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Staff said the proposal would add three three‑story residential buildings at 1000 Delaware alongside the existing adaptive reuse at 968–976 Delaware, convert the existing motorcycle repair shop into a cocktail lounge with a temporary canopy at 976 Delaware (now described to meet setback requirements), and provide public‑facing art and a community garden. The applicant’s adaptive‑reuse scoring totaled 22 points against a 10‑point minimum under Article 8‑2104 of the zoning ordinance.

Key elements: the plan proposes 32 residential units total, with up to 12 units offered as affordable housing (approximately 30 percent of the units) under LFUCG Office of Affordable Housing definitions for a minimum 15‑year affordability term. Staff said the project would use green‑infrastructure measures to reduce impervious area, increase tree canopy coverage to at least 20 percent and include on‑site water‑quality improvements. The package also includes public art on public‑facing facades and a community garden that the applicant intends to make available to residents and nearby restaurants.

Applicant representative Scott Southall said circulation areas between buildings would be a combination of paved plaza areas and integrated tree wells and that design details are still being finalized with the architect. ‘‘The area in between Buildings 1 and 2 and between Buildings 3 are gonna be a combination of paved areas ... with integrating tree wells into those areas throughout,’’ he said.

Commission action and conditions: Commissioner Nickel moved to approve PLN MJDP 25‑11 with staff conditions (removing two conditions previously covered by revised plans); Worth seconded and the motion passed. The commission also accepted the adaptive‑reuse compliance report and found the project met and exceeded the ordinance criteria.

Next steps: The applicant must finalize lighting plans and other technical items identified in staff conditions, and staff will process final certification and permitting once those requirements are met. The urban forester and the Office of Affordable Housing will be engaged as needed to verify canopy and affordability commitments.

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Staff told commissioners the revised plan was submitted after the packet deadline and that standard technical sign‑offs remain. The proposal includes a convenience store and gas canopy, a car wash and associated parking on property zoned B‑3 (corridor business). Staff flagged two discussion items: driveway access alignment on Fontainebleau and the drive‑through lane running between the store building and the pump canopy.

Applicant Fred Eastridge of Vision Engineering said the project has an approved tree mitigation plan signed by the urban forester and that the applicant has worked with traffic engineering to address access concerns raised in committee. ‘‘We have an approved tree mitigation plan that has been approved by the Urban Forester,’’ Eastridge said.

Traffic engineering raised that the drive‑through orientation — located ahead of the canopy and adjacent to an access easement — is atypical and asked for clarity about pedestrian and vehicle movements. David Tulay of Traffic Engineering said the configuration is atypical of the standard drive‑through orientation and requested additional details and potential design elements (for example, a selective barrier) to reduce conflict points. Tulay said the plan as presented was not in conflict with ordinance requirements, but that the project would benefit from traffic‑engineering sign‑off on specific access and circulation details.

Commissioners also noted prior conversations about tree removal on the site and asked that the urban forester sign off on the mitigation plan and any replacement planting. Staff agreed to add urban‑forester review of the mitigation plan to the list of required conditions.

Commission action and conditions: Commissioner Wirth moved approval of PLN MJDP 25‑8 with staff conditions; Zach Davis seconded. Commissioners amended staff conditions to change two items from “discuss” to “resolve” (driveway alignment and drive‑through/parking relationship) with traffic engineering sign‑off required. The motion passed unanimously.

Next steps: The applicant must obtain final sign‑offs from Traffic Engineering and the urban forester verifying drive‑through/driveway design and tree mitigation before final certification and permitting. Staff will also require that paired driveways for adjacent townhomes comply with recent zoning changes affecting R‑3 townhome driveway pairing.

","The Planning Commission approved PLN MJDP 25-8 — a redevelopment at the Shriners/Masonic Temple/Fontainebleau site featuring a convenience store with pumps and car wash — subject to urban-forester approval of a tree mitigation plan and traffic engineering sign‑offs on driveway and drive‑through alignment.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6632702,"Commission approves Meadowcrest mixed‑use plan, grants lane‑width waiver and EAMP compliance",470,2910000,3380000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2671094-f84aa5df24813bead11b2a499cb93189&start=2910&end=3380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2671094-f84aa5df24813bead11b2a499cb93189/thumbnail_2910000.jpg","/articles/6632702/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Commission-approves-Meadowcrest-mixeduse-plan-grants-lanewidth-waiver-and-EAMP-compliance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6632702-8e2a6a5f9028c7863eee3820ad97f57a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771087285&Signature=i4WEBrjN5vYoxhog7UQeY8GYwvIKE-dHbIsohlhYS6GvMsTcvT3okwt~FlGFdSRdVCdmWwlez2mKTw88EhtFsErB-9-mrYvbmgutWt~I6j0k394jZsBqjuNj7FgHtfvytiGdQLVexOPncw9ef2ej1b2OOkE4uUPr~rXMTOV48jrFBX4xOml-wHqVtw1MyjAqKfkk4ATC8H9oPMJ~PDUIw0o9kNmU6GHTHq-x3QuwCza232oG-k5mnG060bHpmwrZa-J5nFXbfZYLoXFJstCiYm3sohw3sbCUe09ESh4SQUH1duVeC7A6lULULKj1lL6P7dhpBLC05HO5ywwsOyA3wQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urban County Planning Commission voted to approve PLN MJDP 25-7 (Meadowcrest, Cowgill Partners LP), a large amended final development plan for property along Winchester Road and Polo Club Boulevard, and granted a waiver to reduce lane widths on Paramount Drive to create a traffic‑calmed cross section.

Staff presented the plan as a multi‑lot, mixed‑use project in the expansion area, describing an overall proposal of 274 dwelling units across multiple buildings, 8,827,154 square feet of principal uses (primarily professional office and parking structures) and 207,915 square feet of supportive uses (hotel, banks, restaurants, residential mixed use). Lot 17 — proposed for a UK medical campus — totals about 41.35 acres; the remaining 35.04 acres are slated for the principal and supportive uses identified.

Why it matters: Meadowcrest covers a large portion of the city’s expansion area and includes road connections (including an eventual Tunnel Road under I‑75), greenway corridors and substantial mixed‑use development that will shape future traffic patterns, open‑space connectivity and infrastructure needs.

Staff recommended approval of the plan and of a requested waiver to Article 6‑8(a) of the land subdivision regulations to allow an alternate street cross section along Paramount Drive. The waiver would reduce required lane widths from 15 feet to 11 feet with parallel on‑street parking and limited reverse‑angle (back‑in) spaces near a proposed clubhouse; staff said the design provides traffic calming and aligns with forthcoming complete‑streets guidance.

Applicant representative Brandon Gross described the road tapering and said the reduced lane width and on‑street parking are intended to slow traffic as the roadway moves from commercial to residential and greenway areas. Gross said the development team reduced the amount of reverse‑angle parking to three spaces and moved those spaces out of a curve after traffic engineering raised safety concerns: \"We reduced that down to 3. Took it out of the curve and traffic engineering believes that it can function safely,\" he said.

Commissioners questioned back‑in parking and safety; traffic engineering staff confirmed back‑in parking is allowed under the ordinance but noted pull‑in parking (backing into the street) would be prohibited and sight distance must be maintained. Dave Joliet, a traffic engineer on the record, said the three back‑in spaces in a tangent section were acceptable when shifted away from the curve.

On expansion area compliance, staff found the plan met the EAMP’s future land‑use and infrastructure elements and met the master plan’s open‑space and greenway expectations; staff added a recommendation to resolve noted exaction and lighting items and to confirm open‑space accounting with the University of Kentucky. The applicant told the commission they could meet the 25 percent open‑space target without counting Lot 17.

Commission action and conditions: Commissioner Wilson moved to approve PLN MJDP 25‑7 with staff conditions and to change two staff notes (items 18 and 19) from \"discussed\" to \"resolved.\" Nickel seconded; the motion passed. Wilson also moved to approve the waiver to Article 6‑8(a); Nickel seconded and the waiver passed. Finally, the commission found the project in compliance with the EAMP as presented and voted to approve the compliance finding.

Next steps: Staff will verify the revised lighting plan, record required exactions and finalize resolution of the Lot‑17 open‑space accounting with the university before certification. The development team must complete technical sign‑offs and any required agreements between lots covering light trespass as noted in staff conditions.

","The Planning Commission approved the Meadowcrest amended final development plan (PLN MJDP 25-7), including a waiver to reduce lane widths on Paramount Drive from 15 to 11 feet, and found the plan in compliance with the Expansion Area Master Plan (EAMP).",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6632705,"Planning Commission approves 13-townhome project near UK, grants sidewalk/tree waivers",1580,1315000,2895000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2671094-f84aa5df24813bead11b2a499cb93189&start=1315&end=2895","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2671094-f84aa5df24813bead11b2a499cb93189/thumbnail_1315000.jpg","/articles/6632705/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Planning-Commission-approves-13-townhome-project-near-UK-grants-sidewalktree-waivers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6632705-3c8f307af7674c95cafcc28b2e35754b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771087285&Signature=auxShYuF7qeZA7MWrD6WPzQsmJBcP8w1MCfpnzwuW~iBvN-MvC3AUQ66aFdFSNEL9rpS1-hJGAskiGB6YexFJBs5jSRHRvGe4S4B3XBoM9U5~S06EnJnnQoP6BQelqpzmtmXlgreAg8rwS7U-wChraUhfSBzR6n4S9nDWmqgn~5~M9Qc3xOPM-d3WVjJjfMQMtwAGqjPBZMms3NAMz4NBmBHgF3ft3NCeLV~gfNFyTO07JTCN4EvoSU3JhZLY3hB2JVg-CQjmmRBUAHburj4CcI2jsCl6ck8PFhfj7dM0MawCYiigdeqzAnneW~oW9poptP1aSTH~3leMNH3LyDbZg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Urban County Planning Commission on a unanimous vote approved PLN MJDP 24-101, a proposal to develop 13 townhomes on lots along Columbia Avenue, Oldham Court and Park Avenue, and granted a waiver to modify the typical street cross section to widen sidewalks and locate street trees in a 5-foot planting easement.

The plan, presented by planning staff member Chris Cheney, would reconfigure three lots to create one building of five units facing Park Avenue, one four-unit building, and other units along Oldham Court and Columbia Avenue. Cheney said the proposal includes a waiver request to reduce utility-strip widths so sidewalks can be widened and to place required street trees in a planting easement adjacent to the right of way.

Why it matters: the site sits just east of the University of Kentucky campus and within a neighborhood where residents and commissioners pressed for tree replacement, pedestrian orientation and adequate on-site parking. The commission’s approval allows the applicant to move forward with the development plan and to implement alternate street and sidewalk design intended to preserve an existing stone and masonry wall while accommodating pedestrian improvements.

Staff and applicant said revisions to the development plan were submitted after the packet deadline but that most “cleanup” items had been addressed. Cheney described the waiver as necessary because the existing stone and masonry retaining wall and non-typical cross sections on Park Avenue make meeting standard utility-strip widths difficult without removing the wall.

Ramona Fry, the project’s designer, told the commission that a healthy street tree on Columbia had been removed because it was hollow and posed a hazard, and that updated plans show street trees in the proposed 5-foot planting easement. ‘‘There are additional trees shown on the updated plan as well as those street trees in that proposed easement,’’ Fry said.

A nearby resident, Mark Barker of 439 Park Avenue, urged the commission to require replacement trees and questioned parking, noting the site could attract student residents. ‘‘There’s a lot of trees that also run Columbia as well that were removed … I think it’s important to the neighborhood to get those trees back,’’ Barker said. Planning staff replied that the city requires street trees and that the urban forester signs off on tree plantings; staff also noted the city removed off-street parking minimums about two years ago, meaning the applicant provides the number of on-site spaces it proposes.

Commissioners asked about building orientation, noting some units place a side toward Columbia rather than facing the busier street. The applicant said the architect considered multiple orientations and selected the current configuration for architectural coherence, and said the developer would revisit Columbia-facing facades to increase visual interest.

Commission action and conditions: Commissioner Nickel moved approval of PLN MJDP 24-101; Wilson seconded and the motion passed. Commissioner Nickel then moved approval of the waiver to Article 6-8a (Exhibit 6-3) and Article 6-10b(2) of the land subdivision regulations to allow the narrower utility strips and the 5-foot planting easement; Wilson seconded and the waiver motion passed. Staff recommended conditions requiring depiction of the planting easement on the final plan and several technical corrections; the commission included those conditions in its approval.

Next steps: Staff will review the applicant’s revised materials and the final development plan must depict the planting easement, required sidewalks and other cleanup items before issuance of building permits. The urban forester will review and sign off on required street trees.

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