Planning commission approves rezoning and development plan for 1899 Parkers Mill Road with conditions, requires further FEMA sign-offs

The Lexington City Planning Commission on May 20 approved a rezoning and a development plan for 1899 Parkers Mill Road that will allow a planned neighborhood residential subdivision while placing environmental and procedural conditions on construction.

Planning staff presented the application from Rose Holdings Lexington LLC to rezone roughly 11.5 acres from single-family residential (R1A) to planned neighborhood residential (R3) to accommodate a proposed 31-lot subdivision: 30 lots intended for single-family homes and one lot reserved for stormwater management and common open space. James Mills of the planning division said the applicant’s chosen place type is “enhanced neighborhood” and described site constraints including a FEMA-designated flood plain and environmentally sensitive areas.

Staff and the applicant described changes made after an initial review: a floodplain study identified areas of flood risk across the property, the layout was revised to reduce street crossings of the…