- A Boone County Planning Commission subcommittee recommended approval of Drees Homes’ scaled-down 335-unit residential development along U.S. 42.
- School capacity was a key concern, with Drees proposing a limit of 30 new detached single-family homes per calendar year.
- The proposal will next go before the full Boone County Planning Commission on Oct. 7.
A scaled-down development proposal from Fort Mitchell-based Drees Homes has advanced through a key subcommittee of the Boone County Planning Commission.
Drees Homes is seeking a zone change for 185 acres along the west side of U.S. 42, between Rice Pike and Bleu Yacht Lane, to make way for a large residential development. The request would rezone the land from agricultural estate to suburban residential with a planned development overlay.
On Sept. 16, the planning commission’s Zone Change Subcommittee recommended approval of Drees request, advancing the proposal…