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Commission finds Henry Clay High School reconstruction consistent with comprehensive plan, urges additional landscaping
Summary
Planning staff recommended and the commission agreed that the proposed 350,000 sq. ft. reconstruction of Henry Clay High School aligns with comprehensive‑plan goals; commissioners asked for more landscaping in parking areas and confirmed a phased construction approach to allow continuous student use.
The Lexington City Planning Commission on Jan. 16 found that Fayette County Public Schools’ plan to demolish and rebuild Henry Clay High School (public facility review) generally complies with the city’s comprehensive plan and recommended additional landscaping where practicable.
Daniel Crum, planning staff, presented the revised site plan showing a new, roughly 350,000‑square‑foot school relocated on the same campus and a reconfigured circulation pattern that will place student drop‑off and parking internally, with bus circulation routed to the rear of the site.
Why it matters: The plan is the city’s formal review of a major public…
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