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Planning Commission, January 29, 2026

Approves Rezoning at 2225 7th Street Road, unanimous (8-0)

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What happened

The Planning Commission approved a rezoning from R-6 multifamily residential to CR commercial residential at 2225 7th Street Road for Street Closure LLC, allowing conversion of a single-family home into a triplex plus an ADU in the detached garage for short-term rentals.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Louisville, KY
Governing body
Final authority
Date
January 29, 2026
Decisions
7 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous (8-0)

Projects in this meeting (2)

0072 - 9006 Old Bardstown Road

Awaiting final vote

2225 7th Street

Recommended 8-0
2225 7th Street Road, Louisville, KY 40208 · Robert Montgomery / Street Closure LLC
1 condition of approval
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Rezoning at 2225 7th Street Road

Approved change in zoning from R-6 multifamily residential to CR commercial residential for a 0.26-acre property to allow conversion of existing single-family structure into triplex plus ADU in detached garage, all eligible for non-owner occupied short-term rentals. Applicant: Robert Montgomery/Street Closure LLC.

  • Updated site plan must be submitted to staff correcting notes about variance and fence height

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 Planning Commission approved a rezoning from R-6 multifamily residential to CR commercial residential at 2225 7th Street Road for Street Closure LLC, allowing conversion of a single-family home into a triplex plus an ADU in the detached garage for short-term rentals.

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Key Decisions (7)

Approved

Rezoning at 2225 7th Street Road

Vote: unanimous (8-0)Conditions attached
Approved

Detailed District Development Plan for 2225 7th Street Road

Vote: unanimous (8-0)Conditions attached
Approved

Waiver for Landscape Buffer at 2225 7th Street Road

Vote: unanimous (8-0)
Approved

Binding Element Violation Fine - 2040 Metal Lane

Vote: 7-1 (Lanner voted no)
Approved

Binding Element Violation Fine - 8020 National Turnpike

Vote: unanimous (8-0)
Deferred

Continuation of 25 Zone 0072 - 9006 Old Bardstown Road

Vote: unanimous (8-0)
Deferred

Continuation of 25 Zone 0137 - 6325 Applegate Lane

Vote: unanimous (8-0)

Zoning Changes (1)

0.26 acres

Development Activity (1)

Street Closure LLC Short-Term Rental Conversion

Residential

Market Signals (2)

Housing Demand

CR zoning is being used strategically to enable non-owner occupied…

Commercial Demand

Industrial property across from 2225 7th Street Road (Southeastern Freight…

Agenda scorecard

Old Bardstown Road rezone

Peake Company LLCDistrict District 22Case 25-ZONE-0072
Continued unanimous (8-0)Not forecast
freeContinued unanimous (8-0)

Street Road rezone

Robert MontgomeryDistrict District 6Case 25-ZONE-0130
No vote recorded

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