LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Planning Commission's Zoning Committee met April 2 to review four zone change petitions and a text amendment affecting properties across Lexington, including proposals for development at the former Andover Golf Course and religious facility expansion.

The committee recommended approval for Anderson Andover Country Club, LLC's petition to rezone 0.368 acres at 3433 Country Club Drive from Townhouse Residential to Neighborhood Business. The proposal is part of a larger development plan by Anderson Communities to construct 88 townhouses and operate a restaurant at the former golf course property.

Clays Mill Baptist Church, an independent Baptist congregation at 3000 Clays Mill Road, petitioned to rezone 5.33 acres from Single Family Residential (R-1B) to Medium Density Residential (R-4) zoning. The applicant also requested a conditional use permit for the place of religious assembly and an accessory childcare center, along with variances to reduce landscape buffer requirements from 8 feet to 1.7 feet.

Bread and Roses LLC sought to rezone 0.6049 acres at 456 East High Street from Professional Office to Neighborhood Business zoning. The application included requests to reduce the western landscape buffer from 15 feet to 4.4 feet and eliminate a required six-foot rear fence.

South Prodway Project Owner, LLC petitioned for a zone change affecting 5.089 acres at multiple addresses on South Broadway, requesting a change from Wholesale and Warehouse Business (B-4) to Neighborhood Business (B-1) zoning. The project includes plans for a six-story, 75-foot tall mixed-use building with 262 residential units.

The committee also addressed a postponed text amendment for the Economic Development (ED) zone, seeking modifications to encourage denser development and job creation consistent with the 2045 Comprehensive Plan.

All four zoning petitions are scheduled for full public hearings before the Planning Commission on April 23, allowing residents to comment before the commission makes recommendations to the Urban County Council. The Planning Commission reviews and adopts the community's comprehensive plan, approves subdivision plats and development plans, and makes recommendations to the council for zone change requests.

The next Zoning Committee meeting is scheduled for May 7, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. at the Phoenix Building.