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Board approves two road-frontage variances to reorganize Schrader Lane farm into four tracts
Summary
The Oldham County Board of Adjustments on July 17 approved two road-frontage variances to facilitate a four-tract reconfiguration at 6310 Schrader Lane, allowing one new 2.49-acre lot to record with 55.79 feet of frontage and authorizing a rear consolidated tract with existing easements.
The Oldham County Board of Adjustments on July 17 approved two road-frontage variances tied to a multi-tract reconfiguration of a family farm at 6310 Schrader Lane in LaGrange.
Planner Anna Barge summarized a lengthy site history: the property has had prior variances and minor plats approved dating back to 2000 and 2015, and a 2022 minor plat that staff could not reconcile with prior frontage approvals. The current proposal shifts lot lines to create four tracts: two tracts will receive the 300 feet of frontage required under code; one proposed 2.49-acre tract (Tract 1) would have 55.79 feet of frontage, requiring a 94.21-foot variance from the 150-foot requirement for lots under 2.5 acres; and a separate rear tract (Tract 4) would be recorded with 0 feet of frontage, requiring a 300-foot variance under the 300-foot rule for lots 2.5 acres and larger.
Attorney and applicant representative Beach Craig Mall and applicants Gilbert and Joyce Nichter described the family's estate-planning rationale: the family bought the farm in 1982, over the years transferred parcels to children and grandchildren, and the current reconfiguration is intended to align deeds for planned conveyances and trusts. The attorney walked the board through a series of historical plats and easements, showing the existing 40-foot access easement and explaining how the proposed replat cleans up earlier lot divisions.
Board members asked about driveway spacing and safety; staff said any new driveway encroachment would require county-engineer review and an encroachment permit and that three lots could share a single access under subdivision rules. After discussion the board approved two variances: a 94.21-foot variance for Tract 1 (allowing 55.79 feet of frontage for a 2.49-acre lot) and a 300-foot variance for Tract 4 (allowing 0 feet of frontage for the consolidated rear parcel). Conditions require that each variance apply only to the plan considered at the July 17 hearing and that a minor plat and survey be submitted to planning staff for review and approval prior to building permits. The board recorded affirmative voice votes on both motions.
