Board of Zoning Adjustment
TL;DR
The Board of Zoning Adjustment held a meeting on May 18, 2026, to consider 13 cases involving variances, conditional use permits, and appeals across Louisville Metro. The agenda included requests for fence height variances, parking lot encroachments, a rehabilitation home permit, short-term rental permits, and appeals of citations and staff determinations.
Key Decisions
- Unable to determine - meeting agenda only No voting results provided in agenda document
Agenda
- The Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting will be conducted in-person at the Old Jail Building Auditorium, 514 West Liberty Street, Louisville, KY 40202.
- Anyone wishing to join the meeting virtually using a computer, laptop, or mobile device, as well as anyone wishing to sign up to speak in support, in opposition, or as other for any case, should visit the following link:
- https://louisvilleky.gov/government/upcoming-public-meetings
- You can access case materials (staff reports, proposed plans, etc.) by clicking on the link below and selecting this meeting in the Calendar tab:
- https://louisville.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
- If you have any questions, please contact the case manager, or call the Office of Planning at 502-574-6230.
- Call To Order
- Approval Of Minutes
- 1. Untitled itemMinutes
- Public Hearing
- 2. Request: Appeal of a staff determination to deny nonconforming rights. Continued from the May 14, 2026, Board of Zoning Adjustment Meeting Project Name: Wilson Ave Fence Location: 1744, 1746, and 1756 Wilson Ave Applicant: Chapook Dizayee Representative: Bardenwerper, Talbott & Roberts, PLLC Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 6 - J.P. Lyninger Case Manager: Amy Brooks, Planning SupervisorPlanning Case
- 3. Request: Variance from Land Development Code Table 5.3.2 to allow a parking lot to encroach in the required front yard setback. Project Name: 3rd Street Road Parking Expansion Location: 10014 3rd Street Road Applicant: Richard Orsoto Representative: Richard Orsoto Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 12 - Johnathan Joseph Case Manager: Abby Bills, Planner IPlanning Case
- 4. Request: Variance from Land Development Code Section 4.4.3 to allow a fence to exceed the maximum permitted height of 3.5 feet within the required street side yard setback Project Name: Home Residential Fence Location: 1833 Alfresco Pl Applicant: Steven & Maria Hone Representative: Maria Hone Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 8 - Ben Reno-Weber Case Manager: Tyler Pobiedzinski, Planner IPlanning Case
- 5. Request: Variance from Land Development Code (LDC) section 4.4.3.A.1.a.i to allow a fence to exceed 48 inches in the front yard setback Project Name: Tearose Dr Fence Location: 6514 Tearose Dr Applicant: Jeffrey Gilbert Representative: Jeffrey Gilbert Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 14 - Crystal Bast Case Manager: Abby Bills, Planner IPlanning Case
- 6. Request: Variance from Land Development Code (LDC) Table 4.8.1 to encroach into the required 100ft Protected Waterway Buffer. Project Name: T+C Maintenance Garage Location: 6301 Pendleton Rd Applicant: Peek A Boo LLC Representative: OHM Advisors Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 14 - Crystal Bast Case Manager: Catherine Gomez, Planner IPlanning Case
- 7. Request: Variance from Land Development Code 5.1.12.A.2.a to allow a parking lot to encroach in the front yard infill setback. Project Name: Del Taco Parking Lot Location: 6402 Bardstown Rd Applicant: Noperl Indy LLC Representative: Sabak, Wilson, & Lingo, Inc Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 22 - Kevin Bratcher Case Manager: Abby Bills, Planner IPlanning Case
- 8. Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow Rehabilitation Home in the R-4 & R-7 zoning districts (LDC 4.2.31) Project Name: Breckenridge Lane Rehabilitation Home Location: 3116 Breckenridge Ln Applicant: J Bauer Properties LLC Representative: Candace Durham, Reclaim Recovery Louisville Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 26 - Brent T Ackerson Case Manager: Zack Jones, Planner IIPlanning Case
- 9. Request: Conditional Use Permit Revocation Project Name: Short Term Rental - 25-CUP-0157 Location: 3126 Virgina Ave Owner: Judy Moses Applicant: N/A Representative: N/A Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 1 - Tammy Hawkins Case Manager: Joseph Haberman, Planning & Design ManagerPlanning Case
- 10. Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner Project Name: Short Term Rental Location: 2313 Branning Rd Applicant: Natalya Whitaker Representative: Natalya Whitaker Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 7 - Paula McCraney Case Manager: Mollie Share, Planner IPlanning Case
- 11. Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner Project Name: Short Term Rental Location: 1064 Eastern Parkway Applicant: Roberson, Family Revocable Trust Representative: Shelby Jordan Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 15 - Jennifer Chappell Case Manager: Tyler Pobiedzinski, Planner IPlanning Case
- 12. Request: Appeal of a Citation related to a Short-Term Rental Project Name: 3004 Cleveland Blvd Citation Appeal Location: 3004 Cleveland Blvd Applicant: Osman Sufi Representative: Osman Sufi Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 9 - Andrew Owen Case Manager: Jay Luckett, AICP, Planning SupervisorPlanning Case
- 13. Request: Appeal of a Citation related to a Short-Term Rental Project Name: 3004 Cleveland Blvd Citation Appeal Location: 3004 Cleveland Blvd Applicant: Osman Sufi Representative: Osman Sufi Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 9 - Andrew Owen Case Manager: Jay Luckett, AICP, Planning SupervisorPlanning Case
- Adjournment
- Untitled item
- This meeting will begin at 1:00 PM Eastern/12:00PM Central.