Subdivision committee recommends Marlboro Manor development plan with conditions

The Lexington City Subdivision Committee recommended approval of MJDP 25-31, Marlboro Manor, a development plan showing 29 single-family dwellings, 26 townhomes, four multifamily structures and a senior living facility, contingent on revised staff conditions and a planning-commission waiver for an alley cross-section.

Staff said the applicant submitted revised plans on June 20 and that the standard technical sign-offs (engineering, traffic, landscape, addressing, urban forester, Department of Environmental Quality, fire, waste management and the Division of Water Quality) were required. Staff recommended two remaining conditions: a lighting plan conforming to Article 30 for multifamily and senior living and that the planning commission grant the requested waiver for an alley cross-section to provide rear access to several units.

Steve Garland of Prime AE, representing the applicant, said the team had addressed most comments and that the alley cross-section detail is under discussion with traffic engineering: "We have 40 foot of right away. The discussion is do we have 20 foot of pavement and some utility strip, or do we go 24 feet and have a smaller utility strip or no utility strip?" he said, adding that the applicant would conform to whatever cross section staff and traffic engineering determine appropriate.

Committee members asked clarifying questions about parking, alley width and on-street parking; staff said the plan shows a 40-foot right-of-way with a 20-foot pavement typical. After discussion, the committee voted unanimously to recommend approval with the revised 14 conditions in the staff report.

The recommendation now moves to the planning commission with the listed conditions and the requested alley waiver noted for consideration.