Short-term rentals in Kentucky local government
What Kentucky city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about short-term rentals — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
89 Kentucky meetings since 2024 covered short-term rentals. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Kentucky with the most short-term rentals activity
- Jefferson County, KY (38)
- Frankfort, KY (25)
- Louisville, KY (7)
- Lexington, KY (5)
- Shelbyville, KY (5)
- Danville, KY (4)
- Newport, KY (2)
- Henderson, KY (2)
- Henderson County, KY (1)
Latest matching meetings
Board to hear 7 cases including short-term rental permits, appeals, and an ADU
The Louisville Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on seven items: two conditional use permits for short-term rentals, one variance for an enclosed porch, one conditional use permit for an accessory dwelling unit, one modified conditional use permit for an athletic facility, and two administrative…
Board to weigh two conditional use permits for Mahjongg studio and short-term rental
The Frankfort Architectural Review Board will hold a regular meeting on August 18, 2026, to consider two conditional use permit requests: one for a Mahjongg studio at 307 Washington St. and another for a non-owner-occupied short-term rental at 501 Logan St. The board will also review administrative approvals and…
Board to hear 8 zoning variance and conditional use requests
The Louisville Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on eight items, including variances for setbacks and fence height, a conditional use permit for a short-term rental, and a conditional use permit for a rehabilitation home. One item, a short-term rental at 1305 Pigeon Pass Road, is scheduled to be…
Planning Commission to hold 6 public hearings on zone changes and a short-term rental permit
The Frankfort-Franklin County Planning Commission will hold six public hearings on zone map amendments, including requests to rezone residential properties to commercial, multifamily, and agricultural districts, plus a conditional use permit for a short-term rental. The commission will also elect a vice-chair and…
Board of Adjustment to hear zoning appeals and short-term rental permits
The Lexington Board of Adjustment will review five zoning appeals and five conditional use permit requests, including variances for fence heights, driveways, and front-yard setbacks, as well as short-term rental permits. The board will also hear a presentation on reasonable accommodations for recovery residences under…
Architectural Review Board to consider short-term rental and renovation requests
The Architectural Review Board will meet to review two requests for non-owner-occupied short-term rental permits and two requests for certificates of appropriateness for property alterations.
Board of Zoning Adjustment to review duplex and short-term rental requests
The Board is considering a conditional use permit for a duplex in the city and several variance and permit requests for properties in Franklin County. These include requests to reduce front setbacks and allow short-term rentals.
GGP Committee discusses short-term rentals and Blue Sky area plans
The General Government & Planning Committee will review updates regarding short-term rentals and the Blue Sky Small Area Plan. The meeting also includes a review of 'A Sense of Place' and the July referral list.
GGP Committee discusses short-term rentals and Blue Sky Small Area Plan
The General Government & Planning Committee will review several updates including short-term rentals and the Blue Sky Small Area Plan. The committee will also consider items referred to it for discussion.
Board reviews zoning variances and conditional use permits for ADUs and rentals
The Louisville Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold public hearings on multiple property-specific requests, including variances for setback encroachments and fence heights. The board will also decide on conditional use permits for accessory dwelling units, short-term rentals, a church expansion, and a private club…
Board to decide on short-term rental at 124 W. Todd St.
The Architectural Review Board will consider two conditional use permits: a non-owner-occupied short-term rental at 124 W. Todd St. and a professional office at 612 Shelby St. Unit B. They will also review administrative approvals for exterior repairs in historic districts and hear citizen comments.
Board reviews McDonald's Bardstown Rd variance and multiple short-term rental cases
The Jefferson County Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on six zoning cases, including variances for a McDonald's on Bardstown Road and a daycare at Whipps Mill Road. The agenda also includes two appeals related to short-term rental citations at 3004 Cleveland Blvd and a conditional use permit for a…
McDonald's on Bardstown Rd seeks variances for drive-thru, parking, and dumpster setbacks
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hear six variance requests, a conditional use permit for a short-term rental, and two appeals of short-term rental citations. Items include a McDonald's project at 3340 Bardstown Rd requesting variances for parking and drive-thru encroachment, and a waiver of landscape buffer…
Board of Adjustment reviews zoning variances and conditional use permits
The Board of Adjustment will consider several variance appeals and conditional use permit requests. Items include residential setback and driveway width variances, school parking amendments, and short-term rental permits.
Board considers housing at 200 W Broadway under SoBro plan
The Board will decide on a modified conditional use permit for residential housing at 200 W Broadway in the SoBro Planned Development District. It will also hear requests for variances from setback and parking lot requirements at several properties. Multiple applications for short-term rental permits and a continued…
Board to decide on short-term rental permit for 308 Steele St.
The Architectural Review Board will consider a conditional use permit for a non-owner-occupied short-term rental at 308 Steele St. in the Special Capital Historic Zoning District. The applicant, Edward Koneczny, requests this permit; staff recommends approval, noting the cap of 56 such rentals in the district…
Board to hear appeals, variances, and conditional use permits
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on May 18, 2026, to consider a variety of zoning requests, including appeals of staff determinations, variances for fences and parking lots, and conditional use permits for a rehabilitation home and short-term rentals. The agenda includes one continued appeal…
Appeal of Wilson Ave fence nonconforming rights
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on an appeal of a staff determination denying nonconforming rights for a fence at 1744-1756 Wilson Ave. They will also vote on variances for parking lot encroachments and fence heights, conditional use permits for a rehabilitation home and short-term rentals…
Board of Adjustment reviews zoning variances and conditional use permits
The Board of Adjustment will consider several variance appeals and conditional use permit requests. Items include residential setbacks, industrial yard requirements, and un-hosted short term rentals.
Board to hear appeals, variances, and conditional use permits
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on several land-use requests, including an appeal of a staff denial, variances for fences and parking lots, and conditional use permits for a transitional home, a crematory, and short-term rentals. One item, the appeal of a staff determination regarding…
Board to consider crematory permit in enterprise zone
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold public hearings on several variance and conditional use permit requests, including a crematory in an enterprise zone, a transitional home, two short-term rentals, and multiple variances for fences and parking lots. Decisions will affect properties across several council…
Board to decide on short-term rental in rural residential zone
This meeting of the Frankfort Board of Zoning Adjustments will consider four items: a variance to build a carport with a 2-foot setback at 1124 Collins Lane, a parking setback variance at Lot 2 of Paddocks Development, a waiver for three monument signs at 140 Democrat Drive, and a conditional use permit for a…
Board to hear 8 variances and 2 short-term rental permits
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on eight variance requests and two conditional use permits for short-term rentals. The variances involve fence heights, setbacks, and accessory structures at various Louisville locations. The short-term rental permits are for properties on S 6th Street and…
Board reviews CUPs for a new ADU, short‑term rentals, and a historic sign removal
The Architectural Review Board will consider several zoning requests, including a Conditional Use Permit to convert the historic garage at 522 Steele Street into an accessory dwelling unit and a second permit to operate a non‑owner‑occupied short‑term rental in that same unit. The board will also review a Certificate…
Board to hear 8 zoning cases including transitional home, variances, and short-term rental
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold public hearings on eight cases, including conditional use permits for a transitional home and a rehabilitation home, several variances for setbacks and signs, and a short-term rental permit. The board will also approve minutes from its March 2, 2026 meeting.
Board to hear hotel/retail plan, club, adult care, church, and short-term rental cases
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold public hearings on several variance and conditional use permit requests, including a hotel and retail development at 901 E Jefferson St, a private club and adult care center at 7801 Delightful Way, a church addition at 4909 Bardstown Rd, and two short-term rental permits. The…
Board approved three conditional use permits for rentals and professional offices
The Frankfort Architectural Review Board approved minutes from the January 20, 2026 meeting and adopted the 2026 meeting calendar. It granted Conditional Use Permits for a short‑term rental at 719 Woodland Ave and for professional offices at 421 W. Main St. The board also tabled a variance and Certificate of…
Board to hear 14 zoning cases, including variances, conditional use permits, and short-term rental waivers
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on 14 zoning cases, including requests for variances, conditional use permits, and short-term rental waivers. The board will also approve minutes, elect officers, and set its 2026 meeting calendar. Cases involve properties across Louisville Metro, with specific…
Board to hear 7 zoning cases including nonconforming triplex, variances, and conditional use permits
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on seven zoning cases, including a nonconforming use determination, three variances, two conditional use permits, and a short-term rental waiver. The board will also approve minutes, receive the Office of Planning's annual report, and elect officers.
BOZA to hear variances and short-term rental permits
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a virtual public hearing on January 26, 2026, to consider several variance requests and conditional use permits for short-term rentals and an accessory dwelling unit. One item (25-VARIANCE-0043) was partially noticed and will not be heard. The board will also approve minutes…
Architectural Review Board to consider short-term rentals and signage
The Frankfort Architectural Review Board will meet to approve minutes, elect officers, and adopt a 2026 calendar. The board will also consider several zoning requests, including conditional use permits for short-term rentals at 719 Woodland Ave. and 509 Shelby St., a variance for signage at 105 W. Third St., and a…
Board to hear 11 variance and conditional use requests
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on 11 items, including variances for setbacks and conditional use permits for short-term rentals, a church, a bed and breakfast, and an athletic facility. The board will also approve minutes from its December 15, 2025 meeting.
Board of Zoning Adjustment to review variances and conditional use permits
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing to consider several variance requests and conditional use permits. These items involve residential setbacks, a convenience store, and a truck staging lot.
Board approved a conditional use permit for a short‑term rental at 418 Logan St
The Frankfort Architectural Review Board met on November 18, 2025 and approved three applications. It granted a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace the slate and asphalt roof with clay tile at 227‑229 Logan Street. It approved a Conditional Use Permit for a non‑owner‑occupied short‑term rental at 418 Logan…
Board to hear 12 zoning cases, including DeSales High School addition
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on 12 items, including variances, nonconforming use determinations, and conditional use permits. Notable cases include a proposed addition to DeSales High School, a self-storage facility, and several short-term rental permits.
Board to consider short-term rental permit and setback variance
The Board of Adjustments will hold public hearings regarding two land-use requests. These include a conditional use permit for a rental and a setback reduction for an accessory structure.
Board approves short‑term rental permit for 405‑407 Shelby St.
The Frankfort Architectural Review Board met on Oct 21, 2025 and approved several zoning applications. It granted a Conditional Use Permit allowing Marz Holdings LLC to operate one non‑owner‑occupied short‑term rental unit at 405‑407 Shelby Street, with conditions on permits and parking. The board also approved…
Board of Zoning Adjustment to review 11 land use and variance requests
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing to decide on various variance and conditional use permits. Requests include modifications to fence heights, setback requirements, and permits for short-term rentals and a rehabilitation facility.
Board to hear 9 zoning cases including mobile home park expansion
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing on nine items, including fence height variances, setback encroachments, a mobile home park expansion, a church use permit, a child care center, and two short-term rental permits. The board will also approve minutes from its September 22 meeting.
Board of Zoning Adjustment to review 13 land-use and variance requests
The Board of Zoning Adjustment will hold a public hearing to decide on various conditional use permits and variances. Requests include approvals for short-term rentals, parking areas, and signage size exceptions.