Planning Commission

Board Members

The Fort Thomas Planning Commission is a group of 7 members that are regulated by KRS 100.133 and regulate: platting, development plans, zone changes, text amendments…as well as other planning related items

Dave Wormald, Jerry Noran, Tim Michel, Larry Schultz, Pam Schierer Schweiss, David Gwisdalla, and Mark McCormack

Submittals such as consolidation plats or requests for setting a public hearing to the Planning Commission must be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to the 3^rd Wednesday of the month. Please contact staff at 859-572-1210 as some submittals have added lead time.

Approved Minutes

2025

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2015

Comprehensive Plan Update

The Fort Thomas Planning Commission (PC) hosted a meeting on April 16, 2025 regarding initial stages of the Comprehensive Plane update.

2025

February: Comp Plan Update ’25 per KRS-PC-Verdanta, Memo, Outline, classification map
April: 2025 Comp Plan Update, Comp Plan Memo for April
May:
June:

The Fort Thomas Planning Commission (PC) hosted a meeting on October 20, 2021 regarding initial stages of the zoning code update which included considerations for revisions to residential uses in the CBD zone.

Zoning Code Update

2022

January: Phase 1 Diagnostic Report: (Part 1)
February: Phase 1 Diagnostic Report (Part 2)
April: Zoning Code Update: Draft Phase 2 Unified Development Ordinance
May: Zoning Update Schedule **Please see modified schedule and check back regularly for updates **
July: Zoning Code Update: Form Based Code (“An educational discussion on form based codes will begin at 5:30, in advance of the Planning Commission meeting”)
December: Zoning Ordinance Update

2023

PC presentations from January through August
January: 2023 Phase 2 – Conventional Districts
February: Memo and Meeting Material
April: Memo and Meeting Material
May: Memo and Meeting Material
July: Memo and Meeting Material
August: Memo, Meeting Material, and Presentation
September: Memo, Meeting Material, and Presentation
November: Presentation

2024

January: Memo, Presentation, Phase 2 Draft Ordinance, and Phase 3 Draft Ordinance
February: Memo, Presentation for joint City Council Meeting
March: Memo, Zoning District 1, Zoning District 2
April: Memo
May: Memo, Phase 4 Draft Ordinance, Presentation, Zoning Map
June: Memo, Presentation Part 1, Presentation Part 2, Presentation to Council
July: Memo, Presentation
August: Proposed Zoning Map, Unified Development Code Version 2 Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
September: FAQ-UDO and Memo
October: Public Hearing Document Part 1 and Part 2