This fall, The Fayette Alliance supported a temporary moratorium on “big box” additions in Lexington’s Infill and Redevelopment Area. The purpose of the moratorium was to promote a discussion of potential solutions to the density, noise, trash, parking, public safety, and nuisance problems facing neighborhoods around U.K. campus and throughout the city. Click here for our official position statement. Ultimately, Council adopted the moratorium only for the 3rd District.
During the moratorium, Council and community stakeholders met and recommended changing the definition of family in the zoning ordinance to address the problems associated with student housing.
Yesterday, the Council Planning Committee adopted the work group’s recommendations–sending them to the full council for review, debate, and potential adoption. Council will begin this process on March 9th. Please view below for the Lexington Herald-Leader article covering the meeting.
The Alliance continues to follow this issue closely, and will provide updates as they become available.
“Council to hear housing changes: Zoning amendments aimed at neighborhoods near UK”
Excerpt from Kentucky.com, posted March 9, 2010
By Beverly Fortune, bfortune@herald-leader.com
The Urban County Council Planning Committee took the first steps Tuesday toward new laws cracking down on boarding houses in Lexington neighborhoods of single-family homes.
The changes will go to the full council for discussion at its work session March 9. The measures could get first reading at council’s meeting March 11.
Before any of the seven amendments can become law, they will have to be approved by council, then move to the city’s Planning Commission for review and approval…Read more at Kentucky.com
Click below to view previous news articles on student housing and the moratorium,


















