the August 12, 2010 Commission meeting.

General Telephone Co. of KY, Lot 2

Agenda Item: DP 2010-33 17:15

The Commission took up a discussion item concerning an amendment for General Telephone Co. of KY, Lot 2. The proposed amendment sought to add a "right-out" access point to Rojay Drive while simultaneously deleting three parking spaces from the site plan.

Key speakers on this item included Chris Taylor and Tony Barrett. Staff recommended approval of the amendment, subject to conditions.

The item was ultimately approved by the Commission.