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Commission approves zone change and variance for 400 Chestnut after neighbor property-line dispute; neighbors press for buffer and hours limits
Summary
Commission approved a zone change to B1, a variance to omit a zone-to-zone landscape buffer, and the accompanying development plan for 400 Chestnut (On the Block LLC). Neighbors objected, saying a fence and use of a 9.5-by-24-foot strip of land behind their house are disputed; commission approved the applications and staff conditions unanimously.
The Lexington Planning Commission recommended approval of a zone change to B1 (PLN MAR 25-009), approved a variance to the zone-to-zone screening requirements and accepted the submitted development plan for 400 Chestnut Street (PLN MJDP 25-28) on July 10.
James Mills of planning staff told the commission the property has been used commercially for decades but remained zoned R3. The owner’s application seeks to regularize and continue neighborhood-serving commercial uses without new on-site parking; staff recommended approval and proposed conditional zoning restrictions to prohibit uses the neighborhood identified as undesirable,…
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