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Neighbors press planning board on Magna Gray subdivision; board keeps public hearing open after traffic, access and lot-size objections
Summary
Magna Gray’s conditional-zoning proposal for a 357-unit subdivision at Plaza Parkway drew extensive public opposition focused on traffic impacts, emergency access and lot-size transitions. The board continued the public hearing to Nov. 18 to allow staff, the developer and opponents to provide additional materials.
The Lexington Planning Board on Oct. 21 kept the public hearing open and continued consideration of Magna Gray’s conditional-zoning application for a large residential subdivision after more than three hours of testimony and technical exchanges.
Tammy, a city planner, described the application as a conditional zoning request for a residential subdivision and summarized staff review steps. The project site plan presented to the board shows 357 total units: 295 single-family lots and 76 cottage units, with just over 30 acres of natural open space and roughly 3 acres of improved recreation that would include a pool, cabana and pickleball courts.
Tom Terrell, representing Magna Gray, described development constraints — adjacency to Interstate 85, steep topography and multiple streams — and said the developer has…
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