The Boone County Fiscal Court approved a zone change to make way for a 196-unit subdivision near Union.
On Tuesday, the fiscal court conducted a second reading of a zoning amendment that would change the designation of a 41.4-acre site off Hathaway Road, also known as KY-536, from rural suburban estates to suburban residential.
The listed developer for the prospective subdivision is Great Places LLC — an entity comprised of Northern Kentucky-based contractors Dave Noll, Matt Tobler, Dave Neff and Larry Ruehl. Fischer Homes, the Greater Cincinnati region’s largest homebuilder, will construct townhomes planned for the southeast corner of the site.
The new subdivision will feature 26 two-bedroom detached single-family dwellings, 21 three-bedroom detached single-family dwellings, 46 two-bedroom duplex dwellings, and 103 two-bedroom townhouse dwellings. It also includes amenities such as a community building with a swimming pool.
Great Places LLC’s development concept plan. Photo provided | Boone County Fiscal Court
The Boone County 2040 Land Use Map designates a large portion of the property as suburban-density residential usage, also identified as single-family housing of up to four units per acre. The land’s current owner is listed as the Robert E. Reeves Estate, according to Boone County property records.
While the vast majority of the 41.4-acre property is located in unincorporated Boone County, 0.3 acres are located in the City of Union. Boone County previously asked Union about the possibility of annexing the land, but as of now, there are no plans to do so.
“We did touch base again with the city of Union and confirm that there are no talks or plans at this time for annexation,” Boone County Administrator Matthew Webster said during the meeting.
Jeff Powell, a neighboring property owner, said he wasn’t for or against the development but was concerned about its impact on Hathaway Road’s traffic.
“That’s a lot of people in an itty-bitty spot. I do have some traffic concerns with a single lane roundabout – ingress and egress to the property,” Powell said during the meeting. “I think as neighbors next to that, we are entitled to know.”
Since KY-536 is a state road, it’s managed by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet. As such, access from the development to KY-536 must be determined by he transportation cabinet. During the first phase of the project, the developer shall construct any offsite improvements to the road at their expense.
Boone County Engineer Rob Franxman noted that the transportation cabinet has to give the final approval before the developer can make any changes to the roadway.
“The transportation cabinet would expect the development to institute those changes in order to approve the encroachment,” Franxman said.
The fiscal court conducted a first reading of the proposed zone change at a meeting on Feb. 10. Before to that, the Boone County Planning Commission voted 13-0 to recommend the request for approval at a Dec. 6 meeting. Ultimately, the commission concluded that the proposed development was consistent with Boone County’s comprehensive plan.
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