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Board of Zoning Adjustment

Monday, September 28, 2026 · 1:00 PM AM · Old Jail Auditorium

TL;DR

The Louisville Board of Zoning Adjustment held a public hearing on September 28, 2026, to consider seven variance requests and two conditional use permits affecting properties across the city. The cases involved requests to modify setbacks, height limits, and encroachments for residential and commercial structures, as well as permits for short-term rentals and a childcare facility.

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
    Planning Case
  10. Public Hearing
  11. 2. Request: Variance from Land Development Code Section 5.4.1.B.1.b to allow an unenclosed porch to encroach more than 33% of the public realm (Proposed Encroachment of 352 square feet, for a Variance of 180 square feet). Project Name: Public Realm Variance Location: 1033 Highland Ave Applicant: Marlana Robles Representative: Marlana Robles Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 6 - J.P. Lyninger Case Manager: Mollie Share, Planner I
    Planning Case
  12. 3. Request: Variance from Land Development Code Table 5.3.1 to allow an existing carport to encroach into the side yard setback of 5 feet. (Proposed side yard setback of 1 foot, for a Variance of 4 feet). Project Name: Edsel Lane Carport Location: 8113 Edsel Lane Applicant: Joni Pass Representative: Joni Pass Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 24 - Ginny Mulvey-Woolridge Case Manager: Abby Bills, Planner I
    Planning Case
  13. 4. Request: Variance from Land Development Code (LDC) section 5.3.4 to allow a building to exceed the maximum permitted height. Required height is 50 feet; requested height is 55 feet 3 inches, for a variance of 5 feet 3 inches Project Name: UA Local 502 Training Facility Variance Location: 5905 Fegenbush Ln Applicant: Crittenden Drive Holdings LLC Representative: Qk4 Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 2 - Barbara Shanklin Case Manager: Tyler Pobiedzinski, Planner I
    Planning Case
  14. 5. Request: Variance to allow an accessory and principal structure to encroach into the rear and side yard setbacks, and for a fence to exceed the maximum height permitted Project Name: Lampton Residence Location: 1328 Lampton St Applicant: Frank Ford Representative: Frank Ford Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 6 - JP Lyninger Case Manager: Catherine Gomez, Planner I
    Planning Case
  15. 6. Request: Variance to allow a structure to encroach into the required infill front yard setback Project Name: Sanders Lane Residence Location: 4422 Sanders Lane Applicant: Infinity Homes LLC Representative: Infinity Homes LLC Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 3 - Shameka Parrish-Wright Case Manager: Sydney Fawcett, AICP, Planner I
    Planning Case
  16. 7. Request: Modified Conditional Use Permit for a short term rental of a dwelling unit that is not the primary residence of the owner Project Name: Modified Short Term Renal CUP Location: 3100 Harrods Old Trace Applicant: Unity Reig A LLC Representative: Bardenwerper, Talbott, & Pregliasco, PLLC Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 11 - Kevin Kramer Case Manager: Sydney Fawcett, AICP, Planner I
    Planning Case
  17. 8. Request: Conditional Use Permit for a Child Care Center (LDC 4.2.11) in the R-6 zoning district, and associated Waiver(s) Project Name: Sky’s Academy Childcare Location: 608 S 20th Street Owner: Lewis Richards Applicant: Rodnika Floyd Representative: Rodnika Floyd Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 4 - Ken Herndon Case Manager: Zack Jones, Planner II
    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: 4407 Breitenstein Ave Applicant: KT Equity Partners LLC Representative: Tracy French Jurisdiction: Louisville Metro Council District: 21 - Betsy Ruhe Case Manager: Tyler Pobiedzinski, Planner I
    Planning Case
  19. Adjournment
  20. Untitled item
  21. This meeting will begin at 1:00 PM Eastern / 12:00 PM Central