Magistrates approve rezoning for 9.26-acre Englewood Park parcel after conflict on record

Frankfort, KY — Franklin County Fiscal Court on Jan. 31 approved second reading of Ordinance #1-2023, changing the zoning designation of 9.26 acres in the Englewood Park subdivision from Professional Office (PO) to General Commercial (CG).

The change covers Lots 3, 14, 20, 21 and 22 of the Englewood Park Subdivision as recorded in Plat Cabinet A, Slide 330 in the Office of the Franklin County Clerk. The measure passed with six magistrates voting in favor and Squire Eric Whisman recorded as present.

County Attorney Max Comley told the court that the applicant had raised a potential conflict involving a magistrate at a previous meeting; according to Comley, that magistrate elected not to recuse himself. The applicant asked that the concern be reflected on the record. The court proceeded with the second-reading vote and approved the ordinance.

Rezoning from PO to CG allows a broader set of commercial uses under the county’s zoning code than the existing Professional Office designation; the transcript does not specify any particular project or developer plans tied to the rezoning. The ordinance as recorded is Ordinance #1-2023; the transcript does not state an effective date.

The court’s action moves the parcel to a zoning classification that can accommodate general commercial development; any future permits, site plans or specific land-use approvals remain subject to separate review and applicable county regulations. The court did not record further discussion of the substantive implications for traffic, utilities, or specific commercial uses within the transcript.