Commission approves Hearth Foundation preliminary subdivision; variances and shared‑access waiver also approved

The Oldham County Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 28 approved a preliminary subdivision plan, two road‑frontage variances and a waiver of the county’s joint‑access rule for a 198.2‑acre property at 1201 East Highway 524. The applicant is the Hearth Foundation; the plans would create six lots, with three proposed single‑family home sites and other tracts intended for conservation and agricultural sale.

Staff presentation: Senior Planner Anna Barge said the property is primarily zoned CO‑1 (conservation) and AG‑1 (agriculture) and that the applicants are seeking two frontage variances because three of the interior lots (Lots 1–3) would have no direct 524 road frontage under the proposed design. County subdivision rules require 300 feet of frontage for larger lots; the applicants requested variances for Lots 1–3 (0 feet rather than 300 feet required) and Lot 4 (100 feet proposed versus 300 feet required). Barge also said the subdivision regulations limit access easement use to three lots; the applicant requested a waiver to allow four lots (plus an existing lot) to use the 50‑foot access easement…