Board of Zoning Adjustment - 2026-04-20

Approved category three development plan for Mid City Market at 1250 Bardstown Road and 1620 Beechwood Avenue, including 56,000 sq ft grocery store, four two-story retail buildings totaling 8,400 sq ft footprint each, and 12,000 sq ft office/library building. Developer: Branch Properties. Vote was unanimous.

Approved variances for: (1) Beechwood Avenue infill setback - 49 ft requested vs 29 ft max, 20 ft variance; (2) rear yard setback for parking - 0 ft vs 5 ft required; (3) Baxter Avenue infill setback - 142 ft vs 5 ft max, 137 ft variance; (4) Bardstown Road infill setback - 221 ft vs 35 ft max, 256 ft variance.

Approved waivers for: (1) omit landscape buffer at Canes restaurant; (2) parking in front of buildings on Bardstown and Baxter; (3) loading docks on Baxter facade with screening wall; (4) no customer entrance on Baxter; (5) transition zone facade standards; (6) less than 50% glazing on Baxter facade.

Approved exercise of existing conditional use permit for transitional home at 432 South 16th Street. Applicant: Star Allen/Flip the Script Recovery. Modified condition 2 to require exercise within 6 months of board decision instead of original 2-year period that had expired.

Continued case 26CUP0029 for transitional home operated by Saba Glay (Our House of Favor) to May 4, 2026. Board requested additional information on operations, management plan, organizational structure, and type of residents served. Property has been operating without required permits for approximately two years.

Approved variance 25-0067 to allow building construction more than 5 ft from right-of-way. Front yard setback requirement 25 ft, request 145 ft, variance of 140 ft for 751 sq ft tire storage shed. Applicant: DBRC (Dalton Brown Restoration and Construction).

Approved two variances for single family home construction: (1) 25 variance 0073 - building height 37 ft vs 35 ft max, 2 ft variance; (2) 26 variance 0035 - infill front yard setback 6.4 ft vs 20-40 ft required, 13.6 ft variance. Property adjacent to Ohio River.

Approved variance 26-0021 for fence height in front and street side yards. Street side: 96 inches vs 42 inches required (54 inch variance). Front yard: 63 inches vs 42 inches required (21 inch variance). Fence already constructed.

Approved variance 26-0022 for 14,811 sq ft warehouse and 1,850 sq ft office at Blankenbaker access drive. Front yard setback 5 ft vs 25 ft required, 20 ft variance. Applicant: Justin Glasscock for Hawk Realty.

Approved variance 26-0036 for 23 ft by 12 ft carport to encroach into side yard setback. Request 2 ft from property line vs 5 ft required, 3 ft variance. Applicant: Austin Brooks.

Approved variance 26-0038 for existing 127-unit multifamily building. Front yard setback 5.3 ft vs 10 ft required (previously reduced from 15 ft), 4.7 ft variance. Survey discovered building constructed over approved variance. Applicant: Emily Wade for LDG Development/Louisville Metro Housing Authority.

Denied variance 26-0039 for freestanding sign at Speedway gas station adjacent to Hudson Lane. Request for 24 ft height and 99.6 sq ft area vs 18 ft and 80 sq ft permitted on collector road. Variance of 6 ft height and 19.6 sq ft area denied.

Approved category three development plan 25CAT30014 for 127-unit senior living facility (55+) at East Liberty Street near UofL campus. Phase 1 of Dosker Manor redevelopment. Developer: LDG Development with Louisville Metro Housing Authority. Includes variance and two waivers for setbacks and building design.

Approved CUP 26-0043 for short term rental in carriage house at 514 W Saint Catherine/1101 Garvin Place. Two bedrooms, six guests maximum. Owner Dennis Lally lives in main triplex. Exempt from 600 ft separation requirement due to owner occupancy.

Continued case 26 variance 0004 to May 4, 2026 due to applicant absence. Request for 64 inch fence vs 42 inch maximum in front yard. Fence already constructed without variance or certificate of appropriateness.

Approved variance to allow principal structure to encroach into required infill street side yard setback. Requirement 30 ft, request 27 ft, variance of 3 ft. All adjoining property owners signed approval.

Approved variance for residence addition to encroach into side yard setback. Requirement 5 ft, request 3.53 ft, variance of 1.47 ft. All adjoining property owners consented.