Planning Commission Zoning (Sub) Committee

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government's Planning Commission Zoning Committee convened on March 5, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Building, 3rd Floor Conference Room, with Chairman Young presiding. The committee addressed a total of three agenda items during the session. Of those, two cases — PLN-MAR-26-00002 (Hillpointe, LLC) and PLN-MAR-26-00001 (Kenneth V. Littrell) — were approved, while a third case, PLN-MAR-26-00003 (4184 Todds LLC), was postponed. The committee took three votes over the course of the meeting, and no public comments were heard.

Votes and Decisions

Three motions were brought before the Commission at the March 5, 2026 meeting, all of which were decided unanimously.

• PLN-MAR-26-00001 — A zone change request for Kenneth E. Littrell to revise conditional zoning restrictions was moved by Mr. Wilson and seconded by Mr. Nichols. The motion passed unanimously. No individual roll call votes were recorded. 13:02

• PLN-MAR-26-00002 — A zone change request from Agricultural Urban to R4 for Hillpointe, LLC was moved by Mr. Wilson and seconded by Commissioner Davis. The motion passed unanimously, pending acceptance of revisions requested by staff. No individual roll call votes were recorded. 1:00:28

• PLN-MAR-26-00003 — A zone change request for 4184 Todds LLC was moved by Mr. Nichols and seconded by Mr. Forrester. The motion to postpone passed unanimously. No individual roll call votes were recorded. 1:01:34

Contested Items

• PLN-MAR-26-00002: HILLPOINTE, LLC — A procedural dispute arose during the Commission's consideration of a zone change request submitted by Hillpointe, LLC. The point of contention centered on whether the Commission should approve the zone change request while staff's requested revisions remained pending, or whether approval should be withheld until those revisions were addressed. The meeting record does not indicate the specific parties who spoke to each side of the dispute or the final outcome of the vote.

PLN-MAR-26-00002: HILLPOINTE, LLC

13:34

The Commission considered a petition for a zone map amendment submitted by Hillpointe, LLC for property located at 3515 Richmond Road. The request sought to rezone 38.998 net acres from an Agricultural Urban (A-U) zone to a Medium Density Residential (R-4) zone.

Key speakers on this item included Jeremy Young and Nick Nicholson. The Commission reviewed the proposed rezoning, which would transition the subject acreage from its current agricultural designation to a medium density residential classification, allowing for increased residential development on the site.

The item was approved by the Commission.

PLN-MAR-26-00001: KENNETH V LITTRELL

1:00

The Commission took up agenda item II.c, a petition filed by Kenneth V. Littrell for a zone map amendment affecting property zoned Corridor Business (B-3). The request sought to revise conditional zoning restrictions on approximately 1.16 net acres located at 532 & 550 S. Broadway and 658 Plunkett Street.

Key speakers on this item included Jeremy Young and Laura Nichols. The petition was considered and, following discussion, the Commission approved the zone map amendment.

*Note: Detailed presentation content, specific concerns raised, and the substance of debate are not available in the provided source data beyond what is described above.*

PLN-MAR-26-00003: 4184 TODDS LLC

1:00:28

This agenda item concerned a petition for a zone map amendment for property located at 4184 Todds Road. The applicant, 4184 Todds LLC, requested a rezoning of 2.33 net acres from an Expansion Area Residential-1 (EAR-1) zone and Agricultural Rural (A-R) zone to an Expansion Area Residential-2 (EAR-2) zone and Medium Density Residential (R-4) zone.

Key speakers on this item included Jeremy Young and Wes Harned. The detailed substance of the presentation, any concerns raised, and the specific arguments made during discussion are not available in the provided record.

The item was postponed and did not receive a final decision at the March 5, 2026 Commission meeting.