Development Review Committee, December 17, 2025
Approves Hickory Trace Multifamily Development - 100 Units, 5-0 unanimous
What happened
The Development Review Committee approved all five cases on the agenda, including a landscape waiver for The Shops at Lone Oak requiring 27 replacement trees and $16,000 fee in lieu for 32 additional trees, a 100-unit multifamily development at Hickory Trace Drive, a minor subdiv…
- Jurisdiction
- Louisville, KY
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- December 17, 2025
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 5-0 unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
A project bundles every related decision, across hearingsMinor Subdivision
Recommended 5-0Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Landscape Waiver - The Shops at Lone Oak
Waiver from LDC section 10.1.4 to not preserve 20% of existing tree canopy approved for a 2.5-acre site along Outer Loop east of I-65. The applicant (Drake's restaurant, 8,000 sq ft) failed to preserve required tree canopy during construction, preserving only 12.4% instead of required 20% of the 54% existing canopy. Mitigation plan requires planting 27 trees on-site and paying $16,000 fee in lieu ($500 per tree) for 32 trees that cannot be accommodated on-site.
- 27 trees must be planted within 6 months of landscape plan approval; $16,000 fee in lieu must be paid before landscape plan approval; enforcement officers will conduct follow-up site visits until compliance achieved
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 Development Review Committee approved all five cases on the agenda, including a landscape waiver for The Shops at Lone Oak requiring 27 replacement trees and $16,000 fee in lieu for 32 additional trees, a 100-unit multifamily development at Hickory Trace Drive, a minor subdiv…
Key Decisions (4)
Landscape Waiver - The Shops at Lone Oak
Minor Subdivision at 2703 Bank Street
Hickory Trace Multifamily Development - 100 Units
Auto Group of Louisville - Revised Development Plan
Development Activity (3)
Hickory Trace Multifamily
Residential
The Shops at Lone Oak - Drake's Restaurant
Commercial
Auto Group of Louisville
Commercial
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
A 100-unit multifamily project that expired in 2024 has been…
Housing Demand
Committee member expressed concern about ensuring housing projects get completed,…
Sentiment
Minor subdivision approved to facilitate property transfer between neighbors and…
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
Land Design & Development site plan
8609 Citadel Way site plan
Meeting Intelligence Preview
Ask this meeting anything
Ask who voted, what conditions passed, and what staff recommended for "Development Review Committee - 2025-12-17", with every answer cited to the transcript. Included with Pro.
Learn about Meeting Q&AGet every Louisville meeting with full decisions, votes, and zoning details, within hours of each session.
7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.
Just want to know when new Louisville meetings are posted? Get free email alerts below.
Follow Louisville
Get the agenda when a meeting is posted, plus decision and analysis alerts.
We'll email you an activation link — one click, no password, unsubscribe anytime.