New Construction Updates for the Clays Mill Expansion Project

First off, some good news. Construction crews had marked a glorious tree on the corner of McCubbing & Clays Mill with a red X in preparation for cut downs as part of the Clays Mill Rd expansion. Thankfully, residents took the initiative to organize & sign a petition to save this beauty. If you live on Clays Mill & have lost a tree due to the expansion, be on the lookout for a letter from the city in September for tree reinstatement (up to two per household).

Next, you might have noticed some traffic changes on Rosemont Garden to streamline the flow of traffic through the Lafayette Parkway and Southland Drive intersection. Motorists traveling on Rosemont Garden away from Clays Mill Road and toward Nicholasville Road will find that the left lane requires cars to turn left onto Lafayette Parkway. The right lane will now allow cars to pass straight thru the intersection and to make right turns.

Finally, your feedback has been heard by the City of Lexington on the impacts of the Clays Mill project in combination with the start of the academic school year. To alleviate the burden of the project on residents, construction crews are working diligently to reopen the intersection of Clays Mill Rd & McCubbing Dr by September 5th. Additionally, crews will work heavily during the fall break from October 3rd- October 7th & limit traffic during that time. Residents can expect to see the further road reopening by the end of October.

Interested in more information on the Clays Mill Widening Project? Check out the city website: https://www.lexingtonky.gov/clays-mill-road-project

Annual Picadome Neighborhood Association Fall Tree Sale

The Picadome Neighborhood Association (PNA) will be selling 6 foot tall trees in 3 gallon containers. When the trees arrive from the nursery, you’ll be notified by email.  The trees will be delivered to the homeowner or may be picked up from a central location in the neighborhood if you prefer. Planting instructions will be posted on the PNA website, picadomeneighborhood.org.

Prepaid orders are due no later than August 31, 2022.  Please pre-pay $45 per tree – the available trees include Red Maple, American Hornbeam, Autumn Brilliant Serviceberry, Tulip Poplar, Black Gum, Swamp White Oak, Burr Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Princeton Elm, White or Pink Dogwood, and Redbud.

TO ORDER YOUR TREE(s)  –

ONLINE: Fill out our tree order form HERE and Venmo @PNALexington
OR
BY MAIL: Send a check payable to Picadome Neighborhood Association to P.O. Box 8125, Lexington, KY 40533. Please include a note with your name, address, email and telephone number AND what tree(s) you would like. The deadline for us to receive your check and order is August 31, 2022. If you would like a tree not listed or have questions, please email Sandy at sandywshafer@gmail.com.

Lexington Neighborhood Summit
May 6: 8:30am-12pm
 

Interesting in hearing from Mayor Gordon about Lexington’s neighborhoods? Sign up here  Not only is it free to sign up, but a light breakfast is included.

Would you rather share your thoughts with the board beforehand? Email the board at picadomeneighborhood@gmail.com.

Come meet your neighbors at the July Food Truck Friday. Not only is it free, but we will also be raffling off sapling red maple trees to attendees. Who doesn’t love a free tree?

Food will be available for cash purchase from Happy Taco. Come bring a folding chair & hang out with your neighbors.

The PNA Neighborhood Yard Sale will be Saturday, May 21 rain or shine! If you would like your sale included on our online map, please fill out the form here.

Planning to shop? Here’s a map of the locations signed up so far

Click to read the PNA Board’s updated response to the ADU Proposal.

Columbia Gas has resumed their relocation work from Stratford Drive to Harrodsburg Road. They will also be working along some side streets. Their crews are planning to work Monday through Saturday from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. If you have questions, they established a hotline dedicated to this project (859-288-6355).

Link to the Customer Letter is available here.

The Picadome Neighborhood Association (PNA) will be selling 6 foot tall trees in 3 gallon containers. When the trees arrive from the nursery, you’ll be notified by email.  The trees will be delivered to the homeowner or may be picked up from a central location in the neighborhood if you prefer. Planting instructions are linked below.

Prepaid  orders are due no later than September 16.  Please pre-pay $35 per tree – the available trees include red maple, American hornbeam, autumn brilliant serviceberry, tulip poplar, black gum, swamp white oak, burr oak, chinquapin oak, Princeton elm, white or pink dogwood, and redbud.

TO ORDER YOUR TREE(s)  – Send a check payable to Picadome Neighborhood Association to P.O. Box 8125, Lexington, KY 40533 or drop off at 206 E. Vista. Please include a note with your name, address, email and telephone number AND what tree(s) you would like. The deadline for us to receive your check and order is September 16. If you would like a tree not listed or have questions, please email Sandy at sandywshafer@gmail.com.

Tree planting tips:

For trees grown in burlap balls
For container-grown trees

The results of the sense-of-the-neighborhood poll concerning  potential ND-1 Standards are in and reported below. In addition, several property owners shared useful comments and suggestions (especially on the FAR issue) which will be considered as the proposed standards are refined and Picadome’s ND-1 application is developed.  We thank all who participated in the poll and look forward to working with everyone as this effort moves forward.

The approval percentages for each standard are as follows:

•   WINDOW/ DOOR OPENINGS: 64.96%
•   BUILDING HEIGHTS: 61.54%
•   FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR): 58.97%
•   FENCES/ WALLS: 61.54%
•   BUILDING FEATURES: DORMERS: 60.34%
•   BUILDING FEATURES: EXTERIOR STAIRS: 63.25%
•   BUILDING SETBACKS: 65.81%
•   PARKING: 64.96%
•   GARAGE DOORS: 63.25%
•   ACCESSORY STRUCTURES: 59.83%
•   ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS (ADU): 58.97%

After 2+ years of neighborhood data collection and discussion to document Picadome’s unique character and determine which, if any, elements of it we want to preserve in the future, it is time to decide!
The PNA ND-1 Committee is holding an informal poll to get a sense of the neighborhood about the proposed ND-1 design standards prior to submission to the Planning Commission for consideration. The Planning Commission will hold a formal vote with ballots mailed to each property owner in the proposed ND-1 district before acting on Picadome’s ND application.
*The ND-1 Design Standards below will apply only to future renovation, expansion and
new construction in Picadome.

VOTING INSTRUCTIONS:

• Property owners in the proposed ND-1 district may vote in the informal poll from January 31 through February 7. Please vote in one of the following two ways:

1. on-line using this form
2. by calling Lynne (859-278-6342) or Melinda (859-277-9994) (please leave a message with your name and phone number if there’s no answer, and we’ll call you back)

• One vote is allowed per property in the ND-1 district
• Property owners may vote on the standards as a group, or on each individual standard separately.

  Access entire flyer including standards electronically here