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Fayette County approves rezoning for 41.1-acre Kenwood/Longview development after residents object (3-2)
Summary
The Board approved Petition No. 1344-24 to rezone 41.10 acres from A-R to R-40 for a residential subdivision, with conditions limiting curb cuts and requiring right-of-way dedications; the vote passed 3-2 with Chairman Lee Hearn and Commissioner Charles D. Rousseau opposed.
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 on March 28 to rezone 41.10 acres from A-R to R-40 (Petition No. 1344-24), allowing the applicant to pursue a single-family residential subdivision subject to conditions.
Planning and Zoning Director Deborah Bell told the Board the property is a legal lot of record and that rezoning to R-40 is consistent with the county’s Future Land Use Map and the Comprehensive Plan. Tom Lassy, the applicant’s representative, said the developable portion of the tract would likely yield at most 29 homes and that he expected higher-end housing with selling prices projected around $800,000 and above; he also said portions of the tract are constrained by environmentally sensitive areas.
Several nearby residents spoke in opposition, naming concerns about increased traffic, construction parking, reduced tranquility, stormwater and flooding risks, and safety along Kenwood Road. Lassy said several concerns were addressed in the recommended conditions, including right-of-way dedications and requirements for deceleration/acceleration tapers where new access is built; staff estimated the development would increase traffic in the area by about 8 percent.
Vice Chairman Edward Gibbons moved to approve the rezoning; Commissioner Charles W. Oddo seconded. The motion passed 3-2, with Chairman Lee Hearn and Commissioner Charles D. Rousseau voting in opposition. Commissioners noted concerns about traffic, floodplain and lack of preliminary layout information, and one commissioner urged further study of pedestrian connections to nearby schools and parks as county planning is advanced in the northern area.
The Board approved several conditions, including right-of-way dedications measured from centerlines of Kenwood and Longview roads, a limit of no more than eight homes with direct frontage on those roads, submittal deadlines for deeds and legal descriptions, and construction standards for new access roads.
