Oldham County board declines to revoke short-term rental permit after hearing on December shooting and permit issues

The Oldham County Board of Adjustments on March 6 voted to dismiss a staff request to revoke a conditional use permit for a non‑owner‑occupied short‑term rental at 1706 Riverside Drive, following testimony about a Dec. 15, 2024 incident in which a renter fired a pistol and about subsequent code enforcement findings.

The conditional use permit (CUP) in question was granted April 20, 2023. Ryan Fisher, director of Oldham County Planning and Development, told the board staff’s request to revoke was based on the December shooting captured on video, follow‑up neighbor complaints and evidence of construction at the property for which no building or electrical permits were on file. “We are requesting that you all as the Board of Adjustments revoke this conditional use permit for that property, located at 1706 Riverside Drive,” Fisher said during the staff presentation.

Why it matters: the board’s action keeps the CUP — and the property’s short‑term rental permit — in effect. Board members said they were troubled by the shooting and by unpermitted work but concluded the record at the hearing did not provide a legal basis to revoke the permit under the conditions the board placed on the CUP in 2023.

What staff presented

Fisher told the board the CUP had been approved in 2023 and that condition No. 5 required the property “shall be monitored for security and noise and regulated by the property owner during any short term rentals.” Staff submitted Oldham County dispatch logs,…