The Kentucky State Senate did not vote on Senate Bill 61 (SB 61) during its final days of the legislative session last Thursday and Friday. Since it was not voted on, Lexington’s short-term rental regulations are unchanged and still enforceable.

Last Friday, the Kentucky State House passed Senate Bill 61 (SB 61), which aims to prevent cities from regulating the density of short-term rentals (STRs). SB 61 originally was focused on minor adjustments to state regulations on private swimming pools. Last Thursday, Speaker of the House David Osborne filed an amendment adding language targeting cities’ ability to regulate short-term rentals.

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.

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

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.

In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, Council will hear about  the Rural Land Management Board’s recommendations for how to regulate short-term rentals in rural Fayette County.

In last Thursday’s Special Committee meeting, the General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee voted to advance new regulations for short-term rentals (STRs) in Lexington.

In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, Purchase of Development Rights Director Beth Overman will present recommendations on regulating short-term rentals (STR) in the Rural Service Area (RSA) — this is the area of Fayette County located outside the Urban Service Boundary (USB).

n Tuesday’s General Government and Planning Committee, the Rural Land Management Board will present its recommendations for regulations of STRs outside the Urban Service Boundary (USB).

This week’s Budget, Finance, & Economic Development Committee meeting will feature a presentation on the implementation of new Short-Term Rental (STR) regulations that were adopted in July of this year.

The Planning Commission adopted the new version of a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (ZOTA) loosening regulations on Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs).

The Rural Land Management Board (RLMB) is moving forward on drafting its own recommended language for how ADUs and short-term rentals (STRs) will be regulated outside of the Urban Service Area.

Council will vote on a comprehensive Short Term Rental (STR) regulation proposal. This proposal will set licensing and registration requirements for STR operators, and regulate how STRs can be operated in various zones in Lexington.

The Short Term Rental regulation put forward by Councilmembers James Brown and Liz Sheehan was passed out of Work Session and received first reading.

5th District Councilmember Liz Sheehan attended the Rural Land Management Board (RLMB) meeting.

In Tuesday's General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee meeting, Councilmembers James Brown and Liz Sheehan will present a revised proposal to regulate Short Term Rentals (STRs).

In a Special Planning and Public Safety (PPS) Committee Meeting, Councilmembers will discuss a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (ZOTA) that creates regulations for Short Term Rentals. Short Term Rentals are units rented for limited amounts of time, generally by tourists — typically, these are AirBNB or Vrbo rentals.

In Tuesday’s Planning and Public Safety Committee Meeting, there will be a presentation on the Short Term Rental Workgroup, created and led by Councilmembers James Brown (District 1) and Liz Sheehan (District 5).