Planning commission approves 196-unit Summit Creek Apartments on border of Oldham and Jefferson counties

The Oldham County Planning Commission on Oct. 28 approved a preliminary development plan for Summit Creek Apartments, a 196-unit complex proposed by Taylee Homes on a 20.31-acre pentagon-shaped tract along the Oldham–Jefferson county line near Hounds Lane and KY 22.

The commission voted 12–1 to approve the plan with binding elements requiring (among other provisions) that the approval be contingent on Metro Louisville/Jefferson County approval of the two units located in Jefferson County, that the developer contribute $300,000 toward off‑site improvements at the Hounds Lane–KY 22 intersection (payable to Oldham County Fiscal Court and due prior to construction plan approval if the county proceeds with a larger road project), and that the Oldham County portion be limited to 75 new housing units per year under the Oldham County Board of Education allocation.

The plan covers 20.31 acres zoned R‑4 and proposes 196 apartments in eight residential buildings (two to four stories, maximum height 45 feet), with 156 of the units located in the Oldham County portion (about 15.6 acres). The proposal includes one‑, two‑ and three‑bedroom units, a clubhouse and pool, and on‑site tree‑preservation and landscaping measures. The developer’s design yields about 9.65 dwelling units per acre; Oldham County zoning allows up to 16 units per acre where sanitary sewers are available.

In a staff presentation, Anna Barge, senior planner, reviewed the property’s history, noting earlier approvals dating to 2007 and a 2008 development plan for 69 units. County engineer Jim Silliman and applicant representatives described required stormwater, sewer and permitting steps. Silliman said the site will require an Oldham County…