Planning Commission Subdivision Meeting

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Urban County Planning Commission convened on February 13, 2020, at 1:30 PM in the Council Chambers of the Urban County Government Building at 200 East Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky, with Mike Owens presiding as chair. The Commission addressed two agenda items during the session, taking a total of three votes on various motions throughout the meeting. The Hamburg East (Baptist Healthcare Campus) item was postponed for future consideration, while the Marcelle Payton Property, Section 2 proposal received approval from the Commission. No public comments were heard during this meeting session.

Attendance

At the Commission meeting held on February 13, 2020, seven members were present and four were absent.

Present: • Mike Owens • Headley Bell • Larry Forester • Karen Mundy • Carolyn Plumlee • Graham Pohl • William Wilson

Absent: • Patrick Brewer • Anthony de Movellan • Bruce Nicol • Frank Penn

No members arrived late to the meeting. With seven of eleven total commissioners in attendance, the Commission had a quorum to conduct official business.

Votes and Decisions

The Commission took action on three items during the February 13, 2020 meeting, with all votes passing unanimously.

Minutes Approval 0:00 Commissioner Carolyn Plumlee motioned to approve the minutes from the January 16, 2020 meeting, seconded by Commissioner Karen Mundy. The motion passed unanimously with all seven commissioners voting in favor: Mike Owens, Headley Bell, Larry Forester, Karen Mundy, Carolyn Plumlee, Graham Pohl, and William Wilson.

Case PLN-MJDP-19-00070 - Hamburg East Postponement 2:00 Commissioner Karen Mundy motioned to postpone the Hamburg East (Baptist Healthcare Campus) case to March 12, 2020, with a second from Commissioner Carolyn Plumlee. The postponement was approved unanimously, with all seven commissioners voting in favor: Mike Owens, Headley Bell, Larry Forester, Karen Mundy, Carolyn Plumlee, Graham Pohl, and William Wilson.

Case PLN-FRP-20-00007 - Marcelle Payton Property 6:00 Commissioner William Wilson motioned to approve the Marcelle Payton Property, Section 2, seconded by Commissioner Karen Mundy. The approval passed unanimously with all seven commissioners voting in favor: Mike Owens, Headley Bell, Larry Forester, Karen Mundy, Carolyn Plumlee, Graham Pohl, and William Wilson. The approval was conditional, requiring that the Board of Adjustment approve the variance to Article 8-1(g) of the Zoning Ordinance.

All three votes resulted in 7-0 outcomes with no abstentions, demonstrating unanimous support from the full Commission for each item considered.

Hamburg East (Baptist Healthcare Campus)

2:00

The Planning Commission considered agenda item PLN-MJDP-19-00070, the Hamburg East development project also known as the Baptist Healthcare Campus.

Nick Nicholson served as a key speaker during the discussion of this proposed development project.

Rather than proceeding with a full review and vote, the Commission determined that additional time was needed to work collaboratively with the administration on various aspects of the proposed development. The specific details requiring further coordination were not elaborated upon in the available materials.

The Commission voted to postpone the Hamburg East (Baptist Healthcare Campus) item to allow for this additional coordination period between the planning staff and administration. This postponement will provide the necessary time to address outstanding issues before the item returns to the Commission for consideration at a future meeting.

The postponement represents a procedural decision to ensure proper preparation and review of the development proposal before moving forward with the planning approval process.

Marcelle Payton Property, Section 2

6:00

The Commission reviewed application PLN-FRP-20-00007 for the Marcelle Payton Property, Section 2, which proposed subdividing an 83.66-acre lot into two separate parcels of 40.00 acres and 43.66 acres.

Key speakers during the discussion included Richard Murphy and Steve Vogel, who presented details of the subdivision plan and addressed questions from the Commission.

The Commission ultimately approved the subdivision application, but the approval came with specific conditions that must be met before the project can proceed. Most notably, the approval is contingent upon obtaining Board of Adjustment approval for a variance, indicating that some aspect of the proposed subdivision does not conform to current zoning or development standards.

The conditional approval allows the property owner to move forward with the subdivision process while ensuring that all regulatory requirements are properly addressed through the Board of Adjustment review. This two-step approval process is common for development projects that require exceptions to standard zoning regulations.

The 83.66-acre property will be divided into parcels of 40.00 acres and 43.66 acres once all conditions are satisfied, including the required variance approval from the Board of Adjustment.