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Board of Zoning Adjustment, March 16, 2026

Approves Rehabilitation Home CUP at 1300 West Broadway, unanimous

3h 44m30,149 words
272 mentionszoningpublic hearingmotion to approveapprovedconditional usevariancesetbackcommercialresidentialdensityrezoningtraffic studydeniedsubdivisionadumixed usecomprehensive planindustrialshort term rentalLouisville, KY
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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).

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Louisville, KY
Governing body
Final authority
Date
March 16, 2026
Decisions
10 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (7)

Rehabilitation Home

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Side Yard Setback

Recommended

Freestanding Sign

Denied

Front Yard Setback and Private Yard

Recommended

Short-Term Rental

Recommended
1 condition of approval

Protected Waterway Buffer and Side Yard

Recommended

Parking Lot Setback

Recommended 5-1
1 condition of approval

Free 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).

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Key Decisions (10)

Approved

Parking Lot Setback Variance at 4101 Westport Road (Gilman's Point)

Vote: 5-1 (Vaughn opposed)Conditions attached
Tabled

Transitional Home CUP Review at Flip the Script Recovery

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Side Yard Setback Variance at 2619 West Chestnut Street

Vote: unanimous
Denied

Freestanding Sign Variance at Dixie Highway Shell Station

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Protected Waterway Buffer and Side Yard Variances at 2203 Lower Hunters Trace

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Front Yard Setback and Private Yard Variances at Barrett Avenue

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Landscape Buffer Waiver at Barrett Avenue

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Off-Street Parking Waiver at Barrett Avenue

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Rehabilitation Home CUP at 1300 West Broadway

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Short-Term Rental CUP at 1700 Flat Rock Road

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

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

ZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.

4101 Westport Road variance

Gilmans Pointe LLCDistrict District 9Case 25-VARIANCE-0129
Approved 5-1 (Vaughn opposed)ZoneWire called it
freeApproved 5-1 (Vaughn opposed)1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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W. Chestnut Street variance

Summerfield Properties, LLCDistrict District 5Case 25-VARIANCE-0142
No vote recorded

3802 Dixie Hwy variance

Custom Sign & Engineering IncDistrict District 3Case 26-VARIANCE-0015
No vote recorded

Donya Pipkin variance

Donya PipkinDistrict District 12Case 26-VARIANCE-0009
No vote recorded

Barret Avenue variance

Sabak, Wilson & LingoDistrict District 6Case 26-VARIANCE-0016
No vote recorded

Choose Hope, LLC conditional use permit

Choose Hope, LLCDistrict District 4Case 26-CUP-0021
No vote recorded

Flat Rock Road conditional use permit

Anna Properties, LLCDistrict District 19Case 26-CUP-0034
No vote recorded

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