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Planning staff report on permits, vacant‑land inventory and confirm council adoption of Preservation & Growth Management Program
Summary
Division of Planning presented year‑over‑year permit and vacant‑land data, updates to the Imagine Lexington Analytic Research Center, and confirmed that the Lexington Preservation and Growth Management Program was adopted by council on Feb. 12 and uploaded to the public website.
Hal Bailey, with the Division of Planning, walked the commission through an annual review of planning services work, application counts, and a vacant‑land inventory on Feb. 19. Bailey said staff reviewed "675 or 774" applications/permits in the past year (slides showed varying figures), noting the tally includes map amendment requests, zoning compliance permits, board of adjustment cases and development plans.
Bailey provided a breakdown: 15 map amendment requests were processed (9 approved, 1 disapproved, 4 still in process and 1 indefinitely postponed); staff handled 36 final record plats, 66 minor subdivision plans, 4 major subdivision plans and 77 major…
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