Planning Commission November 11, 2021

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Urban County Planning Commission met on November 11, 2021, at 1:30 PM in the Council Chamber, 2nd Floor LFUCG Government Center, 200 East Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky. Larry Forester presided over the meeting, which included 9 agenda items and resulted in 13 motions and votes. The Commission heard 1 public comment during the meeting.

The Commission took action on several zoning and development matters. Four items were deferred to future meetings: the Ramsey/Sullivan Property, Lot 4; Cervantes & Associates, LLC Zoning Map Amendment; Steele Property; and LFUCG Millcreek Subdivision, Unit 3 & Jonestown. One item, the LATA, LLC Zoning Map Amendment, was withdrawn. The Commission approved three development-related items: the Consent Agenda, the Ethington and Ethington Property Development Plan, and the Columbians Inc. Development Plan. The Commission also approved a zone change for Broadway 12th LLC.

Attendance

Present: Ivy Barksdale, Zach Davis, Anthony de Movellan, Larry Forester, Janice Meyer, Bruce Nicol, Graham Pohl, and Judy Worth.

Absent: Headley Bell, Robin Michler, and Frank Penn.

Late: Ivy Barksdale and Graham Pohl arrived after the meeting began.

Votes and Decisions

All votes taken during this meeting passed unanimously with no opposing votes or abstentions.

Approval of Performance Bonds and Letters of Credit 1:39 Motion by Judy Worth, seconded by Anthony de Movellan. Passed 8-0.

Withdrawal of LATA, LLC Zoning Map Amendment (PLN-MAR-18-00023) 3:21 Motion by Anthony de Movellan, seconded by Janice Meyer. Withdrawn 7-0.

Postponement of Ramsey/Sullivan Property, Lot 4 (PLN-MJDP-21-00050) 4:21 Motion by Zach Davis, seconded by Judy Worth. Postponed 7-0.

Postponement of Cervantes & Associates, LLC Zoning Map Amendment (PLN-MAR-21-00008) 7:04 Motion by Judy Worth, seconded by Anthony de Movellan. Postponed 8-0.

Postponement of Steele Property (PLN-FRP-21-00039) 8:44 Motion by Anthony de Movellan, seconded by Janice Meyer. Postponed 8-0.

Postponement of LFUCG, Millcreek Subdivision, Unit 3 & Jonestown (PLN-MJDP-21-00039) 11:40 Motion by Janice Meyer, seconded by Anthony de Movellan. Postponed 8-0.

Approval of Consent Agenda 14:26 Motion by Janice Meyer, seconded by Judy Worth. Passed 8-0.

Approval of Ethington and Ethington Property Development Plan (PLN-MJDP-21-0057) 26:33 Motion by Anthony de Movellan, seconded by Ivy Barksdale. Passed 8-0. Conditions included 12 items with a 13th item added to resolve hours of operation.

Approval of Columbians Inc. Development Plan (PLN-MJDP-21-0059) 48:13 Motion by Janice Meyer, seconded by Judy Worth. Passed 8-0. Approval included 18 conditions recommended by staff.

Approval of Waivers for Columbians Inc. Development Plan (PLN-MJDP-21-0059) 49:56 Motion by Janice Meyer, seconded by Graham Pohl. Passed 8-0. Approved waivers to Articles 68A, 68N1, 68P, 68Q2E and disapproved waiver to Article 68B.

Approval of Zone Change for Broadway 12th LLC (PLN-MAR-21-0014) 1:55:28 Motion by Graham Pohl, seconded by Anthony de Movellan. Passed 8-0.

Approval of Variance for Broadway 12th LLC (PLN-MJDP-21-0047) 1:56:37 Motion by Graham Pohl, seconded by Anthony de Movellan. Passed 8-0. Approved lesser variance with five conditions recommended by staff.

Approval of 12th Street Addition Development Plan (PLN-MJDP-21-0047) 1:59:20 Motion by Graham Pohl, seconded by Anthony de Movellan. Passed 8-0. Approval included 12 conditions recommended by staff.

Public Comment

Jennifer Bentley addressed the board regarding concerns about a proposed apartment development near her home 1:43:51. She expressed worry about increased traffic resulting from the project and raised concerns about potential impacts to property values in the area.

Contested Items

Variance for Broadway 12th LLC

A heated discussion arose regarding the appropriate side yard setback variance for a development project. Staff recommended a 10-foot setback, while the applicant requested a 5-foot setback. The applicant argued that accepting the staff recommendation would result in the loss of three bedrooms in the proposed development, making the 5-foot variance necessary for the project's viability.

LATA, LLC Zoning Map Amendment

This agenda item involved a petition for a zoning map amendment affecting property located at 1800 Bryant Road. The request sought to change the zoning designation from a restricted Highway Service Business (B-3) zone to a Planned Neighborhood Residential (R-3) zone.

Bruce Simpson was the key speaker on this matter. 2:45

The petition was withdrawn and did not proceed to a vote or further discussion.

RAMSEY/SULLIVAN PROPERTY, LOT 4

This agenda item addressed a request to depict revised buildings and parking layout for property located at 2671 Kearney Ridge Blvd. 4:52

Key Speaker

Branden Gross presented on this matter.

Outcome

The request was deferred. The item was postponed to the December 9, 2021 meeting.

CERVANTES & ASSOCIATES, LLC Zoning Map Amendment

5:24

This agenda item addressed a petition for a zoning map amendment submitted by Cervantes & Associates, LLC for properties located at 505 and 519 W. New Circle. The petitioner requested a zone change from Highway Service Business (B-3) to Neighborhood Business (B-1).

Matt Carter presented this item to the body.

The request was not acted upon at this meeting. Instead, the petition was postponed and scheduled for consideration at the December 16, 2021 meeting.

STEELE PROPERTY

A request to subdivide a 173-acre lot into three separate lots located at 3844 Briar Hill Rd. was presented during this agenda item 7:38.

Tom Martin addressed the matter during the discussion.

The request was deferred, with the matter postponed to the December 9, 2021 meeting for further consideration.

LFUCG, MILLCREEK SUBDIVISION, UNIT 3 & JONESTOWN

10:31

This agenda item addressed a development request for the Millcreek Subdivision, Unit 3 & Jonestown project. The proposal seeks to depict development of 96 multi-family dwelling units housed in 4 buildings, along with a clubhouse and associated off-street parking.

Tom Martin presented on this matter. The request was considered by the body but was not approved at this meeting.

Outcome: The request was postponed to the December 9, 2021 meeting, deferring further consideration and decision-making to a later date.

Consent Agenda

The consent agenda item, presented by Traci Wade 12:12, addressed the approval of various development plans. The agenda included the following projects:

• Gateway Lofts
• Pinnacle Lot 3
• Lakeview Estates
• Cadentown Gentry Family Subdivision

The consent agenda was approved.

Ethington and Ethington Property Development Plan

15:19

The council considered approval of a development plan for property located on Harrodsburg Road. The proposal includes a standalone Kroger gas station as part of the project.

Matt Carter presented the development plan to the council.

The council approved the Ethington and Ethington Property Development Plan.

Columbians Inc. Development Plan

The meeting addressed approval of a development plan for Columbians Inc. at 1604 Versailles Road. 27:45

Project Overview

The proposed development includes 12 apartment units and 23 townhouse units on the subject property.

Presentation and Discussion

Tom Martin presented the development plan to the body.

Outcome

The development plan was approved.

Broadway 12th LLC Zone Change

The council considered a zone change request for properties located at 1114 and 1118 North Broadway. The proposal sought to reclassify the parcels from a single family R1C zone to a high density apartment R4 zone. 1:50:59

Bruce Simpson presented the item to the council.

The council voted to approve the zone change.