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Leitchfield planning panel recommends rezoning South Clinton Street site for JVC Enterprises
Summary
The Leitchfield Planning Commission voted May 11, 2026 to recommend the City Council approve a rezoning request (RZ26143) from R-2 to C-1 for a property at South Clinton Street and the William Thomason Byway, subject to buffering, access-management, lighting controls, site-plan review and parcel consolidation to mitigate traffic and residential impacts.
The Leitchfield Planning Commission voted May 11, 2026 to recommend that the City Council approve a map amendment (RZ26143) that would rezone a property at the northeast corner of South Clinton Street and the William Thomason Byway from R-2 (single-family medium density) to C-1 (highway commercial).
Planning staff Tyler told the commission that staff’s findings of fact support the rezoning because of changes in economic and physical conditions in the area and the site’s direct access and visibility to a roadway suitable for commercial use. “Staff finds there have been changes of an economic and physical nature within the area of the subject properties, which justify the proposed map amendment,” Tyler said, and recommended approval with conditions including buffering and screening from adjacent residences, access management to minimize traffic impacts, exterior lighting controls, site-plan review and parcel consolidation.
A resident who identified himself as Tom spoke in support of the application, saying he had worked for applicant Jim Conjur for 35 years and described the proposal as “health care related,” but said a confidentiality agreement prevented him from describing specifics. Commissioners raised concerns about traffic and safety on South Clinton Street — noting a 25 mph speed limit, a 24-foot concrete curve in that segment, and difficult left turns — and debated how prescriptive to make access-management conditions. Several commissioners said mitigation should be required but still allow flexibility for engineering solutions.
The commission approved the rezoning recommendation by voice vote with no members recorded in opposition and will forward its recommendation to the Leitchfield City Council at its next regular meeting. The commission’s approval was explicitly conditioned on the staff recommendations above; any required site-plan and access changes will be addressed at subsequent review stages.
Authority and next steps: the public hearing was conducted under KRS Chapter 100. The City Council will consider the commission’s recommendation at its next regular meeting; the commission’s action is a recommendation, not a final zoning decision.
