The Urban County Planning Commission approved PLN MJDP 25-8, a redevelopment plan on the Shriners Hospital / Masonic Temple / Fontainebleau property off Harrodsburg Road that proposes a convenience store with gas pumps, a car wash and a reconfigured townhouse area, contingent on conditions addressing tree mitigation and driveway/drive‑through design.

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.