The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission signed off on several commercial and residential development plans Wednesday, advancing projects from Southland Drive to East High Street while putting the brakes on a far larger proposal near Georgetown Road amid environmental and design concerns.
The most consequential action came late in the meeting, when commissioners voted to postpone a sweeping revision of the Citation Center / Belmont Farm development at Georgetown Road, citing unresolved questions about wetlands, stormwater management, pedestrian connectivity and the long-term feasibility of a proposed 12-story hotel.
Southland Drive shopping center split into four lots
Commissioners approved a final record plat dividing the Deerfield Shopping Center — also known locally as the former Collins Bowling Alley site — along Southland Drive into four separate lots.
Planning staff said the subdivision is intended to give the family owners flexibility to sell individual buildings, which are currently under long-term ground leases. Approval was conditioned on adding reciprocal access and parking notes, correcting plan graphics, and clarifying sanitary sewer easements…