Oldham County reviewers flag sewer, stormwater and traffic issues for proposed Crestwood apartments

Assistant Director Anna Barge opened the Oldham County Technical Review Committee meeting on March 18, 2026, and introduced TRC‑26‑00002, the Crestwood Apartment Development, a proposed rezoning and staged apartment project on land currently associated with Camp Crestwood and owned by the Assemblies of God.

Joshua Gedney, an architect with Encompass Design, Develop and Construct, told the committee the proposal would rezone the parcel from R2 to R4 and build three three‑story apartment buildings with roughly 135 parking spaces. Gedney said the developer plans a staged delivery of units — “75 the first year” — but gave inconsistent total unit counts and said the final number was not recalled during the presentation.

Planning Department planner John Hine told the applicant to submit a zoning map amendment and a development plan to the Planning Commission and asked the applicant to add bedroom counts by unit type, building heights, utility locations and a landscape and lighting plan that conforms to Division 300 and 310. Hine also said the Planning Commission will recommend approval or denial of the zoning map amendment and, if recommended, the applicant must apply to the Oldham County Fiscal Court for final approval.

Outside agencies raised infrastructure and permitting issues that county staff said must be resolved before a Planning Commission hearing. Louisville Water noted infrastructure near the site but said this comment does not guarantee service; an approved new service application is required and the company provided a contact (Eric Puit) for service eligibility and application details. MSD told the TRC that records show no existing public sanitary connection: serving the development likely requires a pump station on the property, a gravity sewer across Chlorane, or conversion of the existing private sewer serving Camp Crestwood to a public system with as‑built documentation, TV inspection reports and recorded public sanitary easements. MSD also said Board of Health approval will be required.

Jason Richardson of KYTC Division 5 outlined state right‑of‑way requirements, drainage and hydrology analyses for major storms, ADA sidewalk standards and restrictions on parking and landscaping in the state right‑of‑way. County Engineer Jim Sllamon added that the site contains a Blue Line stream on its west side and that impacts could trigger Army Corps or state 401/404 permitting; a KYR10 land‑disturbance permit and local stormwater quality and erosion‑control approvals will also be required because the disturbance exceeds one acre. Sllamon said drainage easements and a recorded long‑term stormwater maintenance agreement will be needed before the county issues erosion‑control clearance.

Sllamon and other staff noted the applicant’s plans reference a KYTC realignment of Chlorane and Waldridge (received from consultant QK4) that currently shows a construction date of 2028. County staff advised the applicant to show existing road geometry in next submittals if they intend to build before the state project is constructed. The South Oldham Fire Department raised the idea of a right‑out to Kentucky Highway 22 to provide emergency access and to divert egress traffic from the Chlorane/Waldridge intersection; KYTC indicated that option could be acceptable pending coordination.

Michael Williams of the Oldham County Board of Education said policy credits 75 units in the first year for initial enrollment estimates and asked the applicant to provide a breakdown of one‑, two‑ and three‑bedroom units to allow the district to estimate student enrollment. Williams said initial student placements would likely be Crestwood Elementary, South Middle and South High.

During a technical public question period, resident Shelby Jet (315 Wridge Avenue, PB Valley) said the Chlorane/KY22 intersection is dangerous and that on a five‑minute observation she counted as many as 13 vehicles waiting to turn onto KY22. Jet urged the TRC to consider whether driveway queuing from the development could push traffic into nearby intersections. Staff responded that the required traffic assessment will measure queueing and said potential mitigations could include a right‑out or 'do not block the box' pavement markings but that staff prefer to see the traffic assessment results before prescribing a remedy.

No decisions were made at the TRC. Staff and agency letters will be provided to the applicant; the next procedural step — if the applicant proceeds — is filing a zoning map amendment and a development plan and presenting those materials to the Planning Commission (fourth Tuesday of the month).