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Commission postpones South Broadway Place rezoning after stormwater and sewer concerns
Summary
Planning staff and the applicant agreed to postpone a proposed rezoning and amended development plan for South Broadway Place so engineers can resolve stormwater, sewer and connectivity conflicts and the applicant can hold neighborhood outreach.
The Lexington-Fayette Planning Commission on June 2 postponed a requested zone change and amended preliminary development plan for South Broadway Place to allow time for additional engineering work and community engagement.
The application sought to rezone several parcels to R-4 and to amend a final development plan to increase multifamily capacity (the applicant said the request would enable roughly 220 dwelling units across the site). Planning staff recommended postponement because of outstanding stormwater management questions, sewer conflicts where structures overlap utility easements, and concerns about sidewalk and street termination details on Simpson Avenue.
Applicant Tony Barrett, representing Anderson Communities, told the commission the developer will meet with staff and neighborhood residents and expects to make “some tweaks” to address the technical items and the homeowners’ concerns. Jeremy Young of planning staff said the project involves three parcels and a portion of another, and staff found the proposed change consistent with an enhanced-neighborhood place type but asked for postponement to allow resolution of the engineering and connectivity issues.
Neighborhood outreach and public comment The applicant said staff-level talks have occurred with nearby homeowners and that a formal neighborhood meeting is planned. In the meeting a resident who said he represents a local homeowners association urged the developer and staff to consider off-site buffering and to avoid tying a private townhouse street to the new development. Planning staff noted that the downstream drainage route includes a pipe under the railroad and that water-quality and flood issues need documented analysis.
Why the postponement Planning staff and the technical review committee identified stormwater sizing and location of proposed detention, sanitary sewer conflicts with building footprints, and Simpson Avenue termination/cull-de-sac waiver considerations as unresolved. Staff asked the applicant to return with revised plans that denote common open space, final site statistics, a tree inventory and stormwater documentation demonstrating the proposal will not worsen off-site flooding.
Next steps The applicant and staff agreed to continue technical work and hold a neighborhood meeting. When the engineering, stormwater and utility concerns are resolved, the application will return to the planning commission for further consideration.
