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Planning commission approves zoning change to allow micro distilleries in downtown business zones
Summary
The Lexington-Fayette Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 28 to adopt staff'recommended text for ZOTA 25.6, allowing micro distilleries in downtown B2 zones with production limits and a conditional-use path for larger operations.
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 28 to approve Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (ZOTA) 25.6, adding micro distilleries to the downtown B2 zoning designation under conditions recommended by planning staff.
The amendment allows a micro distillery as a principal use in the downtown B2 zone limited to 10,000 gallons of production annually by right, and provides a conditional-use path for operations up to the micro distillery definition adopted by the city in June (50,000 gallons or less). Planning staff and applicant representatives told commissioners that state licensing would still be required for any distillery operation.
Planning staff senior planner Jeremy Young presented the amendment to the commission and described the change. Young said the city's ordinance defines a…
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