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CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCES LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE - URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CHARTER
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION1
Chapter 2A - AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT1
Chapter 2B - CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING BOARDS
Chapter 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1
Chapter 4 - ANIMALS AND FOWL1
Chapter 5 - BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS1
Chapter 5A - CIVIL DEFENSE: CIVIL EMERGENCIES
Chapter 6 - EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONS1
Chapter 7 - FINANCE AND TAXATION1
Chapter 8 - MINING AND/OR QUARRYING1
Chapter 8A NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION BLASTING OPERATIONS
Chapter 9 - FIRE PREVENTION1
Chapter 9A - FIREWORKS
Chapter 10 - FOOD AND DRUGS1
Chapter 11 - HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Chapter 12 - HOUSING1
Chapter 13 - LICENSES AND REGULATIONS1
Chapter 13A - MINIMUM WAGE
Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS1
Chapter 15 - PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS1
Chapter 16 - SEWAGE, GARBAGE, REFUSE AND WEEDS1
Chapter 16A - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS1
Chapter 17 - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS1
Chapter 17A - SUBDIVISIONS1
Chapter 17B - STREET TREES1
Chapter 17C - PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Chapter 17D - DOCKLESS VEHICLES
Chapter 18 - TRAFFIC1
Chapter 18B - SNOW EMERGENCIES1
Chapter 18C - EMERGENCY AMBULANCE, TRANSPORTATION AMBULANCE LICENSING, REGULATIONS1
Chapter 19 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Chapter 20 - ZONING1
Chapter 21 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM1
Chapter 22 - UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE1
Chapter 23 - DIVISIONS OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND POLICE1
Chapter 24 - DETENTION CENTER1
Chapter 25 - ETHICS ACT
Chapter 26 - RURAL LAND MANAGEMENT
APPENDIX A RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE - ORDINANCES
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE
Sec. 8-7. - Single-Family Residential (R-1C) Zone.
(a)   Intent. As for R-1A.
(b)   Principal Uses. (Other uses substantially similar to those listed herein shall also be deemed permitted.)
1.   The principal permitted uses in the R-1A zone.
(c)   Accessory Uses. (Uses and structures which are customarily accessory, clearly incidental and subordinate to permitted uses.)
1.   The permitted accessory uses in the R-1A zone.
(d)   Conditional Uses. (Permitted only with Board of Adjustment approval.)
1.   The permitted conditional uses in the R-1A zone.
(e)   Prohibited Uses. (All uses other than those listed as principal, accessory, or conditional uses or substantially similar to principal, accessory, or conditional uses shall be prohibited. The uses below are provided for illustration purposes and for the purpose of limiting permitted uses, and are not intended to be a total listing of all the uses that are prohibited.)
1.   The prohibited uses in the R-1A zone.
Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements. (See Article 3, Subsection (o) of this section, below, and Article 15 for additional regulations.)
(f)   Minimum Lot Size. Eight thousand (8,000) square feet.
(g)   Minimum Lot Frontage. Sixty (60) feet.
(h)   Minimum Front Yard. Thirty (30) feet.
(i)   Minimum Each Side Yard. Eight (8) feet.
(j)   Minimum Rear Yard. Ten (10) feet.
(k)   Minimum Open Space. See Article 20 for open space regulations.
(l)   Maximum Lot Coverage. No limitation.
(m)   Maximum Height of Building. Thirty-five (35) feet.
(n)   Off-Street Parking. (See Articles 16 and 18 for additional parking regulations.)
No minimum requirements.
Conditional Uses: The Board of Adjustment may establish additional requirements, as needed.
(o)   Special Provisions.
1.   Lot frontage, yard and height requirements for single-family detached dwellings in defined Infill and Redevelopment areas are for existing lots as of December 5, 2002, and shall be as follows:
a.   Where existing lot frontage is twenty-four (24) feet but less than thirty-five (35) feet, the provisions of Section 15-7 and the following shall apply:
1.   Minimum lot frontage: Twenty-four (24) feet.
2.   Minimum front yard: As per Subsection (h) of this section, unless the average depth of the existing front yards on each of the adjacent lots on either side of the lot are less; then the minimum shall be no less than this average, or eight (8) feet, whichever is greater.
3.   Maximum front yard: Fifty (50) feet, unless the average depth of the existing front yards on each side of the adjacent lots on either side of the lot are greater; then the maximum shall be no greater than this average.
4.   Minimum side yard: Three (3) feet. No wall, air-conditioning unit, structure or other obstruction shall be located within the required side yard. Any fence located in a required side yard must be entirely to the rear of the principal structure on the lot.
5.   Minimum rear yard: Twenty percent (20%) of the lot depth.
6.   Minimum open space: See Article 20 for open space regulations.
7.   Minimum lot coverage: No limitation.
8.   Maximum height of building: Twenty-eight (28) feet and two and one-half (2½) stories.
9.   Maximum lot coverage: No limitation.
10.   Maximum floor area ratio: 0.35, or that which allows two thousand, six hundred (2,600) square feet, whichever is greater.
b.   Where existing lot frontage is thirty-five (35) feet but less than fifty (50) feet, the provisions of Section 15-7 and the following shall apply:
1.   Minimum lot frontage: Thirty-five (35) feet.
2.   Minimum front yard: As per Subsection (h) of this section, unless the average depth of the existing front yards on each of the adjacent lots on either side of the lot are less; then the minimum shall be no less than this average, or eight (8) feet, whichever is greater.
3.   Maximum front yard: Fifty (50) feet, unless the average depth of the existing front yards on each of the adjacent lots on either side of the lot are greater; then the maximum shall be no greater than this average.
4.   Minimum side yard: Five (5) feet.
5.   Minimum rear yard: Twenty percent (20%) of the lot depth.
6.   Minimum open space: See Article 20 for open space regulations.
7.   Minimum lot coverage: No limitation.
8.   Maximum height of building: Twenty-eight (28) feet and two and one-half (2½) stories.
9.   Maximum lot coverage: No limitation.
10.   Maximum floor area ratio: 0.35, or that which allows two thousand, six hundred (2,600) square feet, whichever is greater.
c.   Where existing lot frontage is fifty (50) feet or greater, the provisions of Section 15-7 and the following shall apply:
1.   Minimum lot frontage: Fifty (50) feet.
2.   Minimum front yard: As per Subsection (h) of this section, unless the average depth of the existing front yards on each of the adjacent lots on either side of the lot are less, then the minimum shall be no less than this average, or eight (8) feet, whichever is greater.
3.   Maximum front yard: Fifty (50) feet, unless the average depth of the existing front yards on each of the adjacent lots on either side of the lot are greater; then the maximum shall be no greater than this average.
4.   Minimum side yard: As per Subsection (i) of this section.
5.   Minimum rear yard: Twenty percent (20%) of the lot depth.
6.   Minimum open space: See Article 20 for open space regulations.
7.   Minimum lot coverage: No limitation.
8.   Maximum height of building: As per Subsection (m) of this section.
9.   Maximum lot coverage: No limitation.
10.   Maximum floor area ratio: 0.7.
(Code 1983, § 8-7; Ord. No. 263-83 , § 1, 12-15-1983; Ord. No. 307-2002 , § 1, 12-5-2002; Ord. No. 133-2004 , § 1, 6-24-2004; Ord. No. 166-2017 , § 3(8-7), 11-16-2017; Ord. No. 113-2022, § 3, 10-27-2022; Ord. No. 004-2023, § 8, 1-31-2023)