Mount Holly Road Subdivision
Louisville
Description
Habitat for Humanity asked to rezone land from R-4 to R-5 single-family for a new subdivision near the Fairdale village center. The Planning Commission recommended approval 8-1; Metro Council decides next.
Impact summary
Forty new affordable homes in Fairdale, with flood and drainage concerns addressed through a detention basin, MSD easements, and HOA funding requirements.
Applicant
- Name
- Habitat for Humanity of Metro Louisville
- Address
- 603 & 603R Mount Holly Road, Louisville, KY
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · Planning & Zoning Commission
A recommendation, not a final decision. The council decides next.
Last discussed Jul 21, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Planning and Zoning Committee — July 21, 2026
Rezone 7.9 acres from R-4 to R-5 to allow a 40-lot Habitat for Humanity subdivision with two open-space lots and a new connection from Cali Drive to Mount Holly Road. The committee recommended approval unanimously.
Planning Commission — June 4, 2026
The detailed development plan and major preliminary subdivision was approved 8-1 with 16 binding elements — including tree protection, stream buffers, HOA requirements, and a new condition to study extending sidewalks to 513 and 601 Mount Holly Road.
Related issues (4)
Mount Holly Road Subdivision (Habitat for Humanity)
A 7.9-acre Fairdale property would go from R-4 to R-5 zoning to allow 40 Habitat for Humanity homes plus two open-space lots. Members weighed denser lots against the form district's call for more housing, and pressed on flooding and who maintains open space long term.
Sidewalk gap on Mount Holly Road to Fairdale town center
Commissioners pushed to close a sidewalk gap in front of two houses so residents can safely walk to the Fairdale town center — citing a recent pedestrian fatality in the Highview area. A new binding element requires the developer to study and, if feasible, build the sidewalk in the right-of-way in front of 513 and 601 Mount Holly Road.
Flooding and drainage on Mount Holly Road
Neighbor John Nichols testified that the area floods nearly every heavy rain, with houses backing up water and MSD repeatedly out to fix it. The developer argued the new detention basin will capture all runoff from the 7-acre site and should actually reduce water reaching Nichols' property.
Mount Holly Road rezoning (Case 26ZONE0035)
About 7.9 acres at 603 and 603R Mount Holly Road could be rezoned, with final approval resting with the full Metro Council. This shapes what can be built on the parcel and what neighbors can expect nearby.
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