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Board reopens 1560 Gravel Road item; applicant reports encroachment permitting and neighbors notified
Summary
Jessamine County board took the previously tabled 1560 Gravel Road matter off the table so the property owner could report encroachment-permit steps; the applicant said utilities and neighbors were contacted and a proposal surfaced to reduce the front setback from 50 to 30 feet.
The board took a previously tabled item on 1560 Gravel Road off the table to allow the property owner to provide updated information on an encroachment and setback request.
The applicant (present at the meeting) told the board he had applied for an encroachment permit and had the location staked. He said South Madison Water went out and flagged the site and that he had contacted the electric company and mailed certified notices to nearby neighbors. A photo of the flagged area was described as available to the board but not entered into the official minutes during the transcripted portion.
During discussion a board member proposed changing the front-yard setback for the property from 50 feet to 30 feet. Board members praised the applicant for completing the steps the board had requested since the last meeting.
A motion to take the item off the table was moved and seconded and then called for roll-call vote; the transcript records affirmative responses from the membership. The transcripted segments do not include a final recorded vote on the proposed setback amendment itself, so no final decision on the variance is shown in the provided record.
The board’s immediate action was procedural—restoring the item from the table so the applicant could provide documentation and the board could continue deliberation at a subsequent point. The transcript shows no final adoption of the 30-foot setback in the captured segments.
