Planning commission approves Parkside Estates preliminary plan and two setback variances for 199‑lot open‑space subdivision

The Oldham County Planning Commission on May 27 approved a preliminary subdivision plan and two setback variances for Parkside Estates, a proposed 199‑lot open‑space subdivision on 67.76 acres that will take access from Jericho Road.

Staff recommended approval with binding elements addressing construction‑phase permits, fire protection, limits on annual lots issued and required reviews by county engineering and the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. The commission approved both variance requests (single side from 7 to 5 feet; total side from 16 to 10 feet) and the preliminary plan after hearing staff, the applicant and multiple neighbors.

Senior planner Anna Barge told commissioners the property is zoned R‑2A and that open‑space subdivision rules in Oldham County subdivision regulation section 5.12 allow smaller individual lot sizes and reduced setbacks when at least 50% of the overall site is preserved as permanent open space. The applicant’s plan proposes 199 single‑family lots ranging from about 5,500 to 8,794 square feet with approximately 34.25 acres (50.54%) of dedicated open space. Barge…