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Commission recommends rezoning two parcels on KY‑146 for five-unit apartment building; preliminary plan approved pending setback variance
Summary
Oldham County commissioners recommended rezoning two parcels on West Highway 146 to R4 to allow a five‑unit apartment building and approved the preliminary plan; recommendation passed 9–1 and the preliminary plan passed 8–1. The developer must obtain a rear-yard variance and consolidate parcels before construction.
The Oldham County Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 9 recommended changing two adjoining parcels at 3604 and 3608 West Kentucky Highway 146 from R2 and C1 to R4 and approved a preliminary development plan for a two-story, five-unit apartment building.
Senior planner Anna Barge said the combined parcel is about 0.36 acres and that the proposed single building would be about 7,500 square feet. Staff noted the applicant must obtain a rear-yard setback variance from the Oldham County Board of Adjustments and must file a consolidation plat before construction-plan approval.
County engineer Jim Silliman told the commission that, although the site is under one acre, it is part of a larger common plan of development and therefore requires a KYR-10 permit and the county’s stormwater quality management and erosion control permit. He said preliminary KYTC planning for a nearby realignment did not appear likely to affect this parcel but flagged that final encroachment permitting and entrance alignment could require additional review.
Attorney Mike Swansbury (representing Key Homes LLC) argued the area’s character has changed — citing the Oldham County Detention Center (opened 2018) and the Oldham Point apartments across the street — and invoked KRS 100.213(1)(b) (changes in economic/physical/social conditions) as justification for the rezoning request. The applicant said proposed unit sizes average about 1,100–1,250 sq ft and that parking conforms to the county ordinance (10 spaces, including two ADA spaces), with cluster mailboxes to be located near the dumpster area.
Commission discussion included parking counts, coordination with CSX (the railroad) on right-of-way concerns — staff said CSX replied that so long as the project does not encroach on the ROW, they had no objection, and suggested a construction barrier during work — and whether a neighbor attended the required neighborhood meeting (one resident attended and asked questions). The applicant said CSX had been consulted and the post-office arrangement would be a cluster box installation.
On a roll-call vote, commissioners recommended the zoning change (motion by Miss Davis; second by Mister Douglas) 9–1 (Mister Miller opposed). The preliminary development plan was approved, with binding elements including consolidation and a required rear-yard variance at the Board of Adjustments, on a roll-call vote of 8–1 (Mister Miller opposed).
The matters will move to the Oldham County Fiscal Court for the zoning change and to the Board of Adjustments for the setback variance. The applicant will need to show KYR‑10 and county stormwater compliance during construction-plan review.
