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Council places Higbee Mill rezoning on docket despite neighborhood opposition
Summary
The Lexington City Council voted March 4 to place an ordinance for 940 Higbee Mill Road — changing the parcel from single-family R‑1C to townhouse R‑1T — on the docket for first reading without a public hearing after neighbors urged more time to address process, easements and parking concerns.
The Lexington City Council voted March 4 to place on the docket an ordinance for 940 Higbee Mill Road that would change the property from single-family R‑1C zoning to townhouse R‑1T for first reading without a public hearing.
Neighbors who spoke at the meeting said the applicant failed to conduct meaningful public engagement and raised technical concerns about the site. "They felt bullied. They felt threatened. They felt intimidated by the applicant," said Michelle Harr, president of the Higbee Mill neighborhood association and a resident of Council District 9.
Harr told the council the project has been on-and-off for more than two years and that crews from KU and Kentucky American Water recently told neighbors the property is difficult to develop because of substantial easements. "I also understand that KU and Kentucky American Water were out…
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