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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. 8-13. - Medium Density Residential (R-4) Zone.
(a)   Intent. The intent of this zone is to provide for medium to medium-high density multi-family dwellings 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. The medium to medium-high density residential uses should be located along collector and arterial streets. Where lower density development occurs in this zone, it should be located along local streets. Adequate multi-modal connections should be available to all residents. Development should be in areas of the community where necessary services and facilities will be adequate to serve the anticipated population. Medium to medium-high density multi-family dwellings should be established in accordance with the Goals, Objectives, Policies, and Development Criteria of the Comprehensive Plan.
(b)   Principal Uses. (Other uses substantially similar to those listed herein shall also be deemed permitted.)
1.   The principal permitted uses in the R-3 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-3 zone.
(d)   Conditional Uses. (Permitted only with Board of Adjustment approval.)
1.   The permitted conditional uses in the R-3 zone.
2.   The permitted principal uses in the B-1 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-3 zone.
2.   Equine trails.
3.   Medicinal cannabis businesses.
Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements. (See Article 3, Subsection (o) of this section below, and Article 15 for additional regulations.)
(f)   Minimum Lot Size. Two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.
(g)   Minimum Lot Frontage. Fifteen (15) feet.
(h)   Minimum Front Yard. Five (5) feet. 
(i)   Minimum Each Side Yard. Five (5) feet.
(j)   Minimum Rear Yard. Ten (10) feet.
(k)   Minimum Open Space. See Article 20 for open space regulations.
(l)   Maximum Lot Coverage. Forty percent (40%) and a floor area ratio of 1.6.
(m)   Maximum Height of Building. Four stories or sixty (60) feet, whichever is less (except when Subsection (o)3. applies). When height of structure is greater than forty-eight (48) feet, the side yard setback shall be ten (10) 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, yard, and height requirements for detached and attached single-family residential dwellings shall be as required for the R-2 zone.
2.   No more than five (5) single-family detached dwellings shall be contiguous along a single street frontage. Other varying housing types or neighborhood commercial facilities shall be incorporated.
3.   Lot, yard, and height requirements for group residential projects shall be as provided in Article 9.
(Code 1983, § 8-13; Ord. No. 263-83, § 1, 12-15-1983; Ord. No. 307-2002, § 1, 12-5-2002; Ord. No. 137-2016, § 2(8-13), 7-7-2016; Ord. No. 166-2017, § 3(8-13), 11-16-2017; Ord. No. 94-2020, § 2, 9-21-2020; Ord. No. 113-2022, § 3, 10-27-2022; Ord. No. 004-2023, § 14, 1-31-2023; Ord. No. 020-2023, § 7, 3-9-2023; Ord. No. 057-2024, § 7, 6-27-2024; Ord. No. 063-2024, § 4, 6-27-2024)