February 2017 Newsletter

1. Inside views and news
The SKINNY
G E O R G E T O W N - S C O T T C O U N T Y
P L A N N I N G C O M M I S S I O N
February 2017
January
New building permits
City 32
County 13
Subdivision plats
reviewed and recorded 6
LOC sureties $ 4.3M
Cash sureties $ 415K
Mapping Your World
Ryan Cooper, our GIS Tech-
nician, is leaving the Planning
Office after almost three years.
Ryan has been a highly motivat-
ed, welcome asset to our office,
lending creativity and lots of
fresh ideas. Not only has he
done routine GIS updates, he
has taken the lead on creating
and updating our online maps
(such as the Snow Plow Priority
Map), designing our new office
logo, and the biggest challenge
of all, redesigning our website.
He has also helped provide in-
teresting content for this section
of The Skinny!
Ryan is moving to Raleigh,
North Carolina to start a new
chapter in his life with his fian-
cé, Meredyth. They’ll do well
in this fast-growing, high-tech
area. Enjoy this exciting time,
and well wishes to you both!
Construction Progress
Tracy’s Landscaping will
be open soon, behind Arby’s!
Boo, Punxsutawney Phil!
New Stormwater Regulations
The City of Georgetown and the Georgetown-Scott County
Planning Commission (GSCPC) hosted a Stormwater Manual
Update Orientation and Training Workshop on February 16 for
design professionals, developers, and contractors involved with
development work within the City of Georgetown. The training
covered a review and discussion of the City’s new Stormwater
BMP (Best Management Practices) Manual. The new Stormwater
BMP Manual establishes the new standards for developers and
owners/HOA’s for construction and certification of certain
stormwater facilities. It also includes a post-construction maintenance and operations
agreement and BMP fact sheets that will serve to guide responsible parties on how to
maintain these private facilities after construction is complete.
The new Georgetown Stormwater BMP Manual is now in effect. Please check it out
on our website at www.gscplanning.com/engineering. The City is requesting comments
on the manual be sent to city.engineer@georgetownky.gov for the next 60 days.
In the Pipeline
Bluegrass RV - RV sales, parts, and maintenance facility on 18.1 acres on the northeast
corner of Paris Pike and Connector Road.
Paul Hemmer Property Tract 1A - a double-sided drive-thru convenience store adjacent
to Burger King on Connector Road.
Landmark Shoppes, Marketplace Circle - 7,300 sq. ft. commercial building across from
Rooster’s restaurant on Marketplace Circle.
Home 2 Suites by Hilton - a 4-story, 90-room extended stay motel on the corner of Tiger
Way and Outlet Center Drive (behind Crackerbarrel).
Highgrove at Georgetown - a rezoning request for a multi-use development that includes
3.6 acres of commercial, 6.7 acres for an assisted living facility, 9.1 acres for inde-
pendent living cottages, and 20.5 acres for 56 single-family units, located on the south
side of McClelland Circle and west side of Etter Lane.
Timber Frames & Other Things - Seven 5-acre tracts on the corner of Davis-Turkeyfoot
Road and David Road in Sadieville.
Welcome back, Ben!
We’re happy to announce that our new Planning Commission Engineer
is Ben Krebs. Ben was our Engineer from 2004 until 2010, when he left
for a position with the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government. Ben
is a long-time resident of Scott County. His wife Tara teaches at Northern
Elementary, and his two boys, Nathan and Isaac, attend Scott County schools and are
involved in band and sports. So Ben is happy to be back and closer to home!