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Planning commission approves multiple site plans, postpones two large developments
Summary
At its June 2 meeting the Lexington-Fayette Planning Commission recommended approval of several final development plans and extensions with revised conditions and postponed two larger, more complex applications for additional study of stormwater and connectivity.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission on June 2 recommended approval of several final development plans and an extension, while postponing two larger applications that raised questions about storm drainage, pedestrian connections and other technical issues.
Among the items approved by voice vote were the amended Patch & Wilkes Unit 1 Phase 2 subdivision, the Locust Hill Shopping Center redevelopment (PLN MJDP 25-12) with revised conditions, an industrial building addition at Enterprise Industrial West (MJDP 25-25), a Coleman Property hotel (MJDP 25-29), a zone-change request and site plan for a small commercial lot on Chestnut Street (PLN MJDP 25-28, “On the Block LLC”), an extension request for Greendale Hills Unit 3, and the Givens outparcel plan that includes a 7 Brew Coffee drive-through (PLN MJDP 24-99). Most approvals were voice votes with conditions specified in staff reports.
The commission postponed two larger proposals for additional revisions and technical review: a zone-change and amended preliminary development plan for South Broadway Place (PLN MJDP 25-26), and the mixed-use Patch & Wilkes Unit 2 application (MJDP 25-27) that included a proposed 27,000-square-foot Kroger marketplace, a fueling station and 54 multifamily units. Planning staff cited unresolved stormwater and sanitary sewer questions, pedestrian connectivity and a small area of mapped floodplain as reasons to hold both items for further work.
Votes at a glance - PLN SMJ SUB 253 — Patch & Wilkes Unit 1, Phase 2 (amended): Motion for recommendation of approval carried on voice vote. Conditions: revised per staff; details in staff report. - PLN MJDP 25-12 — Locust Hill Shopping Center (Jagger restaurant): Recommended for approval with 16 revised conditions (voice vote). - MJDP 25-25 — Enterprise Industrial West, Unit 1 (building addition): Recommended for approval with 25 conditions (voice vote). - MJDP 25-29 — Coleman Property, Newtown Pike (Hampton Inn & Suites): Recommended for approval with 13 revised conditions (voice vote). - PLN MJDP 25-28 — On the Block LLC (400 Chestnut St.): Zone change and final development plan recommended for approval with 23 conditions (voice vote). - PLNMJDP 20-430 — Greendale Hills Unit 3: Applicant request for extension granted with 18 conditions (voice vote). - PLN MJDP 24-99 — Givens Property, Outlot 7 (7 Brew Coffee): Recommended for approval with 19 conditions (voice vote).
Postponed for further review - PLN MJDP 25-26 — South Broadway Place (zone change/amended PDP): Postponed at applicant/staff request so stormwater, sewer alignment and connectivity issues can be resolved; commission motion carried on voice vote. - MJDP 25-27 — Patch & Wilkes Unit 2 (Kroger Marketplace, fueling station, 54 multifamily units): Postponed by commission motion; staff recommended additional work on stormwater management, pedestrian connections and place-builder criteria.
What commissioners said Commissioners acted primarily on staff recommendations. When a motion was made, it was seconded and carried on voice vote for the approved items. For the postponed items staff repeatedly identified stormwater management, sanitary capacity and pedestrian connectivity as outstanding technical issues that should be resolved before a recommendation to the council.
Why it matters Approvals clear the way for building permits or further final development plan processing for a range of projects—from neighborhood retail to a hotel and small industrial expansion—affecting traffic, parking and small-scale economic activity in the city. The two postponed applications involve larger scale land-use and infrastructure implications (hundreds of housing units and a major grocery+fuel node) and therefore require additional engineering and community coordination.
What’s next Staff will continue review with applicants on the postponed items and bring revised plans or supplemental studies back to the commission for further action. Projects that received recommendations will continue through the final sign-off and permit stages; the staff report lists specific conditions for each approval.
