- Drees Homes withdrew its Boone County rezoning request for a 377-unit project after officials said revisions required a new public hearing.
- Residents raised concerns about traffic safety on U.S. 42 and potential strain on local schools.
- Drees Homes’ revised plan reduced density, added a single entrance, and shifted housing toward empty nesters.
Fort Mitchell-based homebuilder Drees Homes has withdrawn a zone-change application it submitted to the Boone County Planning Commission for a 377-unit suburban development near Union.
In March, Drees Homes submitted an application to the planning commission, looking to rezone an 185-acre area along the west side of U.S. 42, between Rice Pike and Bleu Yacht Lane, from agricultural estate to suburban residential with a planned development overlay. If approved, the zone change would enable the development of a 377-unit residential project.
The acreage, which is currently used for agriculture, is split between two separate parcels of land owned by Bleach Bottle Investments LLC and Gary W. Neltner, according to Boone County property records…