Leitchfield planners review draft 2026 future land‑use map, ask staff to explore parcel‑level zoning labels

Leitchfield planning commissioners reviewed a draft 2026 future land‑use map during their Dec. 8 meeting and asked staff to explore ways to make parcel zoning information more accessible to the public.

A presenter showed a work‑in‑progress map and said the northwest and northeast quadrants were complete and the southeast quadrant was mostly finished. Commissioners discussed the map’s color scheme — purple for industrial, blue for commercial, orange for public/institutional and yellow for residential — and asked for a clear legend to accompany the published map.

Commissioners raised the possibility of adding zoning classifications (for example, R‑1, R‑2 or C‑1) directly onto parcel printouts or in a layered, zoomable view. The presenter said they had obtained shapefiles from Lincoln Trail and PBA and could manipulate them to show quadrants and, potentially, parcel‑level details. Commissioners said this would be more convenient for property buyers who want to confirm permitted uses but noted it could create additional maintenance work because map amendments would also need to be updated in the parcel labels.

The commission also asked staff to add a bypass/transportation layer; staff said they were still sourcing a shapefile that included city streets in addition to state highways from the Department of Transportation. The chair asked Tyler and staff to continue exploring options for adding parcel zoning notations, including whether PBA would add that functionality, and to report back to the commission when feasible.

Next steps: staff will explore feasibility, costs and maintenance implications of adding parcel‑level zoning labels and layered map functionality and will report findings to the commission.