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Danville commission accepts planning record on Shaker Town Road zone-change; will decide in two weeks
Summary
After a lengthy legal briefing and public concerns about traffic, flooding and density, the Danville City Commission voted to accept the planning commission record for the Shaker Town Road zone‑map amendment and to consider the matter at its next regular meeting on April 28.
The Danville City Commission on Monday agreed to accept the planning commission’s written record for a proposed zone‑map amendment affecting Shaker Town Road and to take up a substantive decision at its next regular meeting on April 28.
The vote follows a lengthy presentation from legal staff about the limited options before the commission and repeated concerns from nearby residents about traffic, drainage and density. City Attorney Dexter told commissioners they must proceed using only the evidence already in the planning record and that they have a 90‑day statutory deadline to act.
“The procedure for a zone map amendment is clearly outlined in KRS 100.211,” City Attorney Dexter said during the meeting. “By law now, you have a couple of options. … First of all, you must act within 90 days of receipt of the forwarded record.”
Resident Daniel Wells, who said he lives at 313 Spring Hill Road and attended the planning hearing, told the…
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