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Board approves setback variance so martial-arts academy can expand off KY-146
Summary
The board granted a 23-foot street-side yard setback variance to allow the Oldham County Martial Arts Academy to replace an aging building near Kentucky Highway 146 with a larger facility and parking area, citing safety and reasonable-use arguments from the applicant.
The Oldham County Board of Adjustments on Feb. 19 approved a 23-foot street-side yard setback variance for a martial-arts academy at 4217 West Highway 146 in Buckner to allow expansion and a new parking layout.
Planning staff said the property is zoned C1 but abuts R2 residential; under the ordinance the C1 parcel must take the 35-foot street-side setback requirement when it abuts residential zoning. The applicant requested a variance to allow a 12-foot setback (a 23-foot variance) so the owner can demolish the existing small building, construct a roughly 2,370-square-foot facility and add a conforming paved parking area with handicap stalls.
Attorney Mike Swansberg said the academy’s existing building was very close to KY-146 and that moving and expanding the structure would improve safety by getting children and activity off the road. Owner Aaron Bergen described program growth and classroom needs and said the new facility would include separate men's and women's dressing rooms, showers and improved bathroom facilities.
Board members noted the existing structure’s proximity to the road and agreed expansion would be an improvement; the board conditioned approval on standard requirements (variance limited to the application presented and submission of parking and landscape plans and permits). The motion to approve passed.
The applicant said construction would occur so the new building is functional before demolishing the old structure to avoid program disruption. Staff and the applicant confirmed any future improvements would require submission of parking and landscape plans and applicable permits.
