Headley Whitney Museum ultimately dropped its zone change application that would have allowed museums in the Agricultural-Rural Zone.
View the Fayette Alliance’s position statement.
How We’ve Made a Difference
Headley-Whitney Museum Zone Change
By Knox van Nagell | May 14th, 2009 | See all in How We've Made a Difference, Protecting Our Farmland
LFUCG Purchase of Development Rights Program (PDR) Budget for Fiscal Year 2008
By Knox van Nagell | May 14th, 2009 | See all in How We've Made a Difference, Protecting Our Farmland
Building support and gaining consensus on the Urban County Council for $2 million in local funding for the LFUCG Purchase of Development Rights (PDR) program. PDR will use this money to purchase conservation easements on prime agricultural land in Fayette County
Central Baptist Hospital Text Amendment to the Economic Development Zone
By Knox van Nagell | May 14th, 2009 | See all in Helping Neighborhoods, How We've Made a Difference
The LFUCG Council adopted the Planning Commission’s recommendation of approval re: Central Baptist’s text amendment to the Economic Development zone.
View Fayette Alliance’s role in the negotiations.
Quest Church Zone Change
By Knox van Nagell | May 14th, 2009 | See all in How We've Made a Difference, Protecting Our Farmland
The LFUCG Council denied Quest Church’s zone change that would have allowed it to build a 90,000 square foot worship facility next to Mill Ridge Farm.
View Fayette Alliance’s position statement.
Comprehensive Plan Process and the Urban Service Boundary
By Knox van Nagell | May 14th, 2009 | See all in How We've Made a Difference, Protecting Our Farmland
The Planning Commission recently reviewed and updated the 2001 Comprehensive Plan, and this process occurs every five years. The Comprehensive Plan is a general, long-range document that assigns various land uses to property located throughout Fayette County. In essence, the Comprehensive Plan is a template for future zone changes and designations.
Who We Are
The Fayette Alliance is Lexington’s ONLY land-use advocacy organization that regularly educates and lobbies local government for a sustainable growth model that benefits all of us.
We believe that preserving our signature Bluegrass landscape, creating a dynamic and equitable city through infill redevelopment, and improving our natural waterways are key components to achieving economic and environmental success here in Lexington-Fayette County.
We are an alliance of citizens from the entire community, including stakeholders from the agricultural, neighborhood, and infill sectors. See "Who We Are" We are a united voice for responsible growth, and only weigh-in on those land-use issues that have countywide implications. Together we can chart our future, and positively impact local zoning decisions—the very building blocks of our community. See "Our Successes"
If you want a better quality of life for all of us, please join The Fayette Alliance today for free.
Learn more about our mission, policies, and legal status.
Want to experience our incredible Bluegrass farmland?
Visit our Bike for the Bluegrass page and www.horsecapitaltours.com to learn how!
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