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Board of Adjustment

October 26, 2007 · Board · 1,144 words

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Summary

Meeting Overview

The Urban County Planning Commission Planning Services Division convened on October 26, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers at 200 East Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky. The meeting involved significant deliberative activity with the commission taking 14 votes on various matters before them. No public comments were recorded during this session, indicating the meeting focused primarily on internal commission business and decision-making. While the presiding officer was not specified in the available records, the commission conducted a productive session addressing multiple items requiring formal votes and decisions.

Votes and Decisions

The Board of Adjustment considered 14 cases during the October 26, 2007 meeting, with outcomes ranging from approvals with conditions to denials and one postponement.

Approved Cases:

  • V-2007-78: Variance approved to reduce the required landscape buffer from 3 feet to 2 feet at 544 South Upper Street, with conditions requiring an average buffer width of 5 feet, four small trees planted at 40-foot intervals, and installation within 45 days.
  • V-2007-92: Variance approved to increase gate and column height from 6 feet to 7'11" at 1620 Richmond Road, requiring construction per submitted plans and proper permits.
  • V-2007-93: Variance approved to reduce rear yard setback from 34 feet to 10 feet at 173 Old Park Avenue for a covered walkway connecting a garage to residence, with conditions including Board of Architectural Review approval and maintaining 600 square feet of useable open space.
  • C-2007-60: Conditional use permit approved for an indoor recreational facility at 1195 Versailles Road, Building A, with extensive conditions including 25 parking spaces, documentation of additional parking at 1229 Versailles Road, maximum 106 spectator seats, and monthly special event limitations.
  • C-2007-87: Conditional use permit approved for a drive-through bank facility at 535 Wellington Way, requiring compliance with submitted plans and Traffic Engineering approval.
  • C-2007-89: Conditional use permit approved for a church at 162 Todds Road, Suites 220 and 260, limiting sanctuary seating to 200 persons.
  • C-2007-90: Conditional use permit approved for above-ground flammable gas storage at 357 Blue Sky Parkway, requiring Fire Marshall certification and compliance with zoning ordinance provisions.

Denied Cases:

  • V-2007-86: Variance denied to increase fence height to 6'6" and wall height to 8'8" at 475 West Second Street.
  • CV-2007-80: Combined conditional use permit and variance denied for dancing/live entertainment and reduced setback at 1765 Alexandria Drive.
  • AV-2007-84: Administrative review and variance denied for identification sign and increased wall height at 3401 Mt. Horeb Pike.
  • A-2007-73: Administrative review denied for pre-sale menu board sign at 2514 Nicholasville Road.
  • A-2007-91: Administrative review denied for above-roofline sign at 3094 Helmsdale Place.

Other Actions:

  • C-2007-88: School expansion at 315/325 South Broadway Park was postponed.
  • C-2000-28: Revocation hearing for National Academy, Inc. at 3500 Arbor Drive had an unknown outcome.

Decisions

  • V-2007-78 — passed (0-0): Variance to reduce the required 3-foot landscape buffer for a vehicular use area to 2 feet at 544 South Upper Street.
  • V-2007-86 — failed (0-0): Variance to increase the allowable height of a fence from 6 feet to 6’-6”, and to increase the height of a wall from 6 feet to 8’-8” at 475 West Second Street.
  • V-2007-92 — passed (0-0): Variance to increase the allowable height of gates and columns in the front yard from 6 feet to 7’-11” at 1620 Richmond Road.
  • V-2007-93 — passed (0-0): Variance to reduce the required rear yard from 34 feet to 10 feet to attach a garage to a residence by way of a covered walkway at 173 Old Park Avenue.
  • CV-2007-80 — failed (0-0): Conditional use permit to allow dancing and live entertainment at a restaurant/bar and a variance to reduce the required 100-foot setback from a residential zone to 30 feet at 1765 Alexandria Drive.
  • C-2000-28 — unknown (0-0): Revocation hearing for a conditional use permit issued for a child care facility (National Academy, Inc) at 3500 Arbor Drive.
  • C-2007-60 — passed (0-0): Conditional use permit to occupy an existing building as an indoor recreational facility at 1195 Versailles Road, Bldg. A.
  • C-2007-87 — passed (0-0): Conditional use permit to construct a drive-through facility for a proposed bank at 535 Wellington Way.
  • C-2007-88 — postponed (0-0): Conditional use permit to expand an existing school (1,271 square-foot addition) at 315 / 325 South Broadway Park.
  • C-2007-89 — passed (0-0): Conditional use permit to establish a church in a portion of an existing building at 162 Todds Road, Suites 220 and 260.
  • C-2007-90 — passed (0-0): Conditional use permit to allow above-ground storage of flammable gas at 357 Blue Sky Parkway.
  • AV-2007-84 — failed (0-0): Administrative review to allow a 70 square-foot identification sign to be attached to a wall and a variance to increase the maximum allowable height of the wall from 8 feet to 12 feet at 3401 Mt. Horeb Pike.
  • A-2007-73 — failed (0-0): Administrative review to allow a pre-sale menu board as a free standing sign at 2514 Nicholasville Road.
  • A-2007-91 — failed (0-0): Administrative review to allow a 13 square-foot sign above the roof line of an entrance canopy at 3094 Helmsdale Place.