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Jessamine County approves conditional-use permit for event venue at 2950 Lancaster Road
Summary
The fiscal court approved a conditional-use permit allowing an event venue at 2950 Lancaster Road with conditions: maximum 300 people, parking for 150 cars, hours 9 a.m.–11 p.m., storage inside only and no event-venue signage beyond a property name sign.
Jessamine County fiscal court approved a conditional-use permit on Thursday for an event venue at 2950 Lancaster Road, setting limits on capacity, parking and signage.
The applicant, Jerry Young, told the court he is converting an existing property that has operated as an Airbnb into an event venue and described an on-site barn and adjacent property that will be part of the project. "I've got a threebedroom, two and a half bath yet to open," Young said when asked to describe current operations and plans. He said the venue would operate year-round.
The permit, as moved by a member and seconded by another member, allows a maximum capacity of no more than 300 people and requires parking for 150 cars on the property. The court also adopted operating hours of 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., seven days a week, and required that all work and storage be kept inside buildings. Members clarified that temporary signs for the day of an event would be allowed but disallowed large permanent promotional signage; a name sign for the farm at the property corner was permitted under local sign-dimension rules.
During questioning, court members and the applicant discussed site circulation and accessibility. Young said the building’s interior dimensions could accommodate up to 300 people dimensionally, but he expected typical events to be smaller: "We're not really sure what the market is — I would say under 200, 250 maybe," he said. He described parking currently on site and said he anticipated adding spaces to reach the required 150 parking spots and would provide ADA-accessible parking adjacent to the barn where feasible.
The motion to approve included the permit conditions listed above and passed by voice assent; individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the transcript. Members also confirmed the property’s prior short-term rental use and noted that no outdoor storage would be allowed.
The court also handled routine business at the start of the session, approving previous meeting minutes with a requested correction noting one member’s absence last month, and discussed scheduling for upcoming meetings and county graduation dates.
