Title
An Ordinance amending the Lexington-Fayette County Zoning Ordinance as follows: amending Articles 1-11; 6-1; 6-5; 6-7; 9-3; 9-5; 9-6;9-7; 9-8; 11-6; 11-7; 11-8; 12-7; 12-8; 12-9; 12-10; 15-2; 16-6; 16-7; 16-12; 18-2; 18-3;21-4; 21-6; 21-7; 23B-4; 23B-5; 28-3; 28-4; 28-5; and 28-6; creating Articles 16-15, 16-16, and 21-9; and deleting Article 28-7, all in order to adopt Ordinances clarifying objective standards to be ministerially applied to the Development Plan Review, as amended. (Urban County Planning Commission) Approval of the Planning Commission Alternative Text 8-2 [Div. of Planning, Duncan]
Summary
[An Ordinance to amend Articles 1, 6, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 21, 23, and 28 to update the Development Plan review process, and create objective standards for plan review. Approval of the Planning Commission Alternative Text 8-2[Div. of Planning, Duncan]]
Body
WHEREAS, KRS 100.275, enacted by the Kentucky General Assembly as House Bill 443 during the 2024 regular session, requires that the ordinances, rules, and regulations adopted pursuant to KRS Chapter 100 to govern subdivision plats and development plans shall be in the form of objective standards that shall be applied ministerially; and
WHEREAS, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission considered at meetings on March 27 and April 10, 2025 text amendments to Articles 1-11; 6-1; 6-5; 6-7; 9-3; 9-5; 9-6; 9-7; 9-8; 11-6; 11-7; 11-8; 12-7; 12-8; 12-9; 12-10; 15-2; 16-6; 16-7; 16-12; 16-15; 16-16; 18-2; 18-3; 21-4; 21-6; 21-7; 21-9; 23B-4; 23B-5; 28-3; 28-4; 28-5; 28-6; and 28-7 of the Zoning Ordinance to delete sections, create sections and amend sections in order to clarify objective standards for development plan review and to provide for an objective ministerial plan review process. The Planning Commission did recommend approval of the modified text amendment by a vote of 8-2; and
WHEREAS, this Council agrees with the recommendation of the Planning Commission, with additional amend...
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