Council follows Mayor's recommendations for property tax rates
The new tax rates will raise revenue by 4% from last year for the General Fund and Urban Services Fund.
Planning & Zoning
Land use regulations and development approval processes. In Lexington, this includes zoning changes, development standards, subdivision approvals, and how planning policies shape neighborhood development and growth.
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Council considers revised solar panel regulations
Councilmembers on the GGP Committee will discuss new solar panel regulations that would allow solar developments in rural Fayette County.
How HB 443 will affect stormwater and waste regulations
HB 443 not only affects planning and zoning regulations in Lexington, but also stormwater and waste management.
Council amends and advances HB 443 ZOTA
Council made a lot of changes to the HB 443 ZOTA. Here's what you need to know.
The first draft of a new Urban Service Area amendment process
The Lexington Preservation and Growth Management Program will outline a new process for how to make future Urban Service Area. Here's what the first draft looks like.
Proposed solar panel regulations come to Council Committee
There are no current regulations for solar panels in Fayette County. Council will discuss proposed regulations and rules this week.
HB 443 ZOTA moves to Council Committee
The GGP Committee will have their first discussion on new planning regulations being proposed due to House Bill 443. Here's the rundown on what these new regulations do and mean.
Planning Commission moves HB 443 ZOTA to Council
Council will now decide how to implement the HB 443 ZOTA's controversial regulatory and public input changes.
State Senate did not take action on SB61
Lexington's short-term rental regulations will stay in effect now that SB 61 can no longer be passed.
Planning Commission postpones vote on HB 443 ZOTA
The HB 443 ZOTA is still being worked on by Planning Commission members. Here's why they want to take more time on the huge ZOTA.
Planning Commission to vote on large ZOTA mandated by State Government
A law passed by the State Legislature last year requires all of Lexington's planning regulations to be "objective" and "applied ministerially" - what does that actually mean?
Kentucky House passes bill aimed at Lexington’s short-term rental regulations
The Kentucky State House of Representatives passed a bill that would cancel out many of Lexington's short-term rental regulations. It's now up to the State Senate to take action.
A brief presentation on the upcoming Downtown Master Plan
This will be the first Downtown Master Plan since 2007.
