Council advances new city hall proposal
By an 8-7 vote, Council narrowly approved a public-private partnership to build a new city hall on West Vine Street.
Regulation of properties rented for short stays through platforms like Airbnb. In Lexington, this covers licensing requirements, zoning restrictions, neighborhood impacts, and policy development for short-term rental operations.
Lexington's short-term rental regulations will stay in effect now that SB 61 can no longer be passed.
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.
The City assesses fines on short-term rentals when they don't maintain licenses or have a lot of nuisances.