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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. 8-14. - High Density Residential (R-5) Zone.
Publisher's Note: This Section has been AMENDED by new legislation (Ord. 063 passed 6-27-2024). The text of the amendment will be incorporated below when the ordinance is codified.
(a)   Intent. The intent of this zone is to provide for 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 high density residential uses should be located along collector and arterial 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. 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.   Multifamily dwellings.
2.   Dormitories.
3.   Offices, limited to multifamily structures with six (6) or more stories, provided offices are limited to no more than the first two (2) stories with no mixing of offices and apartments on the same floor.
4.   Shared parking court, as regulated by Article 16-5(b)(4), where depicted on a certified development plan.
(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, items 1 through 3, 6 through 9 and 11.
2.   Athletic club facilities, when accessory to another permitted or conditional use.
(d)   Conditional Uses. (Permitted only with Board of Adjustment approval.)
1.   The permitted conditional uses in the R-3 zone.
2.   Incidental retail uses to any permitted use, but having no primary access to the exterior; and limited to a maximum of ten percent (10%) of the gross floor area of the building in which it is located, with no single such use being in excess of five thousand (5,000) square feet.
3.   Extended-stay hotels.
4.   Restaurants, without a cocktail lounge, live entertainment and/or dancing, provided it meets the following conditions:
a.   It shall be located in a building containing a minimum of one hundred (100) dwelling units.
b.   It shall occupy no more than ten percent (10%) of the gross floor area of the building it occupies.
c.   It shall have no primary access to the exterior; however, one service entrance directly to the outside of the building may be permitted.
d.   It shall have no drive-in or drive-through food service.
e.   There shall be no more than two restaurants within a building, provided that the ten percent (10%) limitation is not exceeded.
f.   None of its public floor area may be devoted exclusively to the preparation and service of malt beverages, wine or alcoholic beverages.
g.   Signs permitted per multi-family residential building may be used to identify the restaurant.
h.   This shall not apply to extended-stay hotels.
(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-4 zone, except for offices, as permitted herein, extended-stay hotels, and incidental retail uses.
2.   Outdoor commercial and non-commercial recreational facilities, such as zoological gardens, sportsmen's farms, riding stables and equine trails.
Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements. (See Articles 3 and 15 for additional regulations.)
(f)   Minimum Lot Size. Six thousand (6,000) square feet.
(g)   Minimum Lot Frontage. Fifty (50) feet.
(h)   Minimum Front Yard. Twenty (20) feet.
(i)   Minimum Each Side Yard. Ten (10) feet.
(j)   Minimum Rear Yard. Ten (10) feet.
(k)   Minimum Open Space. See Article 20 for open space regulations.
(l)   Maximum Lot Coverage. Forty-five percent (45%) and a floor area ratio of 2.25.
(m)   Maximum Height of Building. 4:1 height-to-yard ratio.
(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.
(Code 1983, § 8-14; Ord. No. 263-83, § 1, 12-15-1983; Ord. No. 207-84, §§ 1—3, 11-15-1984; Ord. No. 89-86, § 14, 5-29-1986; Ord. No. 213-94, § 3, 1-20-1994; Ord. No. 187-98, § 1, 7-2-1998; Ord. No. 115-2003, §§ 1, 2, 5-29-2003; Ord. No. 49-2012, § 7, 4-26-2012; Ord. No. 137-2016, § 2(8-14), 7-7-2016; Ord. No. 166-2017, § 3(8-14), 11-16-2017; Ord. No. 94-2020, § 3, 9-21-2020; Ord. No. 113-2022, §§ 3, 4, 10-27-2022; Ord. No. 004-2023, § 15, 1-31-2023; Ord. No. 020-2023, § 8, 3-9-2023; Ord. No. 074-2023, § 8, 7-11-2023)