Council Committee rejects rural solar panel regulations
Last Tuesday, the General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee voted to approve a zoning ordinance text amendment (ZOTA) that establishes new regulations for solar panel installations in Lexington — but would not allow rural solar panel farms.
CivicLex is hosting a Civic Assembly in 2026!
At Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee meeting, CivicLex Executive Director Richard Young and Deputy Director Kit Anderson will share CivicLex’s plans to host a Civic Assembly in 2026 focused on the City Charter.
Council to discuss revised solar panel regulations
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, Councilmembers will discuss revisions to proposed solar-panel regulations.
The first draft of a new USB amendment process
In last Thursday’s Council Committee of the Whole Meeting, Long Range Planning Manager Hal Baillie presented the first draft of the Lexington Preservation and Growth Management Program (LP&GMP). The LP&GMP, once adopted, will establish a new process for how the decision to change Lexington’s Urban Service Boundary (USB) will be made. It must be adopted by August 31st, 2026.
HB 443 ZOTA moves to Council Committee
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, the Committee will hear a presentation from Principal Planner Daniel Crum on the Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (ZOTA) related to House Bill 443, a recent law passed by the Kentucky Legislature in 2024.
Proposed solar panel regulations come to Council Committee
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, Principal Planner Daniel Crum will present a proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (ZOTA) that would create and modify regulations for solar panels in residential, commercial, and industrial areas.
Planning Commission moves HB 443 ZOTA to Council
Last Thursday, the Planning Commission approved the Ministerial Review of Development Plans Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (HB 443 ZOTA).
CivicLex will present Boards and Commissions report
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, CivicLex’s Deputy Director Kit Anderson will present an overview of our work evaluating Lexington’s Boards and Commissions and recommending ways to improve them.
Updates on Lexington’s short-term rental regulation enforcement
On Tuesday, the General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee will hear an update on short-term rental regulation enforcement from Director of Revenue Wes Holbrook.
A brief presentation on the upcoming Downtown Master Plan
On Tuesday, the General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee will hear an update on Lexington’s Downtown Area Master Plan from Senior Planner Boyd Sewe.
Work to begin on Master Plan for Blue Sky industrial area
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, Long Range Planner Eve Miller will present an overview of the upcoming Blue Sky Small Area Plan.
An update from A Sense of Place
This Tuesday, the General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee will hear an update from Tiffany Michelle Brown on A Sense of Place, a nonprofit working to preserve and honor Lexington’s rural Black hamlets.
Discussion on future Urban Service Boundary expansion processes
Also in Tuesday’s GGP Committee meeting, Hal Baillie of the Division of Planning will give a presentation on the City’s upcoming work in developing a new process for how to expand the USB in the future.
Changes coming to development plan regulations and approval process due to state legislation
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, Traci Wade of the Division of Planning will present an overview of how 2024’s House Bill 443 will affect Lexington’s process for approving development plans.
Three Council Committees select new leadership
On Tuesday, January 13th, three Council Committees will vote on who their Chairs and Vice Chairs will be for the next Council term. The Chair of a Committee facilitates Committee meetings and sets meeting agendas. The Vice Chair serves in place of the Chair if the Chair is absent from a meeting.
Council will hear an update on the Urban Growth Master Plan
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee meeting, Sam Castro of TSW Consulting will present an update on the recently adopted Urban Growth Master Plan (UGMP), which sets a vision and regulatory policy for how the expansion areas of the Urban Service Boundary (USB) should be developed.
Update on tenants serving on boards and commissions
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, Councilmembers will hear an update on the Landlord Advisory Group and Tenant Advisory Group.
Urban Growth Master Plan presentation and public hearing
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee meeting, Long Range Planning Manager Chris Taylor will present an update on the Urban Growth Master Plan (UGMP), which sets a vision for how the expansion areas of the Urban Service Boundary (USB) should be developed.
Rural short-term rental move forward
In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, Councilmembers will likely decide whether or not to advance recommendations for how to regulate short-term rentals (e.g. Airbnbs, VRBOs) in rural Fayette County.
Council to hear presentation on affordable housing needs study
In Tuesday’s Council Work Sessions, Councilmembers will hear a presentation from EHI Consultants on the results of their Affordable Housing Needs Analysis.