Commission approves rezoning for 76.9-acre Lexington Road site; MOA exhibit to be corrected separately

The City of Nicholasville Board of Commissioners on Jan. 27 approved on second reading Ordinance 176-2025 to amend the official zoning map for about 76.9 acres at 3218 Lexington Road (PVA parcel 067-00-00-0024.00) from A-1 Agriculture to R-1E Single-Family Residential, R-1T Townhouse Residential and R-3 Multifamily Residential.

City staff told the commission the ordinance language itself did not change since first reading, but a development-plan exhibit attached to a related memorandum of agreement (MOA) did not match the final development plan approved by the planning commission. Tim, a city staff member, explained the discrepancy and said the change was “minor” and was limited to the exhibit; “the ordinance itself is the same,” he said.

The MOA and the zone map amendment were discussed separately. Commissioners agreed it would be cleaner to handle a second-amended MOA as a separate action at a later meeting so the recorded MOA exhibit matches the development plan the city approved. Commissioner comments confirmed the zone map amendment stands as approved on second reading and the MOA correction will be returned to the commission for a separate signature action.

The ordinance passed by roll call vote. The commission did not modify the ordinance language at second reading; staff said the forthcoming second-amended MOA will swap out the incorrect exhibit so recorded documents align.

The action is procedural for the rezoning; no additional conditions or changes to the ordinance text were reported in the meeting record. The commission requested a separate motion for the mayor to sign the corrected MOA at the next voting meeting to ensure the exhibit on file matches the approved development plan.

The commission’s next steps are to place the second-amended MOA on the agenda for the next voting meeting so the mayor may sign a corrected document that contains the updated exhibit.