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Decisions (selected items)

- PLMBOA 25‑66 (1910–1914 Oxford Circle) — APPROVED: Conditional use permit to operate a nightclub/karaoke room; variance granted to reduce setback from residential zone from 100 ft to 90 ft. Approval subject to staff conditions and enforceable compliance (see full article).

- PLNBOA 2578 (Turner Management, Tates Creek Road development) — APPROVED: Variance to reduce least dimension for common areas from 100 ft to 85 ft; board required variance to be shown on certified development plan and required agency signoffs prior to construction.

- PLMBOA 2564 (Wilms & Associates, 1803 Fairway Drive) — APPROVED: Variance to reduce side‑street side‑yard setback (staff recommended; applicant agreed to conditions).

- PLNBOA 2576 (Anderson Village at Great Acres, 130 Lucille Drive) — APPROVED: Variance to reduce setback for animal hospital/clinic to 43.25 ft in a B‑3 zone (conditions applied).

- PLMBOA 25‑70 (Unitarian Universalist Church of Lexington, 3564 Clays Mill Road) — APPROVED: Amendment to conditional use permit to site a shed on the property; approval subject to staff conditions.

- PLMBOA 25‑57 (Kim and Michael Ruby, 693 Sheridan Drive) — APPROVED (conditional use): Market garden/home‑based business (conditions). VARIANCE — DENIED: Request to expand accessory buildings to 1,216 sq ft was denied.

- Short‑term rental (STR) applications (selected):
- PLMBOA 2539 (Jessica Dawn Taylor, 856 Della Drive) — APPROVED (CUP for unhosted STR; staff conditions).
- PLMBOA 2559 (H.R. Davis Real Estate, 4901 Briar Hill Road) — APPROVED (CUP for unhosted STR; applicant withdrew a variance and agreed to conditions including noise/animal protections).
- PLNBOA 2569 (Dutchman Enterprises LLC, 3204 Post Oak Court) — APPROVED (CUP; staff conditions).
- PLMBOA 2575 (Isla Properties, 377 Bobolink Drive) — DENIED (CUP; staff recommended disapproval due to an STR within the 600‑foot buffer and prior compliance issues).
- PLNBOA 2579 (Wishbone Circle, 901 Wishbone Circle) — APPROVED (CUP; subject to staff conditions; strong neighborhood opposition cited).
- PLNBOA 2581 (Horse Park LLC, 112 Ashley Woods Road) — APPROVED with amended occupancy condition (board approved a max occupancy of 10 individuals and required septic/health verification).

- Postponements: multiple short‑term rental cases were postponed at the applicant request (e.g., Cane Manor LLC and House & Home LLC cases moved to the August meeting).

Why it matters: The meeting covered a mix of variances affecting subdivision design, neighborhood character decisions about accessory buildings and home businesses, and numerous controversial short‑term rental requests. Several approvals were conditioned on written compliance, and the board used its enforcement powers and the code’s buffer rules (such as 600‑foot spacing for STRs) as deciding factors in some denials.

If you want to follow a specific case: see the BOA docket for case IDs listed above and contact Planning staff for the official findings of fact and conditions recorded in the minutes.

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Planning staff told the board the home-based market garden met the ordinance criteria for a conditional use in the R‑1C zone and recommended approval subject to standard conditions, including limits on on‑site sales hours and a requirement for a zoning compliance permit and certificate of occupancy. Staff recommended disapproval of the varianceto increase accessory‑building area from the ordinance’s 625 square‑foot threshold (or 50% of the house, whichever is greater) to 1,216 square feet, saying the applicant had not shown the necessary findings for a dimensional variance and cautioning that accessory buildings exceeding the primary residence’s footprint can change the property’s primary use.

Kim Ruby said the microgreens business has operated for five years and that the existing garage and canopy are already used for growing; she told the board a new enclosed, climate‑controlled greenhouse is needed for humidity control, food‑safety cleaning (washable walls/floor drains) and to preserve the family operation: “This is our livelihood,” she said.

Board members noted their sympathy for small‑scale urban agriculture but also cited the ordinance language limiting accessory‑building size and the risk that a very large accessory structure would make the secondary use primary. After discussion, the board approved the conditional use permit with four conditions recommended by staff — hours/onsite‑sales limits, lighting control, required permits, and residency requirement — and voted to deny the variance request.

Why it matters: The action allows a small‑scale agricultural business to continue in a residential neighborhood while enforcing the code’s accessory‑structure limits. The split decision highlights the board balancing resident economic activity with limits intended to preserve residential character.

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Staff recommended denial, saying the change resulted from a designer decision and could have been avoided on a greenfield parcel. Planning staff told the board the requested variance arose after a revised development plan added visitor parking that reduced the continuous common-area box to less than the ordinance’s 100‑by‑100 requirement.

Nathan Billings, attorney for Turner Management, said the property is bisected by the Fayette–Jessamine county line, crossed by a utility easement and a drainage course, and that the company deliberately preserved more than 4.7 acres of open space to protect the “horse‑farm” character of Tates Creek. Billings argued the literal 100‑by‑100 box requirement produced poor design at that location and that the applicant was not asking to reduce total open space: “We provide over 4 and a half acres of open space on-site. The ordinance requires 10,000 square feet; we have 200,000 square feet,” he said.

Planning staff’s James Mills urged the board to weigh the ordinance’s findings for variances: whether special circumstances exist, whether strict enforcement would deprive the applicant of reasonable use and whether the circumstances arose from the applicant’s actions. Staff concluded the applicant had not shown the special circumstances needed to justify the variance, calling the site a greenfield that could be reconfigured to meet the 100‑foot dimension.

Board members debated the trade-offs at length. One member described the situation as “a literal square peg in a round hole,” concluding that the rule produced bad design in this case. Legal counsel and staff advised the board that the planning commission had approved the revised development plan contingent on the variance, and that the final development plan certification remained incomplete.

The board approved the variance with two standard conditions: denote the variance on the certified development plan and obtain all necessary permits and approvals prior to construction. The applicant must also certify final stormwater and public-works signoffs before construction starts.

Why it matters: The vote preserves a large amount of green space while allowing a small dimensional adjustment to accommodate visitor parking. The decision illustrates how design choices, county lines and utility easements can complicate application of inflexible numeric zoning rules.

","The Board of Adjustment approved a variance reducing the 100‑foot least-dimension requirement for common area to 85 feet at a planned housing development on Tates Creek Road, after extended debate about design, green space and alternatives.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6550625,"Board of Adjustment approves nightclub and 10‑foot setback variance at Oxford Circle",1392,1168000,2560000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5385740-529762f180d5553023ce32ffb84ddea8&start=1168&end=2560","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5385740-529762f180d5553023ce32ffb84ddea8/thumbnail_1168000.jpg","/articles/6550625/Lexington-City/Fayette-County/Kentucky/Board-of-Adjustment-approves-nightclub-and-10foot-setback-variance-at-Oxford-Circle","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6550625-24b5dfebdaf6846ab61d139b06e792a4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448201&Signature=FyvBGPxv65QX-pZ48dOY7XxP13Vc~4bG2DShnfc9qcQ0Vflfvv1111dKCVR4ASU8DCB8QKZyaZYfi02ls1jS~0LbpV4-Uvv9PX5MkJd2j0FOckFZP3Fm-4007vrjEBTWt4zNvV5w0L5gD~yi9KGO8JURx7B10wQwY3RcKKb75PYD865wixsV7T1oxVevQJEGhKk3XWAq-NO12fAq9tk~otuQ8LuO2MpUz56w6xtoSZI0pdum20tC7g4YmRWja8g6~2jXUmZESrEay9wlCJM03CgM4dht0~Ni1RrM3pllhhbipkVbDaASCgLhALYR3MQI4LW-oyhaT7ScI1rs6pSCSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Lexington City Board of Adjustment approved a conditional use permit on a unanimous vote for El Tenampa LLC to operate a nightclub-style venue with a karaoke room at 1910 and 1914 Oxford Circle, and granted a variance reducing the required 100-foot setback from the adjacent residential zone to 90 feet.

The applicant’s attorney, Ted Houlihan, told the board the proposal is aimed at “being fully compliant to have a karaoke room,” and stressed that the business is a restaurant/bar use that has operated for years. Houlihan said the applicant plans soundproofing and other measures to limit off-site noise and nuisance.

Neighbors raised concerns about late-night noise, trash and trespass into nearby parking lots. Ryan Madanacker, owner of Ford’s Fitness Center adjacent to the property, said patrons already leave bottles and urine in his lot at 1–2 a.m. and added, “I can’t imagine that that would decrease if you expand this and make it a nightclub.” Another nearby business owner said the shopping-center owners do not contribute to upkeep of shared parking and feared the addition of later‑hour clientele would make problems worse.

Board members pressed the applicant on exact distance to the residential zone and on mitigation plans. Houlihan said the building is about 90 feet from the residential zone and that the applicant would maintain hours in line with the staff recommendation and pursue a local dance permit from the Lexington Police Department if required.

After public testimony, a board member moved to approve the conditional use permit and variance with the staff-recommended conditions. The board approved the motion; the chair reminded neighbors that conditional use permits can be revoked if conditions are violated and encouraged residents to report complaints to staff for enforcement.

Why it matters: The decision lets a commercial entertainment use operate nearer to homes than the ordinance standard allows, while relying on conditions and post‑approval enforcement to limit off‑site impacts. Neighbors remain concerned about parking, trash and late-night activity; the board approved the use on the record after hearing mitigation commitments from the applicant.

Provenance: Staff presentation and applicant summary began when attorney Ted Houlihan introduced the request, and the board vote and final advisories occurred later in the hearing (transcript excerpts cited).

","The Lexington City Board of Adjustment on an evening vote approved a conditional use permit and a variance allowing a karaoke/nightclub room at 1910–1914 Oxford Circle, trimming the required setback from a residential zone from 100 feet to 90 feet.","actionData","errors"]

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