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Development Review Committee, December 17, 2025

Approves Hickory Trace Multifamily Development - 100 Units, 5-0 unanimous

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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…

Meeting key facts
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)

Minor Subdivision

Recommended 5-0
1 condition of approval

Free 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

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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…

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Key Decisions (4)

Approved

Landscape Waiver - The Shops at Lone Oak

Vote: 5-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Minor Subdivision at 2703 Bank Street

Vote: 5-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Hickory Trace Multifamily Development - 100 Units

Vote: 5-0 unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Auto Group of Louisville - Revised Development Plan

Vote: 5-0 unanimous

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

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

2703 Bank St subdivision

Schroll SurveyingDistrict District 5Case 25-MPLAT-0117
Approved 5-0 unanimousZoneWire called it
freeApproved 5-0 unanimous1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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Land Design & Development site plan

Land Design & DevelopmentDistrict District 13Case 25-CAT3-0016
No vote recorded

8609 Citadel Way site plan

The Roberts GroupDistrict District 26Case 25-DDP-0088
No vote recorded

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