In Tuesday’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, the Division of Planning will present an update on the Urban Growth Master Plan, which will outline a vision for the recommended expansion areas of the Urban Service Boundary (USB).

TSW Consultants, the primary contractor working on the Urban Growth Management Plan to guide development in the Urban Service Boundary Expansion areas, has published a draft report on the five expansion areas.

In February 13th’s General Government and Planning (GGP) Committee, Councilmembers heard an update on the Urban Growth Plan, which will lay out a vision for development in the new expansion areas of the Urban Service Boundary (USB).

Weigh in on Lexington’s Urban Service Boundary expansion!

During the last Urban Service Boundary expansion in 1996, Lexington created an exaction program requiring developers to pay a fee for the parcel they were developing in the expansion area, offsetting the cost to local government.

How can you get more engaged with Lexington’s urban growth? While there will be many more options in the new year, here’s how you can plug in now:

At their October 26th meeting, the Planning Commission voted to heavily revise the Urban Service Boundary expansion map.

The lawsuit against the Urban County Council over the USB expansion was dismissed, Council received an update on the expansion process, and Planning Commission delayed a vote on the expansion map.

At this time, no changes have been made regarding the proposed Urban Service Boundary (USB) expansion map.

On Thursday, October 5th, the Fayette County Circuit Court had its first hearing of the lawsuit against the Urban County Council over the Urban Service Boundary (USB) expansion.

On Thursday, September 28th, the Planning Commission held a public hearing to gather additional feedback about the proposed Urban Service Boundary expansion map recommended by the Urban Growth Management Advisory Committee.

At September 19th’s meeting, the Urban Growth Management (UGM) Advisory Committee finalized a draft Urban Service Boundary expansion map based on what they heard from the community at their public input session.

This week, the Committee will meet to discuss the information that they received from the public.

At September 5th’s Urban Growth Management Plan Advisory Committee meeting, members voted on which potential expansion areas to present to the public at a Public Input session this Tuesday, September 12th at 6pm in Council Chambers.

At the August 29th Urban Growth Management Plan Advisory Committee meeting, Director of Planning Jim Duncan presented on the seven prioritized areas to expand the Urban Service Boundary discussed at the August 22nd meeting.

At last week’s Urban Growth Management Plan Advisory Committee meeting, Planning Staff presented the group with 15 sections of land in the Rural Service Area (RSA) to be considered for expansion of the Urban Service Boundary (USB).

The Planning Commission will meet to hear an update from Planning Staff on the work of the Urban Growth Management Plan Advisory Committee.

On August 8th, the Urban Growth Management Master Plan Advisory Committee held its first meeting.

At the final Committee of the Whole (COW) on the “Imagine Lexington 2045” Comprehensive Plan Goals & Objectives, Council voted to expand the Urban Service Boundary (USB), which restricts development of Fayette County’s rural land.

Council will met in its second Committee of the Whole (COW) to discuss amendments to the “Imagine Lexington 2045” Comprehensive Plan Goals & Objectives (G&O).