Urban County Council - Zone Change Public Hearing

Summary

Meeting Overview

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government held a meeting on February 11, 2016, at 5:30 PM in the Council Chambers in Lexington, Kentucky, with Vice-Mayor Kay presiding. The meeting focused on a single agenda item involving a Zone Change Ordinance, which was approved by the council. During the session, one motion was voted on and no public comments were heard. The meeting appears to have been a focused session dedicated to addressing the zoning matter before the council.

Attendance

The following members were present at the February 11, 2016 meeting:

Present: • Vice-Mayor Kay • Evans • Gibbs • Henson • Lamb • Stinnett • Akers • Bledsoe • F. Brown • J. Brown • Farmer (arrived late)

Absent: • Hensley • Moloney • Mossotti • Scutchfield

Late Arrival: • Farmer

Note: Farmer is listed in both the present and late categories, indicating they arrived after the meeting began but participated in the proceedings.

Votes and Decisions

The council conducted one roll call vote during the February 11, 2016 meeting.

Ordinance 1615-16 6:45 The council voted on an ordinance to rezone property located at 1803 Georgetown Road from Light Industrial (I-1) to Highway Service Business (B-3). Ms. Akers made the motion and Ms. Evans provided the second.

The ordinance passed unanimously with a vote of 11-0-0. All eleven council members voted in favor: - Evans - Farmer - Gibbs - Henson - Kay - Lamb - Stinnett - Akers - Bledsoe - F. Brown - J. Brown

The approved zoning change includes specific prohibited uses for the property, including free-standing cocktail lounges, carnivals, adult entertainment establishments, billboards, and drive-in restaurants.

Zone Change Ordinance

5:41

The council considered Ordinance 1615-16, a zone change request to reclassify 7.5 net acres of property at 1803 Georgetown Road from Light Industrial (I-1) to Highway Service Business (B-3). The proposed change would allow for commercial services to be developed in the area.

Key speakers during the discussion included Mr. Bill Sallee and Mr. Dick Murphy, who presented information regarding the zoning change request. The ordinance aims to provide commercial services to the Georgetown Road corridor by allowing highway service business uses on the property.

The council approved the zone change ordinance, enabling the property to transition from its current light industrial designation to highway service business zoning. This change will permit commercial development that serves the traveling public and surrounding community along the Georgetown Road corridor.