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Staff explained the change is intended to sharpen the distinction between minor and major subdivisions and to require topographic documentation when necessary to understand slopes, drainage and other site constraints. Commissioners said the clarification reflected best practices and the previous director had proposed a similar change before departing. With no public comment, the motion to remove the amendment from the table and to adopt it passed unanimously.

Why it matters: Requiring topographic information at the appropriate stage allows staff and the Technical Review Committee to identify slope, drainage and access issues earlier in the review process and should reduce later redesigns.

Next steps: Staff will incorporate the adopted language into the subdivision regulations and apply the clarified standards to future minor subdivision reviews and administrative approvals.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Danville-Boyle County Planning & Zoning Commission Regular Meeting - 3/26/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission adopted an amendment to subdivision regulations that clarifies which minor subdivisions staff may approve administratively and allows staff to request a topographic map for clearer site review.","taxTitle","Danville City, Boyle County , Kentucky","taxId",53940,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6073370,"Commission accepts year‑to‑date financial report; introduces interim administrator",193,163000,356000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2993524-fcd8b1ec8811b9a8b50c3b949bd08786&start=163&end=356","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2993524-fcd8b1ec8811b9a8b50c3b949bd08786/thumbnail_163000.jpg","/articles/6073370/Danville-City/Boyle-County/Kentucky/Commission-accepts-yeartodate-financial-report-introduces-interim-administrator","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6073370-133e9c4715d6dae2999fc150cc97ee94/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174460&Signature=Jlabri~zdF02Rf9-pT9hQMBf4hyuRlHzA-taECfpln7JXnZMioXNs292botw2mzqeTOKO5YzVr~48QEwterJl0LhNMBoHb3JXpzj3e9rRoZ3B18xa5to058X5uxqFnXQcqRk8JmpcBekN2W5685NDRcmtgPNjYg4ux4T1hezh9U3nT6ifi8bDN1y5qNXBEcIM0F13RyFzVCbYe8G0i3h8~SSVG3CPu-NpVXQ0gK9s37FTb0FPSnNaWTsV51WgxTVORy~A3ipRSaklPQhpmiGmSrKqt5NuLPbz-X9VE6oERXH81tKFG-akHgv~~JraEB8Mt3NZldaTMzU0xhsxMnT1A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The commission reviewed and accepted a year‑to‑date financial report covering the first eight months of fiscal activity. Staff reported total commission revenue of $150,640 compared with an original budget of $194,730 (77% of the original annual plan while only 66% of the year had elapsed) and noted a recent budget amendment raising projected annual revenue to approximately $223,008. Year‑to‑date expenditures were reported at $140,004.33 against an original budget of $126,002.28 (about 62% of budget); the revised expenditure forecast following the budget amendment was $244,605 and expenditures stood at roughly 57% of that revised figure.

After staff walked through the columns on the handout — year‑to‑date figures, the original 2024–25 budget and the post‑amendment forecast — a motion to accept the report passed unanimously. Staff noted the year‑to‑date revenue strength is driven largely by construction review fees and that the budget amendment increased salary and recruitment line items, including approximately $10,000 to recruit a new director.

The commission also introduced Linden Smith of the Bluegrass Area Development District, who will serve as interim administrator while the commission conducts a search to replace the departing director, Makayla. Smith introduced himself as a land‑use planner with the Bluegrass Area Development District and said his assignment will be temporary while the commission seeks a permanent hire.

Why it matters: The report indicates stronger‑than‑expected revenue from development‑related fees and manageable expenditures after a budget amendment; the interim administrator appointment addresses staff continuity during a director recruitment.

Next steps: Staff will continue the recruitment process for a permanent director and return routine financial reports to the commission; the recruitment line item will be used as budgeted to support hiring efforts.","Commissioners accepted the year‑to‑date financial report showing revenue ahead of a prior-year pacing and expenditures below budget; the body introduced Linden (Lyndon) Smith as interim administrator while a director search continues.",{"_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},6073375,"Commission approves four subdivision plats; grants exception for turnaround after fire chief review",595,442000,1037000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2993524-fcd8b1ec8811b9a8b50c3b949bd08786&start=442&end=1037","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2993524-fcd8b1ec8811b9a8b50c3b949bd08786/thumbnail_442000.jpg","/articles/6073375/Danville-City/Boyle-County/Kentucky/Commission-approves-four-subdivision-plats-grants-exception-for-turnaround-after-fire-chief-review","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6073375-2e66b80a3361efdc4ad2f2500b5fafbb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174460&Signature=dHrdoMokSVz0DHgFsQOJnDwD2EArTJsrUGjeWoxOgaHbM~yVR4gpNtLFSTiucYLzOYfvk5jh3SKgv7SIGT7A10EyX3WufNjRyrclDTosPEBaKdE2Brj~Yo-VelqnADsw-4Q3AScTCDPRSCABXPIW9qRsJ8NvCAb6UxjzJoAXO2fbXQ6G1bECaAmhVTXNUBiiq2ljCeLkAbDdBn3j9QfWntKWh6bORL3hVgRCf3dstLYwa0D5xyqwPuFZ7UFOQ~evIvbnbe-8Vby4XHVhMeBD2hiBjv0yEj-p-a5USK37cTbHQP4ltYhcQMKqFIf2KGwCD~5J07gvx8LrjTJJctdesw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Danville City Planning & Zoning Commission approved four subdivision plats presented together on the consent/common packet and attached a staff‑recommended exception for a turnaround at one of the Team Leader LLC plats after technical review and a fire chief recommendation.

Staff described the four applications: a subdivision by Mason Belcher of a 34.47‑acre parcel on White Oak Road (zoned AG), a minor subdivision by Jonathan and Anna Ruth Miller of a 43.33‑acre parcel on White Oak Road (zoned AG), an amendment with improvements by Team Leader LLC for a 0.719‑acre parcel near the Danville Bypass (zoned HB), and a 2.454‑acre subdivision by Team Leader LLC on Freya Maeve Drive (zoned HB). Engineers from AGE Engineering confirmed technical committee review and clarified that one map includes a remainder tract and that the Team Leader plats require a turnaround solution because of steep grade near a water tank and an existing commercial entrance near Chick‑fil‑A.

Commissioner Henry Hardin asked that the motion to approve include specific language recognizing an exception to the subdivision regulations for the Team Leader plat’s turnaround and noting the Fire Chief and the Technical Review Committee recommended a hammerhead as an acceptable alternative. “Since we are taking exception from the subdivision regulation standards, I would say that the motion should include that the exception from the sub reg standards for the team leader plat on the turnaround is justified by input from the Fire Chief and the recommendation of TRC as the best acceptable solution given the layout,” he said. The commission approved the four plats as amended; the vote was unanimous.

Why it matters: The exception allows a hammerhead turnaround in a steep location where a circular turnaround would be unsafe or impractical and codifies that the Fire Chief and TRC reviewed the proposal. Final construction and road details remain subject to typical plat, profile and infrastructure review.

Next steps: Plat documents will be finalized in the planning office and recorded per normal procedures; construction and final plat approvals will follow required design and bonding steps.","The commission approved four subdivision plats — including rural parcel splits and three commercial/residential plats near the Danville bypass — and attached an exception to require a hammerhead turnaround for one plat after Technical Review Committee and fire department input.",{"_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},6073379,"Danville planning commission reopens, then tables JLS Investments rezoning amid flooding, traffic, density concerns",4711,1057000,5768000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2993524-fcd8b1ec8811b9a8b50c3b949bd08786&start=1057&end=5768","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2993524-fcd8b1ec8811b9a8b50c3b949bd08786/thumbnail_1057000.jpg","/articles/6073379/Danville-City/Boyle-County/Kentucky/Danville-planning-commission-reopens-then-tables-JLS-Investments-rezoning-amid-flooding-traffic-density-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6073379-99085530d3c688afb9d271d106940f30/orig.mp4?Expires=1771174460&Signature=ZE3tg2tmlTwli7KQUSjPIehSM1whJv28r8pbiM0IN1wPEDCKTHiixBP2-SlAqEjcdlrKelrJLRHr12KXHrs0j1rXolu~eJW7-i2kXdeqiXRty7M6y1AHR-03po9-vIlD5XGvOlbXZeaAXm~SC7Yiu5gOG9BvuBcnBoyHuVeZmO37txMLbD3cJNlb6hqf1--doPFWOhxiMAbFdjMQGWzgV7SGioOsjsR-bBP5GBfc4HS0Q3BzzDIWeWt4qqZRBRAVv9YchfWMS2CMedzFTclT6HIXfab7MGsGWEPL85Y6jvMJsjHDxCgaD08r7FOn8x5GcckXm66X7iRxn4i~qm8Z-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Danville City Planning & Zoning Commission reopened a public hearing on a proposed R1C rezoning for a 29.9-acre tract owned by JLS Investments, heard technical responses from the applicant’s engineering team and sustained lengthy public opposition over traffic, stormwater and potential density, then voted to table the item until the property owner or his counsel can appear.

The applicant was represented at the meeting by engineers from AGE Engineering. Dale Shepperson said the owner was out of the country and that AGE was coordinating a traffic study with the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. “We have been working with Robert Baker from the state of Kentucky as far as traffic studies, flows,” Shepperson said, and added the team is awaiting further direction from state traffic staff on specific lane or deceleration requirements. AGE’s civil engineer, Douglas Gooch, described the stormwater approach and said detention basins would be designed to “dewater over a period of 6 to 10 hours” so the development would not increase downstream flood depths.

Opposing counsel Melanie Thornberry, speaking for multiple nearby residents, argued the rezoning request conflicted with Danville’s comprehensive plan and future land‑use map and said the applicant had not shown the existing zoning was inappropriate or that a major change in the area justified a higher density. Thornberry cited her calculations of theoretical maximum density under R1C zoning and said that, mathematically, R1C could allow considerably more units than the “low‑density residential” classification on the comp plan’s future land‑use map. “The potential max density for R1C of 8.712 per acre is well outside of what our comprehensive plan defines as low density residential,” she said.

Residents told the commission the neighborhood already sees frequent flooding at Spring Hill Road and nearby properties and expressed concern that additional runoff from new development would worsen existing conditions. Several speakers asked whether detention basins, pipe extensions or other improvements would protect existing properties and whether deed restrictions or covenants could ensure only single‑family detached homes are built if the commission approves rezoning. AGE engineers said FEMA floodplain limits and city stormwater review would control buildable areas and that wetland mitigation or non‑buildable green space may be required where soils or sinkholes make construction impractical.

Commissioners discussed process issues before allowing the applicant’s representatives to speak. Staff and commissioners noted the planning regulations expect a property owner or an attorney to appear at a rezoning public hearing to accept binding conditions; the owner, Jeremy Sheppard, was not present. The commission reopened the public hearing earlier in the meeting to permit applicant responses to previously raised concerns, then concluded the owner’s absence and the volume of public input warranted a continuation. A motion to table the rezoning and reopen the hearing at a future meeting when the owner or counsel can attend carried unanimously.

Why it matters: The rezoning would change the permitted uses and potential density of a large tract adjacent to established low‑density neighborhoods; neighbors argued the change could intensify traffic on Shakertown/Middlebrook/Spring Hill corridors and increase flood risk unless binding limitations are required and enforced.

Next steps: The commission will hold the item open and require the property owner or his authorized attorney to appear at the next available meeting; public comment will again be allowed when the matter returns to the agenda.","A public hearing on a proposed zone change by JLS Investments drew hours of testimony about traffic, stormwater and density; the commission reopened the hearing to hear applicant responses but ultimately tabled the matter for the applicant or counsel to return.","actionData","errors"]

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