Oldham County panel approves 93‑lot Pine Grove subdivision after contested hearing

The Oldham County Planning and Zoning Commission on March 25, 2025, approved a preliminary subdivision plan filed by Triple Springs Partners LLC to create 93 single‑family lots for a project called Pine Grove on land off Kentucky Highway 329 in Prospect.

The decision follows more than three hours of staff presentations, expert testimony and public comment that focused on stormwater, on‑site sewage (septic) feasibility, the presence of springs and karst geology, nearby conservation easements, and potential Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) requirements. The commission approved the plan by roll call vote, 10–0, and attached five binding elements to the approval.

Staff senior planner Anna Barge told the commission the application proposes 93 lots on 56.4 acres (the parcel under review was created by a 2024 minor plat recording), and that the plan as presented requested no waivers or variances. County Engineer Jim Silliman said the project will require future construction‑level reviews including a stormwater quality management and erosion control permit, a KYR‑10 permit from the Kentucky Division of Water if needed, and any KYTC encroachment/entrance requirements for the state right of way. Silliman also flagged two mapped ‘‘blue line’’ streams on the property and said impacts to jurisdictional waters would need appropriate permits or correspondence from state and federal agencies.

Applicant attorney Mike Swansberg emphasized the proposal’s lot sizes and density, saying minimum lot sizes meet R‑2 zoning and the plan has a net density well below the district maximum. He told the commission the Oldham County Health Department performed an on‑site soil evaluation and that Charlie Ward of the health department found the site "entirely provisionally…