LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Urban County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Thursday to consider several subdivision and development plans, including a proposal to split a property on Briar Hill Road into two lots and the third phase of the Patchen Wilkes residential community on Winchester Road.

The meeting begins at 1:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the Urban County Government Building, 200 East Main Street. The Planning Commission reviews and approves subdivision plats and development plans that guide growth across the city and county.

The Asbury Property plan proposes dividing one lot at 4810 Briar Hill Road into two residential lots. The proposal requires a waiver for lot frontage and must address multiple engineering and planning requirements before receiving final approval. Among the conditions the Subdivision Committee recommended for approval are acceptance of drainage and stormwater plans by the Urban County Engineer and traffic engineer approval of street access and cross-sections.

Patchen Wilkes, Unit 3, located at 1811 Winchester Road near Frederick Douglass High School, would create 42 single-family residential lots and one HOA lot in the growing community. Patchen Wilkes is a Traditional Neighborhood Development that has attracted builders and home buyers to the northern part of Lexington in recent years.

The preliminary subdivision plan for Patchen Wilkes Unit 3 still requires corrections addressing environmentally sensitive areas, street naming, and floodplain elevations. The Subdivision Committee also recommended approval of a waiver for alternate street cross-sections. The committee met April 2 to prepare recommendations for the commission's consideration.

A third major item on the agenda involves a preliminary development plan for the Fister Property at 150 and 151 Locust Pointe Way and 114 Mt. Tabor Road in Council District 5. That plan was continued from a March 12 meeting and proposes residential and commercial buildings, parking, and circulation improvements.

The commission's decisions on these applications reflect its ongoing role in implementing Lexington's comprehensive growth strategy. Anyone wishing to comment on the subdivision items may do so during the public hearing portion of the meeting.