Planning Commission to hold hearing on mini-warehouse limits, C-2 design standards
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The Lexington Planning Commission scheduled a public hearing for April 24 on whether to prohibit mini-warehouse uses citywide or adopt use-and-design standards to allow them as conditional uses in the C-2 district; commissioners also will hear a conditional use permit for a daycare at Grace Episcopal.
The Lexington Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on April 24, 2025, on proposed amendments to the city's zoning ordinance that would either ban mini-warehouse (self-storage) uses in all zoning districts or adopt use and design standards to allow mini-warehouses as a conditional use in the C-2 district.
Commission members presented two alternatives: a full prohibition or detailed use-and-design standards intended to ensure any approved mini-warehouse blends with existing development and meets higher appearance and screening standards. Planning Commission members said draft standards already are written and would apply if the commission or council decide to allow mini-warehouses under a conditional-use framework.
Commissioners explained that the options are intended to give city council both a clear prohibition and a ready alternative with standards if the council prefers to allow the use in limited cases. The Planning Commission's next meeting also will include a public hearing on a conditional-use permit application for Grace Episcopal to expand a daycare's hours to 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. and increase enrollment to 20 students.
The commission asked the public to review the draft language and noted that any recommendation from the commission would go to city council for final action. No formal votes were recorded on April 17; the April 24 public hearing will gather public testimony before the commission issues a recommendation.