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Board of Zoning Adjustment

Monday, July 20, 2026 · 1:00 PM AM · OldJail Auditorium

TL;DR

The Board of Zoning Adjustment held a meeting on July 20, 2026, to review seven variance and permit requests affecting Louisville Metro and St. Matthews jurisdictions. Cases included proposals for a storage facility, pet resort, senior living facility, garage addition, school expansion, parking area, and three short-term rental properties. The meeting agenda was posted publicly with options for in-person and virtual attendance.

Key Decisions

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Agenda

  1. The Board of Zoning Adjustment meeting will be conducted in-person at the Old Jail Building Auditorium, 514 West Liberty Street, Louisville, KY 40202.
  2. 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:
  3. https://louisvilleky.gov/government/upcoming-public-meetings
  4. You can access case materials (staff reports, proposed plans, etc.) by clicking on the link below and selecting this meeting in the Calendar tab:
  5. https://louisville.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
  6. If you have any questions, please contact the case manager, or call the Office of Planning at 502-574-6230.
  7. Call To Order
  8. Approval Of Minutes
  9. 1. Untitled item
    Minutes
  10. Public Hearing
  11. 2. Request: Variance from Land Development Code Section 5.5.1.A.2 to allow a proposed building to exceed the maximum Front Yard and Street Side Yard setback of 5 feet. (Proposed Front Yard Setback of 25 feet and Street Side Yard Setback of 72 feet, for a Variance of 20 feet and 67 feet, respectively) Project Name: Camp Ground Road Storage Location: 3304 Camp Ground Road Applicant: Acosta Realty LLC Representative: Ed Revers Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 1 - Tammy Hawkins Case Manager: Abby Bills, Planner I
    Planning Case
  12. 3. Request: Modified Conditional Use Permit with an associated Variance Project Name: Fern Creek Pet Resort Location: 5221 & 5225 Bardstown Road Applicant: Kentucky Humane Society Animal Rescue Representative: Sabak, Wilson & Lingo Inc. Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 26 - Brent Ackerson Case Manager: Sydney Fawcett, AICP, Planner I
    Planning Case
  13. 4. Request: Variance of the Land Development Code Section 5.3.1 to permit the height of the proposed structures to exceed the maximum height of 35 feet. Project Name: Wesley Manor Senior Independent Living Location: 5400 E Manslick Road Applicant: Wesley Manor Retirement Community Representative: Qk4 Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 24 - Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge Case Manager: Catherine Gomez, Planner I
    Planning Case
  14. 5. Request: Variance of the Land Development Code Section 5.4.2.C.3.a to permit an accessory structure to encroach into the rear yard setback. Project Name: Garage Addition Variance Location: 8202 Delido Road Applicant: William Stopinski Representative: Killian Contracting Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 23 - Jeff Hudson Case Manager: Catherine Gomez, Planner I
    Planning Case
  15. 6. Request: Modified Conditional Use Permit for a private institutional use in a residential (R-4) zoning district (LDC 4.2.65) Project Name: Christian Academy of Louisville Location: 700, 700R, 702 S. English Station Road Owner: Christian Academy of Louisville, Inc. Applicant: Christian Academy of Louisville, Inc. Representative: Land Design & Development, Inc. Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 11 - Kevin Kramer; 19 - Anthony Piagentini Case Manager: Kaitlin Dever, AICP, Planner II
    Planning Case
  16. 7. Request: Conditional Use Permit for an Off-Street Parking Area in the OR-3 zoning district (Development Code Article 15.15 Project Name: Trinity High School Tennis Center Parking Location: 150 Sears Avenue Owner: Trinity High School Foundation Applicant: Trinity High School Foundation Representative: Land Design & Development, Inc. Jurisdiction: St. Matthews Council District: 9 - Andrew Owen Case Manager: Mark Pinto, Planner II
    Planning Case
  17. 8. Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow a short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner Project Name: Ellison Avenue Short Term Rental Location: 1301 Ellison Avenue Applicant: Fatima Elmakkaouy Representative: Joe Bouab Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 6 - JP Lyninger Case Manager: Zach Schwager, Planner I
    Planning Case
  18. 9. Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner (LDC 4.2.63) Project Name: Short Term Rental Location: 817 French Ave Applicant: Sherry & Casey Westenhofer Representative: Sherry & Casey Westenhofer Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 10 - Josie Raymond Case Manager: Abby Bills, Planner I
    Planning Case
  19. 10. Request: Conditional Use Permit to allow short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner (LDC 4.2.63) Project Name: Short Term Rental Location: 4519 S 6th St Applicant: David Tang Representative: Melanie Tang Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 21 - Betsy Ruhe Case Manager: Tyler Pobiedzinski, Planner I
    Planning Case
  20. Adjournment
  21. Untitled item
  22. This meeting will begin at 1:00 PM Eastern/12:00 PM Central