Franklin County Fiscal Court approves rezoning of 827 Cardwell Lane after mixed findings votes
March 05, 2026 | Franklin County, Kentucky
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Franklin County Fiscal Court approved Ordinance #11-2024 on Dec. 11, 2024, rezoning a 25.45-acre tract at 827 Cardwell Lane (PVA 036-00-00-012.00) from Rural Residential B (RB) to Rural Low Density Multifamily (RL). The motion for second reading and approval, moved by Squire Mike Harrod and seconded by Squire Kelly Dycus, passed with Squires Sherry Sebastian, J.W. Blackburn, Mike Harrod, Richard Tanner and Judge Michael Mueller voting in favor and Squires Kelly Dycus and Eric Whisman opposed.
The vote followed a sequence of separate votes on statutorily required Findings of Fact under KRS 100.213. Motions to establish Findings #1 and #2 — which would have concluded the parcel’s current RB zoning was appropriate or that the current zoning already allowed the proposed residential development — failed on 2-5 votes, with only Squires Kelly Dycus and Eric Whisman voting in favor. A motion to establish Finding #3 (that the 2024–2030 Kentucky Highway Plan contains no scheduled improvements to Cardwell Lane) also failed, 4-3. A motion to establish Finding #4 (that sewer capacity is currently inadequate) received no second and was not adopted.
Two findings were adopted before the final ordinance vote. Finding #5, moved by Squire J.W. Blackburn and seconded by Squire Mike Harrod, established that the Franklin County Comprehensive Plan designates the property for Suburban Residential; that motion passed 5-2. Finding #6, moved by Squire Mike Harrod and seconded by Squire Blackburn, concluded that the RL zone is an appropriate district for a Suburban Residential land-use designation; it passed 6-1 with Squire Eric Whisman opposed. Those established findings provided the basis the court cited when approving the second reading and adoption of Ordinance #11-2024.
The property and zone identifiers were read into the record: PVA Map 036-00-00-012.00 for the 25.45-acre tract at 827 Cardwell Lane. The ordinance amendment was described as a change in the Table of Special Ordinances, Section 1 (Zoning Map Changes) of the Franklin County Code of Ordinances. The court took no additional action related to sewer improvements or Kentucky Transportation projects during the meeting.
The ordinance’s adoption now changes the zoning designation and allows the county’s land-use regulations for RL districts to apply to future development proposals on the parcel. The court did not specify any implementation timeline or conditions attached to the rezoning during the meeting; subsequent permitting or infrastructure approvals would follow established county processes.
The vote followed a sequence of separate votes on statutorily required Findings of Fact under KRS 100.213. Motions to establish Findings #1 and #2 — which would have concluded the parcel’s current RB zoning was appropriate or that the current zoning already allowed the proposed residential development — failed on 2-5 votes, with only Squires Kelly Dycus and Eric Whisman voting in favor. A motion to establish Finding #3 (that the 2024–2030 Kentucky Highway Plan contains no scheduled improvements to Cardwell Lane) also failed, 4-3. A motion to establish Finding #4 (that sewer capacity is currently inadequate) received no second and was not adopted.
Two findings were adopted before the final ordinance vote. Finding #5, moved by Squire J.W. Blackburn and seconded by Squire Mike Harrod, established that the Franklin County Comprehensive Plan designates the property for Suburban Residential; that motion passed 5-2. Finding #6, moved by Squire Mike Harrod and seconded by Squire Blackburn, concluded that the RL zone is an appropriate district for a Suburban Residential land-use designation; it passed 6-1 with Squire Eric Whisman opposed. Those established findings provided the basis the court cited when approving the second reading and adoption of Ordinance #11-2024.
The property and zone identifiers were read into the record: PVA Map 036-00-00-012.00 for the 25.45-acre tract at 827 Cardwell Lane. The ordinance amendment was described as a change in the Table of Special Ordinances, Section 1 (Zoning Map Changes) of the Franklin County Code of Ordinances. The court took no additional action related to sewer improvements or Kentucky Transportation projects during the meeting.
The ordinance’s adoption now changes the zoning designation and allows the county’s land-use regulations for RL districts to apply to future development proposals on the parcel. The court did not specify any implementation timeline or conditions attached to the rezoning during the meeting; subsequent permitting or infrastructure approvals would follow established county processes.
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