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File #: 1015-13    Version: 1 Name: ZOTA 2013-8
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 9/13/2013 In control: Urban County Council
On agenda: 10/10/2013 Final action: 10/10/2013
Enactment date: 10/10/2013 Enactment #: O-119-2013
Title: An Ordinance amending Article 1 of the Zoning Ordinance to amend the definition of a "vehicle storage yard" to allow inoperable vehicles to be stored no longer than sixty (60) days in a vehicle storage yard. (Urban County Planning Commission). Approval of the Staff Alternative Text 8-0 OBJECTORS [Div. of Planning, King]
Attachments: 1. ZOTA 2013-8 report.pdf, 2. ZOTA 2013-8.pdf, 3. ZOTA 2013-8 PC Approved Text.pdf, 4. ZOTA 2013-8.pdf, 5. ZOTA 2013-8 minutes.pdf, 6. 00407869.pdf, 7. Ordinance 119-2013.pdf
Title
An Ordinance amending Article 1 of the Zoning Ordinance to amend the definition of a "vehicle storage yard" to allow inoperable vehicles to be stored no longer than sixty (60) days in a vehicle storage yard. (Urban County Planning Commission). Approval of the Staff Alternative Text 8-0 OBJECTORS [Div. of Planning, King]
Summary
[An Ordinance amending Article 1-11 of the Zoning Ordinance to amend the definition of "vehicle storage yard" to allow inoperable vehicles to be stored no longer than 60 days in a vehicle storage yard. Approval of the Staff Alternative Text 8-0 OBJECTORS [Div. of Planning, King]]
 
 
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WHEREAS, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission has considered a text amendment to Article 1 of the Zoning Ordinance to amend the definition of a "vehicle storage yard" to allow inoperable vehicles to be stored no longer than sixty (60) days in a vehicle storage yard; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did hold a public hearing on this proposed text amendment on August 22, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission did recommend APPROVAL of the text amendment by a vote of 8-0; and
WHEREAS, this Council agrees with the recommendation of the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the recommendation form of the Planning Commission is attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Article 1 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government is hereby amended to read as follows:
ZONING ORDINANCE
 
 
ARTICLE 1:  GENERAL PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS
 
1-11      DEFINITIONS
 
     VEHICLE STORAGE YARD - A place where vehicles which have a current vehicle registration and bear a current license plate in accordance with state law and not used in the conduct of a trade, business, or profession are kept for 24 hours or longer.  A vehicle storage yard does not include a yard for storage of dismantled or partially dismantled automobiles, storage of inoperable vehicles for longer than 60 days, a parking lot, truck terminal, automobile wrecking, or junk yards.
 
Section 2-That this Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its passage.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL: