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Board approves variance and three waivers for redevelopment at 4912 US‑42 (Brownsboro Road)
Summary
The Board approved a variance to allow a three‑story, 47‑foot office building at 4912 US‑42 and three waivers to retain existing parking in front of the building, omit a 3‑foot masonry wall and omit a 10‑foot vehicle use area landscape buffer, citing existing site constraints and planned streetscape coordination.
The Louisville Metro Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a variance and three waivers for redevelopment at 4912 US Highway 42 (Brownsboro Road), allowing the applicant to replace an existing office building with a new three‑story, 47‑foot office building while keeping the existing parking layout.
Staff and the applicant said the existing parking layout renders the site nonconforming to some Town Center standards; the developer proposed a 47‑foot three‑story building (roughly 63,000 square feet gross across floors) that would increase height up to 17 feet beyond the block face infill standard. Waivers requested would allow (1) parking in front of the building, (2) omission of a three‑foot masonry wall where it would otherwise be required for side parking, and (3) omission of a ten‑foot vehicular use area landscape buffer in the front. Staff recommended approval of the variance and waivers based on site constraints and compatibility findings.
Applicant representatives said the existing parking meets parking requirements for the proposed floor area and that constructing the required buffer/wall would remove needed parking spaces and make the building untenable. The applicant also described coordination with MSD and noted nearby growth (apartments and VA facilities) that supports office demand. The Board approved the variance and then approved all three waivers in a single motion, adopting staff analysis and testimony heard at the hearing.
The approvals permit demolition and rebuilding per the approved elevations and site plan; the developer must follow normal building permit and inspection requirements.
Votes: The Board approved the variance (roll call recorded) and separately approved the three waivers (single roll call).
