This Thursday, the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (ZOTA) that will bring Lexington’s planning and zoning regulations into compliance with House Bill 443 (HB 443).

After a five and a five-and-a-half-hour public hearing last Tuesday night, Council voted to approve a zone change for a 234-unit affordable housing complex in the Radcliffe-Marlboro neighborhood, on the site of the former Transylvania University baseball field.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Last week, Council chose not to take any action on a zone change request that would allow a 210-unit student housing complex to be built on South Limestone in the Pralltown neighborhood.

This week, Council will decide whether or not grant a public hearing for a zone change that would allow a 210 bedroom student apartment complex to be built on South Limestone near UK’s campus and at the edge of the Pralltown neighborhood.

Last Thursday, the Planning Commission voted to disapprove a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (ZOTA) that would have allowed for digital billboards to be built in Lexington.

Last Thursday, the Planning Commission approved additional regulations for short-term rentals (STRs) in Lexington.

Last Tuesday, Council voted 10-1 to deny a zone change request that would allow the Suburban Pointe mobile home park to expand onto vacant land adjacent to the St. Martins Village neighborhood.

Today at 5pm, Council will be holding a Zone Change Public Hearing for a proposed mobile home park located on Price Road.

The proposed development would expand the Suburban Pointe Mobile Home Park onto 421 Price Road, adjacent to St. Martins Village, one of Lexington’s historically Black neighborhoods.

Last Thursday, the Planning Commission voted to adopt the Urban Growth Master Plan (UGMP)! This plan sets a vision for how development should look in the expansion areas of the Urban Service Boundary (USB).

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.

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.

The Division of Planning has published the first draft of the Urban Growth Management Plan! This plan sets out a vision for how the new expansion areas of the Urban Service Boundary should be developed.

Last Thursday, the Planning Commission unanimously voted to disapprove a zoning ordinance text amendment (ZOTA) that would allow industrial solar farms to be built on agricultural land in Fayette County.