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Neighbors press committee over traffic, trees as Bryant Road apartment plan advances
Summary
Residents told the subdivision committee that a proposed 100-unit Bryant Road apartment complex would overwhelm narrow neighborhood streets and remove mature trees; after public comment the committee approved the plan with seven conditions and asked for detailed tree mitigation and sanitary/sewer confirmations.
The Lexington subdivision committee approved a preliminary development plan for a roughly 100-unit apartment complex off Bryant Road on April 2 after a heated public comment period in which nearby residents warned that existing streets, drainage and tree canopy could not absorb the project as currently designed.
Matt Carter of Vision Engineering presented the proposal and told the committee that the project includes two access points and that drainage would be routed to an existing detention basin that could be enlarged if necessary. Carter said the applicant had submitted a drainage study to the division of engineering and would provide final construction plans as the project advances.
Residents urged a different outcome. "Pleasant Ridge cannot handle a 100 units right there — it's a traffic nightmare," said Mackenzie Brooks, who said she owns two properties in the Pleasant Ridge neighborhood and described repeated congestion at Bryant Road intersections. Sage Kitchen, another nearby resident, said the plan's three‑story buildings and density would be out of scale with adjacent single-family neighborhoods and could worsen trail safety and noise. Denise Enloe said her backyard is low-lying and already wet; she raised concerns about sewer capacity and emergency access.
Commissioners pressed applicants and staff for specifics. Planning staff noted the project file lists 172 bedrooms in site statistics and that sidewalks cannot be counted toward vegetative open space. The committee asked the applicant to finalize a stamped tree inventory/protection plan and to confirm sanitary sewer capacity before certification. Commissioners also reserved judgment on a sidewalk waiver request that the applicant submitted, asking staff and the urban forester to weigh in further.
Despite neighborhood objections, the motion to recommend approval carried on a voice vote, with the committee attaching seven staff conditions that require the applicant to address outstanding engineering, stormwater, urban forestry and open space items before final certification or construction permits. The committee’s approval advances the plan to the next procedural step but leaves a number of technical details to be resolved in subsequent filings.
