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Lexington Urban Growth Master Plan - COMMENT TRACKER
Revision
General
Change "bike/ped" to "bicycle/pedestrian"
Corrected reference to Richmond Road with Athens Boonesboro Road
Revise to always say "KYTC District 7"
00 Executive Summary
Updated table to include new density ranges: lowering minimum density to 7du/ac; showing an overlap of ranges; giving a minimum only for High Density / Village
21 Included 'entertainment' within the description of flex space.
02 Existing Conditions Inventory & Analysis
55 Gave a color to the PDR properties for legibility
68 Included mention of planned improvement projects for the area
70 Clarified that the distance of bus stops factors into whether they are used.
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Included new text for the Sanitary Sewer section. Removed reference to sanitary on Utility maps and placed original maps from the Sanitary Sewwer Capacity Plan directly into the document.
05 Land use and transportation regulating plans
Updated table to include new density ranges: lowering minimum density to 7du/ac; showing an overlap of ranges; giving a minimum only for High Density / Village
161 Included 'entertainment' within the description of flex space.
163, 166, 170, 174, 178
Revise Legend from "Greenway Trail" to "Greenway Trail / Protected Bike Lane"
163 Show Parkers Mill Road as a Boulevard
163 Show central Boulevard running through the Village Center along its entire length
163 Change road type of Roswell Road extension to Avenue street type
163 Show a Greenway Trail connection to Parkers Mill through major open space
164 Updated table to include new density ranges: lowering minimum density to 7du/ac; showing an overlap of ranges; giving a minimum only for High Density / Village
165 Recommended "Future tasks needed" as many items do not fit neatly under a "study" recommendation both here and in the implementation chapter. Changed across all 5
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Included in implementation table (and Chapter 5)
While not immediate, a next step is to initiate the engineering design phase for the Parkers Mill roadway modernization project identified in the Metropolitan Transportation Plan. The construction timeline is estimated between 2030 and 2035.
Conduct a engineering design phase to redesign the intersection of Man O' War Blvd
166 Depicted a future Greenway Trail connection to the north
166 Depicted an additional Greenway Trail segment north of the Town Center
166 Upgraded several Neighborhood Streets to Avenues for roadways: serving transit, desgnated for future connections; within the Town Center
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Change wording of: "Major intersection design for all access points along Winchester Road to ensure design speeds are not exceeded and safe routes to school are guaranteed." to: "Immediate coordination with KYTC District 7 for funded project currently under design for Winchester Road improvements. Ensure that future
170 Removed the nothernmost Neighborhood Center designation and slide central Village
170 Upgraded a Neighborhood Streets to an Avenues designated for future connections
170 Additional Greenway Trails added along existing greenways
170 Revised areas for High Density (decrease) and Town Center (increase)
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Changed wording of: "Major intersection design for all access points along Richmond Road to ensure design speeds are not exceeded and safe routes to school are guaranteed." to: "Coordinate with KYTC District 7 to ensure urban complete street roadway improvements along Athens Boonesborough Rd and coordinate access
174 Upgraded several Neighborhood Streets to Avenues for roadways: serving transit, desgnated for future connections; within the Town Center
174 Revised portion of Low Density to Medium Density.
178 Removed Greenway Trail through Lexington Sporting Club site
178 Upgraded several Neighborhood Streets to Avenues for roadways: serving transit,
181 Street Types Table: Changed from "Bicycle Facility" column to "Bicycle/Pedestrian
181 Street Types Table: Updated Residential Driveways column to represent limited
181 Depicted Limited Access in the table for Residential Driveways on all but Alleys
184 Residential driveways, commercial access and left turns are allowed on a limited basis to avoid conflicts with bicycles and pedestrians and vehicles.
186 Clarified what this means: "*For the purposes of costing medians were assumed for the length of all Avenues."
188 Clarified what this means: "*For the purposes of costing four travel lanes and two lanes of parking were assumed for the length of all Boulevards."
201 Clarified: "Bicyclists are accommodated in bike lanes (on corridors with less than 6,000 trips per day). For corridors with greater than 6,000 per day, will either have a
187 Added a note that use of median in an Avenue is not typical
189 Revised graphic to include a buffered bike lane on both sides of the street
194 Included "calm traffic in neighborhoods," to the list of things alternative intersections
195 Created a separate section for Neighborhood Traffic Circles
195 Removed the Continuous Flow Intersection (CFI) photo and description
195 Included an image of an R-cut
197 Minor text edits made to ensure it was clear that bicycling and walking on all streets is for transportation (not just select streets or for recreation, etc) and that safety
Added language: "Quality bicycle facilities on our street network provide safe and direct routes for people who are commuting and want the shortest trip to their destination. Greenway trails can supplement those commuting routes by providing shortcuts that are not available through the street network. Or, trails may meander through greenspaces to provide recreational and experiential bicycling and walking opportunities. Both types of bicycle facilities should be designed within each of the
198 Inserted "A significant goal within these areas is for many residents to be able to walk to meet their daily needs (and for their to be enough roof tops nearby to support those businesses). Quality pedestrian infrastructure is therefore a critical
06 Regulatory framework for implementation
207 Included: "The recommendations within this Master Plan address Lexington’s need for housing to support the Urban County’s growing population through walkable and sustainable development. Whereas not all development criteria included in this section will be achievable or applicable in every situation, they are meant to provide a
212 Added clarification in “Retail-ready”: “Retail-ready” and the ground story of live-work units should be considered “commercial” for concurrency purposes. See Sec. 5A. for
212 Revised: "Define “retail-ready” in the Zoning Ordinance, as specified in Sec. 5A." to "Incude definition of “retail-ready” as specified in Sec. 5A, in the Zoning Ordinance. "
215 Removed: "3Bvi. Exceptions. Block perimeters and cul-de-sac lengths may be increased where land that would otherwise be developed includes environmentally sensitive areas or steep slopes over 15%, such that street construction would disrupt
216 Revised max. length: "3Ci. Along the Rural Service Area. One or more stub streets should be constructed up to the boundary of the Rural Service Area. A stub street should not be more than 1,500 feet (measured along the Rural Service Area
216 Removed: "3Civ.b. Stub street spacing may be increased where land that would otherwise be developed includes environmentally sensitive areas or steep slopes over 15%, such that stub street construction would disrupt the environmentally
217 Replaced in 3Di. "The connection should have a right-of-way or easement at least 15 feet wide and a walkable surface at least 12 feet wide." with "Connections to shared use paths should be constructed to the standards defined in the Complete Streets
217 Revised max. length: "3Di. Along shared-use paths. When a development contains or abuts a shared-use path (whether existing, required, or proposed), at least one non-
217 Included language to 3Di. "
The connection should have a right-of-way at least 30 feet wide or easement with a 217 Removed: "3Dii. Exceptions. Non-vehicular connection spacing may be increased where land that would otherwise be developed includes environmentally sensitive areas or steep slopes over 15%, such that connection construction would disrupt the
221 3Hiii. Screening. Off-street loading spaces in a side yard should be screened from view from front lot lines such that loading and unloading equipment and activities
222 3Iii. Placement. Street trees should be located between the street and the sidewalks , except when the design speed of the adjacent street renders this unfeasible.
223 Revised 4A Each residential building should be within a walking distance of 1,500 feet
224 Clarified Retail-ready. A ground story active depth that is built to accommodate retail, but may be used for residential uses until retail uses are viable and has all the REMOVED 5B Drive Throughs - Remove
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Included in implementation table (and Chapter 5)
While not immediate, a next step is to initiate the engineering design phase for the Parkers Mill roadway modernization project identified in the Metropolitan Transportation Plan. The construction timeline is estimated between 2030 and 2035.
Conduct a engineering design phase to redesign the intersection of Man O' War Blvd
Changed to: "If the Hume Road 'existing neighborhood' seeks to redevelop in the future, coordinate the realignment of the northern section of the road."
Included language to implementation table: "Evaluate feasibility of potential transit circulator route connecting areas 2, 3, 4 and 5. Timeframe may vary between mid and
07 Sustainability
Significant revisions/additions made to this section
Reordered several sections for better flow and legibility
Included several new spreads discussing Empower Lexington and how it overlaps with this plan
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Further clarification re: KY Energy Code: "In understanding that the energy code is updated every three years, Kentucky is currently using a code from four cycles ago, meaning the state is behind national building codes by over a decade."