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Planning Commission conditionally approves Founders Hall design, asks for landscaping elevations and night‑sky‑compliant bollard
Summary
The Lexington Planning Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for Washington Lee University's Founders Hall on March 12, 2026, but required two Lee Avenue landscape elevations and a replacement night‑sky‑compliant bollard before final sign‑off.
The Lexington Planning Commission on March 12 conditionally approved an entrance‑corridor Certificate of Appropriateness (ECOA 2026‑03) for Founders Hall, a replacement for the Early Fielding building at 204 West Washington Street proposed by Washington Lee University. Commissioners recorded recusals from two members with employment ties to Washington Lee University and then considered staff and applicant presentations before voting to approve the project with specific exceptions.
Planning staff (Arya) told commissioners the parcel lies in the general residential zoning district with an institutional overlay that triggers entrance‑corridor design review…
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