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Committee postpones proposal to allow distilleries as a principal use in downtown B2 zone
Summary
A proposed zoning text amendment to allow distilleries by right in the Downtown B2 zone was postponed so staff can study appropriate limits and stakeholder concerns; the proposal would mirror some B1 limits but make distilleries a permitted principal use with a 10,000-gallon annual cap in the draft text.
The Lexington Zoning and Subcommittee postponed consideration of TLN ZOTA 25-6, a proposed text amendment to add distilleries as a principal permitted use in the Downtown B2 zoning district.
Staff described the draft text as modeled on existing B1 conditional-use standards but proposed as a permitted use in B2 with specific limits, including a 10,000-gallon annual production cap, mandatory indoor distilling and a retail/tasting-room component. Staff noted that Kentucky law (KRS) defines categories of…
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