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Planning commission recommends reduced Founders Hall setback after lengthy parking, height debate
Summary
The commission recommended approval (3–1) of MPA 2025-01 to reduce Founders Hall’s Washington Street setback from 34 to 21 feet; commissioners raised concerns about effective height on Lee Avenue, parking impacts and tree removals; W&L said parking studies and a landscape plan will follow at site-plan stage.
LEXINGTON, Va. — After extended discussion about parking, trees and building scale, the Lexington Planning Commission on Wednesday recommended approval of a master plan amendment that reduces the approved setback for Founders Hall on Washington Street from 34 feet to 21 feet.
The item, MPA 2025-01, applies to a Washington and Lee University capital project described in the campus master plan. Two commissioners recused themselves at the start of the hearing because of familial employment ties to the university. City staff explained the commission’s review must use the criteria in the institutional-district code provision (subsection 4-20-7.6(b)(1)) to determine…
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