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P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N February 2015

January

Get involved in our Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan!

Work has been well underway on the first county-wide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan. This project seeks to improve the quality of life in Scott County by planning for safe transportation options for all users, encouraging physical activity, positively impacting the local economy, and enhancing the community’s character. The plan has provided a chance to evaluate the existing conditions of our bicycle and pedestrian facilities, envision our desired future, and determine ways to imple-ment our vision for safer and more equitable access for our non-motorized public. It will rank and prioritize various bicycle and pedestrian facility projects for implemen-tation and also seek to update our Subdivision and Development Regulations for new development. A preliminary vision for the plan will be shared for review at a public meet-ing on Wednesday, February 25, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Scott County Extension Of-fice. We would love to have your input. At-tendees can provide their thoughts and propose projects in breakout group sessions. Attached to this newsletter is a flyer for the public meeting, which you may feel free to post or disseminate. For more information, please contact the Planning Office at 230 E. Main Street or (502) 867-3701.

The new County road from the new leg of the bypass to KY 227 is near completion.

New building permits City 54 County 13 Subdivision plats reviewed and recorded 4 LOC sureties $4.51M Cash sureties $ 305K

Activating our Alleys The Planning Commission, in conjunction with the Main-street Program, has begun an initiative to activate our down-town alleys. The potential is enormous to develop attractive, safe pedestrian connections between parking, businesses, and the areas surrounding downtown. Public art, attractive light-ing, and appropriate landscape elements can make our alleys a vibrant part of the downtown charm. Imagine colorful murals . . . string lighting . . . decorated windows with planter boxes. These are just a few ideas for how we can beautify our alleys and make them an inviting route to walk. They could be used for art shows, wine or bour-bon tastings, farmers’ markets . . . you name it. Activating our alleys is an achievable, exciting way to enhance the vibrancy of our cherished downtown.

In the Pipeline

Thoroughbred Acres Unit 6-C - 14 single- family homes on Pavilion Way Toyota Interchange - construction to start soon

Mapping Your World

The GIS department will be providing analysis for this year’s Comprehensive Plan update. GIS resources will take a look at Georgetown’s current zoning and inventory of vacant lots to calculate the number of residential struc-tures that could potentially be built within residential zones. This will provide data which the community can use to evaluate and pro-pose changes to the current zoning and residential land use regulations.

Construction Progress

The exterior of the new Po-lice Station on Bourbon and Chambers has been sealed and is ready for brick.