Planning commission approves 35‑lot Sundance subdivision on Fiebel Lane with conditions

The Oldham County Planning and Zoning Commission on April 22 voted 8–3 to approve a preliminary subdivision plan submitted by 5600 LLC for 35 single‑family lots on 50.166 acres at 5600 Fiebel Lane in the Crestwood area (docket PZ‑25‑004).

The plan, presented by Anna Barge, the county's senior planner, shows lots ranging from about 1 acre to 2.44 acres with access from Fiebel Lane only. Barge told the commission, “An application has been filed by 5600 LLC for a preliminary subdivision plan for 35 single family lots. The property is located at 5600 Fiebel Lane, Crestwood, and is 50.166 acres and zoned AG1, Agriculture District and CO1, Conservation District.”

Why it matters: neighbors and the county engineer pressed developers for detail on stormwater, septic suitability and road geometry, saying those issues affect adjacent properties and school capacity. County Engineer Jim Silliman told the commission that the county’s post‑construction stormwater rules require computations showing that “the stormwater runoff that’s leaving the site after the development is completed should not exceed the stormwater runoff that was generated prior to construction at its current state.” The commission attached six binding elements to the approval intended to address several of those concerns before construction proceeds.

What the plan proposes and staff review - The applicant proposes 35 single‑family lots accessed only from Fiebel Lane; the developer removed a previously planned connection to Carpenter Lane after neighbor opposition. - Lots are zoned AG‑1 and CO‑1; the county planner found the layout is, at a conceptual level, in…