BURLINGTON, Ky. — The Boone County Planning Fee denied a proposed zoning change for an residence complicated to be constructed on Frogtown Connector Street.
Residents packed the home throughout a planning fee assembly Wednesday night time, voicing their opposition to at least one merchandise on the agenda: the request for a zone change that might permit for the event of 312 multi-family residence items alongside Frogtown Connector and Richwood Street.
A consultant for the landowners spoke in favor of the plan.
“The prevailing zoning is inappropriate, the proposed zoning is acceptable,” he mentioned.
Nonetheless, neighborhood members voiced their considerations about over-developing and present site visitors points within the space.
“Any individual informed me whereas they have been strolling in right here at present that the truck site visitors was backed up onto the interstate,” resident Kurt Drotleff mentioned.
“Day-after-day,” one other resident added.
Some really feel new developments would solely make site visitors congestion worse.
“One other 600-plus vehicles and much more folks within the space will make the Richwood Street interchange harmful and doubtlessly impassable,” Drotleff mentioned.
Travis Reid, who lives alongside Frogtown Street, attended Wednesday’s assembly.
“They’re constructing issues earlier than the infrastructure is put in place. It’s a unending battle right here,” Reid mentioned. “I’m not towards development, nevertheless it’s gotta be managed and contained.”
The Kentucky Transportation Cupboard has plans to broaden Frogtown Street to a few lanes. KYTC mentioned the aim of the challenge was to make the street safer and enhance site visitors stream. Development has not began but.
“What scares me is we’re a decade away from Frogtown being widened, which ought to’ve been widened 10 years in the past,” Chairman Charlie Rolfson mentioned.
Different board members voiced considerations that it wasn’t the appropriate time so as to add the residences.
In the long run, the planning fee voted towards the challenge. Seven board members voted towards the zoning change whereas six voted for it. It now goes onto Boone County Fiscal Court docket.
“They’ll agree with our denial, or they’ll override it, and they are going to be ultimate say,” mentioned Rolfson.
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