The Frankfort-Franklin Co. Comprehensive Plan is
APPROVED!
The Frankfort and Franklin County Planning Commission voted to adopt the Comprehensive Plan on November 14, 2024.
Click the cover page below to download the plan
Interactive Future Land Use Map
View the future land use map to identify the existing land use, proposed future land use, and if there has been a change in the designation from the last plan.
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Goals and Policies Timeline
- Drafted August 2022 following First Round Public Engagement
- Revised in January 2023 after Second Round Public Engagement
- Amended and approved by Planning Commission on April 11, 2024
- Adopted by the Fiscal Court on June 26, 2024
- Adopted by the Board of Commissioners on July 8, 2024
The Team
Our team is a collaborative effort between the city, county, consultants, committees, and residents.
City of Frankfort
Eric Cockley |
Director of Planning &
Community Development
Jordan Miller |
Senior Community Planner
Vicki Birenberg |
Historic Preservation Officer
Franklin County
Robert Hewitt |
Director of Planning & Zoning
Ben Judah |
Planning Supervisor
McBride Dale Clarion (Prime Consultant)
Elizabeth Fields |
Public Planning Manager
Kyle Gibbs |
Planner
Human Nature & Strand Associates (Subconsultants)
Sara DiLandro, AICP |
Environmental & Community Planner
at Human Nature
Mike Woolum, P.E., P.L.S. |
Vice President at Strand Associates
Frankfort and Franklin County Residents
Residents will have the opportunity to engage and work with the city, county, and consultants every phase of the planning process. In the end, the plan is for the people of Frankfort and Franklin County, and the resident’s contributions to the plan are heavily valued and dependent upon their voice and ideas.
The Executive Steering Committee…
is made up of representatives of the Planning Commission, the Franklin County Fiscal Court, The City Board of Commissioners and the respective City and County Planning Staffs. This group will be working hand in hand with the Comp Plan Consultant Team to facilitate the overall process of the Comprehensive Plan rewrite to ensure that effective community engagement opportunities are included as part of the process and to ensure that the process moves along as efficiently as possible. This group will be a sounding board for the process to ensure that the recommendations and vision created for the plan by the Advisory Committee and the greater public input are in line with community expectations.
William May – Planning Commission Chair (Governors Appointment)
Charles Stewart – Planning Commission Vice-Chair
Brent Sweger -Planning Commission
(City Appointment)
Unfilled Currently – Planning Commission (County Appointment)
JW Blackburn – Magistrate
(Fiscal Court Representative)
Layne Wilkerson – Mayor (Board of Commissioners Representative)
The Advisory
Committee is…
a wider group of stakeholders in the community from a variety of backgrounds, specialties, interests, and locations within the city and county. This group will be tasked with the hands-on review of the plan content, while providing input and ideas throughout the planning process. It is intended that the members of the advisory committee will also assist the process by informing their own individual networks about engagement opportunities and events.
Kaylah Smith or John Senter – Downtown Frankfort Inc.
Robin Antenucci – Frankfort
Tourism Commission
Tish Shade – Chamber of Commerce
Ford Childs – Walk/Bike Frankfort
Melanie VanHouten – FrankArts
Chris Schimmoeller – Envision
Franklin County
Adam Leonberger – UK Extension Office
Joe Sanderson or Coe Norton –
National Guard
Paul Thompson – Frankfort Independent Schools
Mark Kopp – Franklin County Schools
Brittany Sams – Architectural
Review Board
Sam Ruth – Finance Cabinet
Sonia Sanders – Kentucky
State University
John H. Carlton – At-Large Member
Sarah Snipes – At-Large Member
Bob Pelosi – At-Large Member
Bryan Hix – At-Large Member
Kristie Powe – At-Large Member
Jim Jackson – At-Large Member
Boday Borres– At-Large Member
John Meyer– At-Large Member
Eric Northcutt– At-Large Member
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City of Frankfort
Eric Cockley | Director of
Planning & Community Development
Jordan Miller |
Senior Community Planner
Vicki Birenberg |
Historic Preservation Officer
Franklin County
Ben Judah | Planning Supervisor
McBride Dale Clarion
(Prime Consultant)
Elizabeth Fields, AICP
Public Planning Manager
Andy Juengling, AICP
Senior Planner
Kyle Gibbs
(Former MDC Planner)
Human Nature &
Strand Associates
(Subconsultants)
Sara DiLandro, AICP |
Environmental & Community Planner at Human Nature
Mike Woolum, P.E., P.L.S. |
Vice President at Strand Associates
Frankfort and Franklin County Residents
Residents will have the opportunity to engage and work with the city, county, and consultants every phase of the planning process. In the end, the plan is for the people of Frankfort and Franklin County, and the resident’s contributions to the plan will be heavily valued and dependent upon their voice and ideas.
The Executive Steering Committee…
is made up of representatives of the Planning Commission, the Franklin County Fiscal Court, The City Board of Commissioners and the respective City and County Planning Staffs. This group will be working hand in hand with the Comp Plan Consultant Team to facilitate the overall process of the Comprehensive Plan rewrite to ensure that effective community engagement opportunities are included as part of the process and to ensure that the process moves along as efficiently as possible. This group will be a sounding board for the process to ensure that the recommendations and vision created for the plan by the Advisory Committee and the greater public input are in line with community expectations.
William May – Planning Commission Chair
(Governors Appointment)
Charles Stewart – Planning Commission Vice-Chair
Brent Sweger – Planning Commission
(City Appointment)
Unfilled Currently – Planning Commission
(County Appointment)
JW Blackburn – Magistrate
(Fiscal Court Representative)
Layne Wilkerson – Mayor
(Board of Commissioners Representative)
The Advisory Committee is…
a wider group of stakeholders in the community from a variety of backgrounds, specialties, interests, and locations within the city and county. This group will be tasked with the hands-on review of the plan content, while providing input and ideas throughout the planning process. It is intended that the members of the advisory committee will also assist the process by informing their own individual networks about engagement opportunities and events.
Kaylah Smith or John Senter – Downtown Frankfort Inc.
Robin Antenucci – Frankfort Tourism Commission
Tish Shade – Chamber of Commerce
Ford Childs – Walk/Bike Frankfort
Melanie VanHouten – FrankArts
Chris Schimmoeller – Envision Franklin County
Adam Leonberger – UK Extension Office
Joe Sanderson or Coe Norton – National Guard
Paul Thompson – Frankfort Independent Schools
Mark Kopp – Franklin County Schools
Brittany Sams – Architectural Review Board
Sam Ruth – Finance Cabinet
Sonia Sanders – Kentucky State University
John H. Carlton – At-Large Member
Sarah Snipes – At-Large Member
Bob Pelosi – At-Large Member
Bryan Hix – At-Large Member
Kristie Powe – At-Large Member
Jim Jackson – At-Large Member
Boday Borres– At-Large Member
John Meyer– At-Large Member
Eric Northcutt– At-Large Member
Begin Engaging Today!
Join our Email List
Stay updated on news, meetings, surveys media, and other engagement opportunities.
Click the button to check for available surveys.
City of Frankfort
315 W 2nd Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-875-8500
ecockley@frankfort.ky.gov
https://frankfort.ky.gov/
Franklin County
321 W Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-875-8751
robert.hewitt@franklincounty.ky.gov
https://franklincounty.ky.gov/
City of Frankfort
315 W 2nd Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-875-8500
ecockley@frankfort.ky.gov
https://frankfort.ky.gov/
Franklin County
321 W Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601
502-875-8751
robert.hewitt@franklincounty.ky.gov
https://franklincounty.ky.gov/