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Council planning committee outlines timeline for zoning changes after new state law

2218882 · February 4, 2025
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Summary

Planning staff updated the council on an urban growth master plan and outlined steps to amend the zoning ordinance to comply with House Bill 4443, which takes effect July 1, 2025; no formal council action was taken at the work session.

The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council’s General Government and Planning Committee presented updates Feb. 4 on the city’s urban growth master plan and a timetable to amend local zoning rules in response to a new state law.

Planning staff Sam Castro summarized the latest urban growth master plan update, and Hal Bailey presented a proposed growth-management program intended to structure future growth and preservation decisions. Chair Sheehan said she would include “preservation” in the item title to reflect equal emphasis on growth and preservation.

Tracy Wade, planning staff, told the committee that House Bill 4443, which becomes effective…

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