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Paducah Planning Commission
The City of Paducah Planning Commission is established by Paducah Code of Ordinances Section 82-31 through 82-35 pursuant to KRS 100.133. It is a seven-member citizen board appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Commission. The Planning Commission has numerous duties including, but not limited to the following:
- Hold Public Hearings
- Review and approve subdivisions
- Review annexation requests and make recommendations to the City Commission
- Review Conditional Use applications and make recommendations to the Board of Adjustment
- Review and approve Development plans and amendments
- Review Planned Unit Developments
- Review and approve applications for zone changes and map amendments
- Make recommendations to the City Commission or the Board of Adjustment
Planning Commission Applications
The Planning Commission has several applications including Major Amendment to Development Plan, Minor Amendment to Development Plan, Multiple Principal Structures, Planned Unit Development, Similar Principal Permitted Use, Variance, Waiver of Subdivision, and Zone Change.
Note: The Major Subdivision application must be submitted using this form.
Planning Commission Board Members
Terms for the Planning Commission members are four years.
Chairman - Bob Wade (term expires August 31, 2028)
Vice Chairman - Joe Benberry (term expires August 31, 2029)
Lisa Chapman (term expires October 2, 2029)
Trey Griffin (term expires August 31, 2026)
Leslie Heath (term expires August 31, 2027)
Gayle Kaler (term expires August 31, 2027)
Allan Rhodes (term expires August 31, 2026)
Planning Commission Meetings
The Planning Commission meets on the first Monday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the Commission Chambers of City Hall (unless otherwise noted due to holidays or meeting cancellations). Deadlines for these meetings are 21 days prior to the meeting date before noon.
Recent agendas are below.
- June 1 - Planning Commission Agenda
- May 4 Planning Commission Meeting - Cancelled
- April 6 - Planning Commission Agenda
The meetings are televised live on Government 11 (channel 11 for Comcast Cable and RightFiber customers). Click the three lines on the top right of the video to see a playlist of recent meetings.
