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Board approves three setback variances for proposed industrial buildings at 4701 W. Highway 146
Summary
The board granted side-yard, front-yard building and front-yard parking variances for a proposed two-building industrial development at 4701 W. Highway 146, with conditions including a landscaping and lighting plan and that approvals apply only to the plan heard Aug. 6.
The Oldham County Board of Adjustments and Appeals on Aug. 6 approved three variances to permit two flexible industrial buildings on a vacant 2.46-acre tract addressed as 4701 West Highway 146.
Senior planner Anna Barge told the board the site is zoned I-2 (heavy industrial) and the applicant requested: a 25-foot side-yard variance (reducing the 35-foot side-yard requirement to 10 feet), a 30-foot front-yard building variance (reducing a 100-foot requirement to 70 feet), and a 25-foot front-yard parking variance (reducing a 35-foot parking setback to 10 feet). The applicant said the three variances allow buildings to be placed on the site’s flatter front area, preserve mature trees and locate detention without cutting extensive screening at the rear of the parcel.
Valerie Shannon, representing GHZ Property LLC, told the board the rear building would include loading docks and needs truck-turning area; the front building would be light industrial/flex space intended mainly for vans and passenger vehicles. Engineer Bob Vincent confirmed an existing Oldham County water easement and said it terminates at a hydrant; he said detention and grading plans are separate from the drainage and water service infrastructure.
A letter of opposition from owners of the Buckner Pointe Apartments cited concern that moving industrial uses closer to the front property line could reduce the buffer between heavy industrial activity and the residential complex across the street. The applicant said the planned layout preserves tree screening and places buildings on flatter ground to minimize grading and avoid easements and railroad spurs at the rear.
The board made three separate motions—one for each variance—each limited to the plan considered at the Aug. 6 hearing and conditioned on submission of a landscaping and lighting plan for administrative review. Each motion passed. Board discussion noted the site’s slope and existing adjoining industrial buildings, and several members said the layout was consistent with the character of Quality Place and the surrounding industrial uses.
The approvals permit the applicant to proceed to detailed engineering and landscape/lighting plans; staff review of those plans must occur before permits are issued.
