Lexington public meetings in 2022
4 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
1 - Town Council
Town Council approved several zoning changes, two annexations, and a funding request for traffic signal upgrades. A request to rezone a property behind Christie Street failed due to a lack of a second motion.
- Approved $654,677 for new signal mast arms at US1 and I-20 (6-1)
- Approved rezoning of Carlen Avenue property to General Commercial and Protected Residential 2 (6-1)
- Approved amendment to Land Development Ordinance regarding Corner Lot Setbacks (unanimous)
- Approved amendment to Zoning Ordinance Chart of Height, Setback, Buffer and Parking Requirements (unanimous)
- Approved annexation of 1059 Bonhomme Richard Road (unanimous)
- Approved annexation of 5158 Augusta Road (unanimous)
- Denied rezoning of property behind 130 Christie Street (motion failed for lack of second)
2- Planning Commission
The Planning Commission approved a residential sketch plan for Carlen Avenue and a commercial subdivision for the Kmart shopping center. The commission denied a rezoning request for a property on Christie Street and recommended industrial zoning for an annexation on Bonhomme Richard Road.
- Approved sketch plan for 149-unit townhome and patio home subdivision on Carlen Avenue (Unanimous)
- Denied rezoning of Christie Street property from Protected Residential to Limited Commercial (Unanimous)
- Recommended Industrial zoning and Collector road classification for annexation at 1059 Bonhomme Richard Road (Unanimous)
- Approved subdivision sketch plan for Kmart shopping center at 748 West Main Street, conditioned on staff signage approval (Unanimous)
- Approved October 19, 2022 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
Traffic Committee
Town Council decided to table and rebid the N Lake Corridor 2 and US 378 @ Old Cherokee projects after bids exceeded engineer estimates. The Traffic Committee also voted to hold a proposed speed table solution for Parkside Subdivision pending resident feedback.
- Approved September 2022 meeting minutes
- Tabled N Lake Corridor 2 and US 378 @ Old Cherokee projects for future rebidding
- Voted to hold Parkside Subdivision speed table solution until HOA/resident feedback is received
1 - Town Council
Council approved a final reading of the Mobile Food Vendor Ordinance and adopted the Central Midlands All Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan. First readings were approved for changes to corner lot setbacks, industrial zoning discretion, and the annexation of property at 1059 Bonhomme Richard Road.
- Approved Final Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Mobile Food Vendor Ordinance (Unanimous)
- Approved Resolution Adopting the Central Midlands All Natural Hazards Risk Assessment and Mitigation Plan (Unanimous)
- Approved First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Land Development Ordinance, Corner Lot Setbacks (Unanimous)
- Approved First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance regarding Industrial Zoning commercial activity (Unanimous)
- Approved First Reading of an Ordinance Annexing Lexington County Tax Map #5300-02-014 at 1059 Bonhomme Richard Road (Unanimous)
- Approved Minutes from October 17, 2022 Work Session (Unanimous)