Board allows 25-foot setback for Chase drive-thru at 2700 block of South Highway 393, citing site constraints

The Oldham County Board of Adjustments on Oct. 16 approved a 25-foot street-side setback variance for a proposed drive‑through ATM on a parcel at the 2700 block of South Highway 393 in Buckner.

Planning staff said the parcel is zoned IPD (Industrial Park District) and that the county ordinance requires a 50-foot street-side setback along arterial roadways; the applicant requested a 25-foot setback to accommodate an access agreement and to align curb cuts with neighboring development. Planner Sandy Regroden told the board the drive‑through was pushed east to align with entrance drives for adjacent properties and a planned Wawa, and the elevation change will help screen the facility from 393.

Attorney Tanner Nichols and representatives for Chase (Faith Constance) and civil consultant Baird Becker (Madison Tucker) explained the site constraints: a recorded access easement to the north and coordination of curb cuts across 393 with other developments made the drive‑thru location the practicable option. Nichols said the entrance alignment “is good land planning” and that the elevation mitigates sight-line concerns.

Planning Director Ryan Fisher said staff routinely requires shared maintenance and access agreements when easements are involved and that the agreement should be included as a condition. The board approved the variance, finding the site shape, topography and existing agreements constitute unique conditions justifying the relief. Conditions include: limiting the variance to the plan reviewed on Oct. 16; submission of a minor plat for staff review and approval prior to building permits; and preparation and recording of a shared road-maintenance agreement.