Zoning & land use in Kentucky local government
What Kentucky city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about zoning & land use — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
1,208 Kentucky meetings since 2024 covered zoning & land use. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in Kentucky with the most zoning & land use activity
- Jefferson County, KY (342)
- Lafayette, KY (76)
- Lexington, KY (72)
- Fairfield, KY (67)
- Louisville, KY (57)
- Louisa, KY (52)
- Frankfort, KY (51)
- Danville, KY (50)
- Clay, KY (50)
- Plantation, KY (47)
- Henderson County, KY (46)
- Georgetown, KY (46)
Latest matching meetings
Planning Commission drafts wind energy moratorium study plan
The Henderson County Planning Commission is discussing a draft framework for a series of public hearings on wind energy regulations. The framework outlines seven study topics including land use, noise, health impacts, safety, and environmental effects, with the goal of producing a draft ordinance. This meeting focuses…
Planning Commission reviews draft wind energy ordinance and study framework
The Henderson County Planning Commission will discuss the draft Wind Energy Public Hearing Plan. Topics include land use and siting criteria, noise and shadow flicker, regulatory framework, health impacts, safety, and environmental effects. The commission will consider a draft wind energy conversion systems (WECS)…
Draft wind energy ordinance and study plan to guide future turbine siting
The Planning Commission will review a draft public‑hearing plan that outlines study areas for wind energy conversion systems during the county moratorium. The agenda covers land‑use criteria, noise and shadow‑flicker limits, regulatory procedures, health impacts, and safety considerations. The commission is expected…
Planning Commission to discuss campground ordinance amendments
The Louisa County Planning Commission is meeting to discuss a proposed ordinance amendment regarding campgrounds, including considerations for major/minor classifications and workforce housing. The agenda includes new business, old business, and discussion items, with the campground ordinance as the primary topic.
Fiscal Court to consider rezoning, paving bids, and budget amendment
The Henderson County Fiscal Court is holding a regular meeting with a mix of routine administrative items and several concrete decisions. The court will consider a rezoning recommendation, open bids for a clerk's office renovation and paving projects, and take a second reading of a budget amendment. Other items…
Committee to review drive-thru regulations, Winchester Road study, and data center rules
The General Government & Planning Committee will meet to approve a past meeting summary and discuss three key items: proposed regulations for drive-thru facilities and drive-up windows, findings from the Winchester Road Corridor Study, and draft regulations for data centers. No formal decisions are listed on this…
Fiscal Court to consider data center zoning and budget amendment
The Woodford County Fiscal Court will hold its regular meeting, addressing routine items like minutes, claims, and reports, along with second readings of two ordinances: a budget amendment and a zoning text amendment for data centers. The court will also discuss a sidewalk project invoice and a training incentive.
Louisa County Board of Supervisors to hold public hearings on taxes and rezoning
The Louisa County Board of Supervisors will meet on September 8, 2026, to consider administrative items, resolutions, and public hearings. Key topics include public hearings on transient occupancy tax amendments, a property tax exemption for the Fluvanna-Louisa Housing Foundation, and rezoning application REZ2026-03…
Zoning Committee to consider rezonings for student housing, industrial, and commercial projects
The Lexington Planning Commission's Zoning Committee will review several zoning map amendments and ordinance text updates. New items include a request to rezone properties on E High Street and Stone Avenue for student housing, a rezoning for an industrial redevelopment on W Main Street, and a rezoning for a commercial…
GGP committee to review drive-thru regulations and Winchester Road study
The General Government & Planning Committee will meet to approve the July 1, 2026 committee summary and discuss three major items: proposed regulations for drive-thru facilities and drive-up windows, the Winchester Road Corridor Study, and updates to data center regulations. The meeting will also include a referral…
Planning Commission to review three development plans, including Lyndhurst Place and Berry Crest
The Subdivision Committee will review three major development plans, with recommendations from the Technical Committee. Two plans (Lyndhurst Place and Berry Crest) are recommended for approval, while one (Turner Commons) is recommended for postponement. The committee will also consider two waiver requests and several…
Planning subcommittee to review three development plans, one postponed
The Subdivision Committee will review three major development plans recommended by the technical committee, including a multi-family building near UK campus, a commercial development on Nicholasville Road, and a proposed industrial redevelopment on W. Main Street. One plan is recommended for postponement due to zoning…
Council to vote on budget amendment, discuss data center zoning
The Shelbyville City Council is meeting to take a second-reading vote on a budget amendment for fiscal year 2025-2026, and to discuss potential zoning regulations for data centers. The council will also consider a reappointment to the Code Enforcement Board and hear public comments and department reports.
Special meeting to discuss affordable housing tax credit for Elkhorn Crossing project
The Georgetown City Council will hold a special meeting to discuss a proposal for the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program and the Elkhorn Crossing Development at N Hamilton Street. The project aims to provide 60 affordable/workforce housing units with rents ranging from $810 to $1,300 per month for eligible…
Committee reviews Old Manslick Road closure and Plantside Drive design waivers
The Louisville Metro Development Review Committee will review two new business items: a request to close a section of Old Manslick Road and a request for landscape and site design waivers at 2521 Plantside Dr. The meeting also includes approval of minutes from the August 19, 2026 meeting.
Board to consider allowing donation centers in several zoning districts
The Plantation Planning & Zoning Board will hold a public hearing on a proposed code text amendment to allow inline donation centers as a conditional use in specific zoning districts (B-1P, B-2L, B-2P, B-3P, M-FCC, I-LP). The board will also consider a practical difficulty waiver for a residence at 12300 N.W. 12…
Planning Commission to review objective design standards for housing
The Lafayette Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Municipal Code adding Chapter 6-39, which would incorporate objective design standards (Phase 2) as part of Housing Element implementation. The commission will receive updates and may recommend adoption to the City Council. The…
Zoning Committee to weigh three rezonings, including student housing and industrial projects
The Lexington Planning Commission Zoning Committee will consider three new zoning map amendments, including a request to rezone property near the University of Kentucky for student housing, a request to rezone land on W Main Street for an industrial redevelopment, and a request to rezone property on Pasadena Drive for…
Zoning board to hear three fence, shed, and sign variance requests
The Middletown Zoning Board of Appeals will convene a regular meeting to consider three public-hearing requests for zoning variances. Two requests concern a property at 66 Nathan Hale Road and a third concerns 181 Randolph Road.
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…
Technical Committee reviews 8 final subdivision plans and 3 development plans
The Technical Review Committee will review multiple subdivision and development plans, including eight final subdivision plans for the Clark Property on Deer Haven Lane, and major development plans for properties on South Broadway, Spurr Road, and others. The agenda also includes postponed items from previous…
Planning Commission to consider zone changes, development plans
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Planning Commission will hold a public meeting to consider land subdivision and zoning items, including development plans and zone map amendments. The agenda includes two major zone change requests: one for a wholesale/warehouse business at 2137 Old Paris Road and another for a…
Council to set FY2027 property tax rates, hear public comment
The Urban County Council will hold a public hearing and vote on ordinances setting FY2027 ad valorem (property) tax rates for general services, urban services, public health, and soil/water conservation. They will also consider second-reading ordinances on budget amendments, employee position changes, a sick leave…
Council to vote on $40K Putney Pond boardwalk and other NDF appropriations
The Louisville Metro Council is meeting to consider a consent agenda of ordinances and resolutions, including several neighborhood development fund appropriations, budget transfers, board appointments, and professional service contracts. The most notable items are the $40,000 allocation for a boardwalk around Putney…
City Council to consider new 2025-2045 Comprehensive Plan and pension changes
The City Council will discuss several legislative items, including the adoption of a new 20-year Comprehensive Plan and amendments to the IAFF pension and retirement plans. The meeting also includes a CRA session to consider a $75,000 facade grant and quasi-judicial hearings for apartment site plans on Peters Road.
Council to consider new 2025-2045 Comprehensive Plan
The Plantation City Council and CRA will hold a joint meeting with several public hearings, including second reading of a new 2025-2045 Comprehensive Plan, quasi-judicial approvals for two apartment projects on Peters Road, and a presentation on a special audit. The consent agenda includes a $75,000 CRA facade grant…
Zoning map amendment for Church, High, William streets continued
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a continued public hearing on a petition to rezone multiple parcels on Church Street, High Street, and William Street from the DVD zone to the ID zone, and rezone William Street (Map-Lot: 24-0138) from DVD to MXC. The meeting also includes public comment periods, approval…
Historic commission to review three alteration requests
The Newport Historic Preservation Commission will hold a regular meeting to review three Certificate of Appropriateness applications for property alterations, hear a presentation from the Kentucky Heritage Council, and approve minutes from two July special meetings. The public can attend in person or via live stream.
Planning commission to consider subdivision at 132 N. 2nd Street
The Danville-Boyle County Planning & Zoning Commission is holding its regular monthly meeting. The main item is a subdivision application for a 0.256-acre parcel at 132 N. 2nd Street, zoned Central Business. The agenda also includes routine approvals of minutes, financial reports, and construction sureties, plus…
Review Committee to consider site plan amendment for Calvary Chapel campus
The Plantation Review Committee will consider two items: a site data record for a single-family residence and a site plan amendment for the Calvary Chapel Plantation Campus. The meeting includes roll call, approval of prior minutes, and other business.
Fiscal Court votes on zoning amendment and approves EMS contract and road repairs
Hardin County Fiscal Court will hold a regular voting meeting to approve the August 11 minutes and review informational reports from the Sheriff, Coroner, and Clerk. The body will take a first reading on a text amendment to the Zoning Ordinance. Additionally, the court will approve a consent agenda containing…
Commission to vote on zoning changes, e-bike rules, and annexation
The Nicholasville City Commission is holding a regular meeting with multiple second readings of ordinances, including a major zoning map amendment for property on Lexington Road, updates to personnel policies, and new regulations for electric bicycles and scooters. The agenda also includes first readings for several…
Zoning map amendment for Church, High, William streets continued
The Middletown Planning and Zoning Commission is holding a continued public hearing on a petition to rezone multiple parcels on Church Street, High Street, and William Street from the DVD zone to the ID zone, and to rezone William Street (Map-Lot: 24-0138) from DVD to MXC. The commission will also consider minutes…
Council to discuss LIHTC housing proposal and first reading of property tax ordinance
The Georgetown City Council will hold its regular meeting on August 24, 2026, at 6 PM ET in Council Chambers. The agenda includes a discussion on a Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program proposal for the Elkhorn Crossing Development at N. Hamilton Street, with possible action following. The council will also…
Plantation Planning & Zoning Board July 7 meeting cancelled
The Plantation Planning & Zoning Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, July 7, 2026, has been cancelled. The next scheduled meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on August 4, 2026. This notice contains no other agenda items or business to discuss.
Plantation Planning & Zoning Board meeting cancelled
The Planning & Zoning Board meeting scheduled for August 4, 2026, has been cancelled. The next scheduled meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on August 18, 2026. No agenda items were listed for this cancelled meeting.
Winchester Road corridor study, zoning text amendments on agenda
The Lexington Planning Commission will hold a work session to receive updates on the Winchester Road Corridor Study, including existing conditions and public input, and to discuss proposed text amendments to industrial and downtown zoning ordinances. These are discussion items, not final decisions.
Council to vote on data center moratorium, tax levy, annexation
The Shelbyville City Council is meeting to vote on several ordinances, including a temporary moratorium on data center applications, a property tax levy for 2026, and an annexation. They will also consider a lease agreement for project financing and an amendment to the current fiscal year budget. The agenda includes a…
Chickasaw ARC to review after-the-fact porch, window, fence work
The Chickasaw Architectural Review Committee is meeting to consider one new business item: an after-the-fact request for a front porch addition, replacement of front façade windows, and installation of a metal privacy fence at 3715 W Kentucky Street. The committee will decide whether to approve the work as completed…
Planning Commission to vote on data center text amendment to Land Development Code
The Louisville Metro Planning Commission will hold a business session to consider a text amendment to the Land Development Code regarding data centers. The amendment, requested by Louisville Metro, applies to all council districts. The meeting also includes approval of minutes from several prior meetings.