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Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances
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 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
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Zoning Code
Sec. 8-11. - Mixed Low Density Residential (R-2) Zone.
(a)   Intent. The intent of this zone is to provide for a mix of low density residential development and supporting uses. This zone should be located in areas of the community where services and facilities are/will be adequate to serve the anticipated population. This zone should be established in accordance with the Goals, Objectives, Policies, and Development Criteria of the Comprehensive Plan. This zone may be used for zero-lot-line houses, patio houses, and other compact housing types.
(b)   Principal Uses. (Other uses substantially similar to those listed herein shall also be deemed permitted.)
1.   Single-family detached dwelling units.
2.   Single-family attached dwelling units, except that not more than twelve (12) units shall be attached.
3.   Multi-family residential dwelling units. Residential structure containing eight (8) or fewer dwelling units.
4.   Shared parking court, as regulated by Section 16-5(b)(4), where depicted on a certified development plan.
5.   Temporary real estate offices.
6.   Cottage housing projects (as regulated by Section 9-8).
7.   Parks.
(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.
2.   Cottage house community buildings when associated with either co-housing development or cottage housing project.
(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, except single-family attached residential and multi-family residential.
Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements. (See Article 3, Subsection (o) of this section, below, and Article 15 for additional regulations).
(f)   Lot Size.
1.   Minimum Lot Size:
a.   Single-family: One-thousand, five hundred (1,500) square feet.
b.   Multi-family: Two thousand, five hundred (2,500) square feet.
2.   Maximum Lot Size:
a.   Single-family: Five thousand (5,000) square feet.
b.   Multi-family: Ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
(g)   Minimum Lot Frontage. Fifteen (15) feet (See Subsection (o) of this section, below).
(h)   Minimum Front Yard. Five (5) feet.
(i)   Minimum Each Side Yard. Three (3) feet (See Subsection (o) of this section, below).
(j)   Minimum Rear Yard. Ten (10) feet or twenty (20) percent of the lot depth, whichever is greater.
(k)   Minimum Open Space. See Article 20 for open space regulations.
(l)   Maximum Lot Coverage. No limitation (See Subsection (o) of this section, below).
(m)   Maximum Height of Building. Forty (40) 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.   A variation of at least three (3) feet shall be required where a break-in setback occurs for single-family attached dwelling units.
2.   Required side yard shall be increased to five (5) feet for each side yard of single- family attached residential units when no units or only one (1) unit fronts on a side yard; and a side yard shall be increased to ten (10) feet when more than one (1) unit fronts on that side yard.
3.   The minimum side yard may be eliminated on one (1) side of a lot, for future or existing adjacent lots, if a common vertical wall dividing an attached single-family dwelling unit is located, or is to be located, on the common property line. The side yard that is not eliminated shall be a minimum of five (5) feet.
4.   Lot, yard, and height requirements for single-family attached and multi-family dwellings in defined Infill and Redevelopment areas are for existing lots as of December 5, 2002, and shall be as follows:
a.   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 lots are less; then the minimum shall be no less than this average.
b.   Maximum front yard: Twenty (20) feet, unless the average depth of the existing front yards on each of the adjacent lots on either side of the lots are greater; then the maximum shall be no greater than this average.
c.   Minimum side yard: As per Subsection (i), three (3) feet. The minimum side yard may be eliminated on one (1) side of a lot, for future or existing adjacent lots, if a common vertical wall dividing a single-family attached, or multi-family structure is located, or is to be located, on the common property line.
(Code 1983, § 8-11; Ord. No. 263-83 , § 1, 12-15-1983; Ord. No. 17-98 , § 1, 1-22-1998; Ord. No. 307-2002 , § 1, 12-5-2002; Ord. No. 133-2004 , § 1, 6-24-2004; Ord. No. 129-2009 , §§ 12, 13, 7-2-2009; Ord. No. 166-2017 , § 3(8-11), 11-16-2017; Ord. No. 113-2022, §§ 3, 4, 10-27-2022; Ord. No. 004-2023, § 12, 1-31-2023; Ord. No. 020-2023, § 5, 3-9-2023; Ord. No. 063-2024, § 3, 6-27-2024)