Board of Zoning Adjustment
TL;DR
The Board of Zoning Adjustment held a meeting on August 17, 2026, to review seven zoning variance and conditional use permit requests from Louisville Metro property owners and developers. The cases involved requests for short-term rental approval, fence height variances, building setback exceptions, and a rehabilitation home facility, with decisions on each case to be determined during the public hearing process.
Key Decisions
- Pigeon Pass Road Short Term Rental - Conditional Use Permit Continued to August 31, 2026
- Goddard Avenue Fence Height Variance Public hearing scheduled (decision pending)
- Flying Horse C-Store Building Setback Variance Public hearing scheduled (decision pending)
- Camp Ground Road Pole Barn Setback Variance and Sidewalk Waiver Public hearing scheduled (decision pending)
- 502 Sobriety Soldiers Rehabilitation Home Conditional Use Permit Public hearing scheduled (decision pending)
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
- Business Session
- Public Hearing
- 4. Request: TO BE CONTINUED TO AUGUST 31: Conditional Use Permit to allow a short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner Project Name: Pigeon Pass Road Short Term Rental Location: 1305 Pigeon Pass Road Applicant: Selma Luttrell Representative: Selma Luttrell Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 21 - Betsy Ruhe Case Manager: Zach Schwager, Planner IPlanning Case
- 5. Request: Variance to allow a fence to exceed the maximum permitted height within the street side yard setback Project Name: Goddard Avenue Variance Location: 1536 Goddard Avenue Applicant: 22 Level, LLC Representative: 22 Level, LLC Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 8 - Ben Reno-Weber Case Manager: Zach Schwager, Planner IPlanning Case
- 6. Request: Variance to allow the proposed building to exceed the maximum front yard setback Project Name: Flying Horse C-Store Location: 6311 Commerce Park Court Applicant: Upton Quick Stop Inc. Representative: DSA Engineering Solutions, PLLC Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 13 - Dan Seum, Jr. Case Manager: Sydney Fawcett, AICP, Planner IPlanning Case
- 7. Request: Variance to allow a proposed structure to encroach into the Street Side Yard Setback of 25 feet (Proposed Street Side Yard Setback of 20 feet, for a Variance of 5 feet). Waiver of the requirement to construct a sidewalk along both Camp Ground Road and Ralph Avenue Project Name: Camp Ground Road Pole Barn & Sidewalk Location: 4118 camp Ground Road Applicant: Innovative Scale LLC Representative: Cyrus G. Dutton IV Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 1 - Tammy Hawkins Case Manager: Abby Bills, Planner IPlanning Case
- 8. Request: Variance from Land Development Code Section 5.4.2.C.2 to allow a proposed accessory structure to encroach into the Street Side Yard Setback of 15 feet. (Proposed Street Side Yard Setback of 5 feet, for a Variance of 10 feet.) Project Name: Tennis Boulevard Garage Location: 13512 Tennis Boulevard Applicant: Estate of Charles McCandless Sr. Representative: Christopher McCandless Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 14 - Crystal Bast Case Manager: Abby Bills, Planner IPlanning Case
- 9. Request: Conditional Use Permit for a Rehabilitation Home (LDC 4.2.31) in R-6 zoning with associated Waiver(s) Project Name: 502 Sobriety Soldiers Location: 1626 West Chestnut Street Owner: Aileen Wales Applicant: Darryl Wales Representative: 502 Sobriety Soldiers LLC Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 4 - Ken Herndon Case Manager: Jude Mattingly, Planner IIPlanning Case
- Adjournment
- Untitled item
- This meeting will begin at 1:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Central.