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Public debate over proposed rezoning at 8800 Beech Grove Road; planning commission recommended R-1 to R-3 with restrictions
Summary
A public hearing on rezoning 1.22 acres at 8800 Beech Grove Road drew neighbors who urged a seven-house plan over townhomes. Attorney Eric Farris said planning recommended R-3 with five restrictions (no apartments, owner-occupant initial sales, floodplain mitigation, 15-ft ROW, setback requirements); council proceeded with first reading for Ordinance 0260003.
The Shepherdsville City Council held a public hearing on Feb. 9 on a rezoning request for approximately 1.22 acres at 8800 Beech Grove Road (docket 2026Z-04). Eric Farris, representing the property owners, said the Bullitt County Joint Planning Commission recommended changing the site from R-1 to R-3 with five restrictions intended to limit density and address floodplain and access issues.
Farris listed the planning commission's conditions as part of the recommendation: a finding that the rezoning conforms to the county's comprehensive plan for medium-density development; a restriction that initial sales be to owner-occupants ("This is not an apartment site. No apartments will be allowed on this site whatsoever," Farris said); floodplain mitigation at a minimum 1:1…
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