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Council studies multiple rezoning requests and final PUD reading for Lexington Cove
Summary
The study session covered the final public hearing for the Lexington Cove PUD (274 units) and multiple new-business rezoning requests (DCC Strategic on Barksdale Lane; Morton Street and others). Planning commission recommendations, traffic and future land use map consistency were central in council discussion; items will appear on the business agenda for vote.
The Shelbyville city council study session on Sept. 3 included extended presentations and discussion of several rezoning requests and a final-reading public hearing for the Lexington Cove planned unit development (PUD).
Lexington Cove PUD: staff presented the final-reading materials for a project northeast of Union Street and Longstreet that would combine multiple zoning districts into a PUD with about 274 residential units (180 lots, 44 townhomes and 50 cottages) and about 31% open space. Staff said traffic analysis identified two intersections requiring improvements; the item will proceed to the business meeting public hearing and final vote.
DCC Strategic (Barksdale Lane): an application to rezone roughly 5.17 acres from R3 to R4 (higher density) received an unfavorable recommendation from the planning commission because staff and the commission found it inconsistent with the future land use map and because Barksdale Lane and its intersections are substandard. The applicant presented engineering plans and offered intersection-improvement concepts, including reconfiguring a problematic 'Y' intersection to a 90-degree alignment and relocating a power pole; the applicant's engineer said preliminary solutions exist but would await a traffic study.
Other rezoning items: council discussed a Morton Street parcel proposed to change from R3 to R3A (to allow townhomes similar to Lexington Cove) and a C2-to-R3 conversion on Woodbury/Loblitz Street. Staff emphasized that planning commission decisions are analytical and based on adopted plans (comprehensive plan and future land use map) and that council may weigh future improvements when making a different determination.
Why it matters: decisions on rezonings affect neighborhood character, traffic safety and infrastructure needs; council members repeatedly asked for clarifying details on traffic mitigation, buffering and the precise layout before deciding. Several members suggested returning some items to planning commission could yield the same recommendation, while others urged council discretion to weigh future infrastructure commitments.
Next steps: these rezoning items will be placed on the business meeting agenda for formal consideration and vote; staff noted that ordinance and resolution items automatically roll to the business meeting for action.
