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Board approves owner-occupied short-term rental permit at 4007 Hambletonian Road after residency review
Summary
Edward and Robin Goree received a conditional use permit to operate an owner-occupied short-term rental at 4007 Hambletonian Road after staff reviewed residency documentation and the applicants agreed to cease rentals when notified for noncompliance.
The Oldham County Board of Adjustments on April 17 approved a conditional use permit for an owner-occupied short-term rental at 4007 Hambletonian Road in LaGrange after staff confirmed the applicants provided documentation showing primary residency.
Planning staff said code enforcement had issued a notice of violation on March 4 for operating a short-term rental without the required permits. The applicants, Edward and Robin Goree, subsequently submitted utility bills and an updated PVA statement, and told staff they reside at the Hambletonian address more than six months per year. County rules define a primary residence for owner-occupied short-term rentals as the main home where the owner resides at least six months annually and require two documents from a listed set to verify residency.
John Hein of Oldham County Planning and Development Services confirmed the property’s zoning is R-2, the house has three bedrooms and the ordinance calculation yields a maximum occupancy of 10. Staff said the property provides at least four required parking spaces.
Edward and Robin Goree told the board they have been coming to the area for five years and purchased the house last June to spend more time in Kentucky. Edward Goree said they had removed the short-term listing after receiving the cease-and-desist notice and worked with staff to prepare the application. “As soon as we got that, we cease and desist, and we went through the requirements. John was a big help to us,” he said.
Board members asked about residency verification and administrative limits. Planning staff and another staff member (sworn in as Ryan) explained that the county requires two documents showing the host name and mailing address and that annual recertification uses the same documentation list; staff acknowledged the process can be difficult to scrutinize for owners who spend significant time out of state and said the regulations are being reviewed administratively.
The board approved the conditional use permit with standard conditions: compliance with Oldham County short-term rental regulations, issuance of a short-term rental permit before renting, and automatic revocation of the CUP upon transfer or sale of the property.
