Board of Zoning Adjustment, March 16, 2026
Approves Rehabilitation Home CUP at 1300 West Broadway, unanimous
What happened
The Louisville Metro Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a variance at 4101 Westport Road allowing a 199-unit apartment complex's parking lot to encroach 20 feet into the rear setback (10 feet instead of required 30 feet).
- Jurisdiction
- Louisville, KY
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 10 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (7)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsRehabilitation Home
RecommendedSide Yard Setback
RecommendedFreestanding Sign
DeniedFront Yard Setback and Private Yard
RecommendedShort-Term Rental
RecommendedProtected Waterway Buffer and Side Yard
RecommendedParking Lot Setback
Recommended 5-1Free sample: decision 1 of 10
Parking Lot Setback Variance at 4101 Westport Road (Gilman's Point)
Variance approved to allow parking lot to encroach into rear setback. Requirement was 30 feet, approved at 10 feet, for a variance of 20 feet. The 199-unit apartment development by Gilman's Point includes four-story buildings, 299 parking spaces, and significant road improvements at Westport Road and Ridgeway Avenue intersection.
- Seven-foot privacy fence along northern property line, six-foot landscape buffer area with required plantings
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The Louisville Metro Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a variance at 4101 Westport Road allowing a 199-unit apartment complex's parking lot to encroach 20 feet into the rear setback (10 feet instead of required 30 feet).
Key Decisions (10)
Parking Lot Setback Variance at 4101 Westport Road (Gilman's Point)
Transitional Home CUP Review at Flip the Script Recovery
Side Yard Setback Variance at 2619 West Chestnut Street
Freestanding Sign Variance at Dixie Highway Shell Station
Protected Waterway Buffer and Side Yard Variances at 2203 Lower Hunters Trace
Front Yard Setback and Private Yard Variances at Barrett Avenue
Landscape Buffer Waiver at Barrett Avenue
Off-Street Parking Waiver at Barrett Avenue
Rehabilitation Home CUP at 1300 West Broadway
Short-Term Rental CUP at 1700 Flat Rock Road
Development Activity (4)
Gilman's Point Apartments
Residential
Custom Single-Family Home with ADU
Residential
Choose Hope Rehabilitation Home
Other
Manufactured Home Installation
Residential
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
St. Matthews area seeing significant multifamily development pressure with 199-unit…
Commercial Demand
Barrett Avenue corridor described as having only handful of single-family…
Housing Demand
Developer noted high need for married couples rehabilitation housing, indicating…
Infrastructure
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet requiring developer-funded road improvements including three-lane section…
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
432 S. 16th Street conditional use permit
W. Chestnut Street variance
3802 Dixie Hwy variance
Donya Pipkin variance
Barret Avenue variance
Choose Hope, LLC conditional use permit
Flat Rock Road conditional use permit
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