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Board approves conditional-use permit for short-term rental at Hidden Springs Farm LLC, sets conditions
Summary
Danville Board of Adjustments approved a conditional-use permit for a short-term rental at 747 Claunch Road with limits including a maximum of six guests and three on-site parking spaces; applicant said access will use a private driveway off KY-1920.
The Danville Board of Adjustments approved a conditional-use permit for Hidden Springs Farm LLC to operate a short-term rental at 747 Claunch Road in agricultural zoning, imposing conditions submitted with the application including a maximum of six guests and three on-site parking spaces.
Planning staff summarized the review criteria in the zoning ordinance, citing Article 4 (uses and standards) and noting that the applicant must demonstrate the proposal will not conflict with the comprehensive plan, be compatible with nearby uses, or cause nuisances from noise, traffic or other impacts. The staff report said the dwelling is set back more than 700 feet from Claunch Road and the subject parcel comprises over 300 acres; staff found no other short-term rental listings in the immediate neighborhood.
Applicant Dale Shepherdson of AGE Engineering told the board the property is remote and that guests would access the rental from a private driveway off Kentucky Highway 1920 (Battlefield Road), not via Claunch Road. Shepherdson said, "The entrance that the people would be using to access the house is actually a driveway off of Kentucky Highway 1920, which is Battlefield Road, which is a state road." He also described the site and distances to nearby houses, saying the nearest house on Claunch Road is about 2,532 feet from the rental house and another house about 3,399 feet away.
The applicant's submission proposed conditions the board could include: maximum capacity of six guests and parking for three vehicles on-site. During questions the board confirmed the dwelling has one bathroom and two bedrooms (with an additional room that might be used as a bedroom) and that the access drive is private and owned by the property owner. No members of the public spoke in opposition.
A board member moved to approve the conditional-use permit with findings that the use would not be detrimental to public health, safety, welfare, would not overburden infrastructure or increase traffic beyond what is consistent with the zoning district. The motion was seconded, and the board voted in favor; the chair announced there was "no opposition." The board did not attach additional special conditions beyond those proposed by the applicant and standard ordinance-based conditions, and staff will record the approval and notify the applicant.
