LANDSCAPING AND TREE PROTECTION
ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT
Planning Commission Work Session
Thursday, April 18th, 2024
DES ZOTA: Landscaping and Tree Protection
Outreach & Engagement
Public Engagement:
• Corridors Commission
• Greenspace Trust
• Lexington Tree Board
• Trees Lexington
• Environmental Commission
• Global Lex
• Bluegrass Youth Sustainability Council, FCPS
• Local Landscape Architects and Engineering Firms
Events:
• Trees Lexington Tree Giveaway
• Reforest the Bluegrass
• Plants and Prints (Future)
• Birding Festival (Future)
• Streetfest (Future)
DES ZOTA: Landscaping and Tree Protection
Article 18 – Landscaping and Land Use Buffers
Section 18-5. Plan Submission and approval
• Updated landscaping plan requirements and readjusted the plan design.
DES ZOTA: Landscaping and Tree Protection
Article 18 – Landscaping and Land Use Buffers, Cont’d.
Section 18-7. Variances
• Dissolved the Landscape Review Committee.
• The Division of Planning, in consultation with the Division of Environmental Services, would now oversee all variance procedures.
• Subsequently, all findings would be forwarded to the Board of Adjustment.
DES ZOTA: Landscaping and Tree Protection
ZOTA Phase 1 Timeline
March & April 2024 - Public Outreach
May 2024 - ZOTA Filing
June 2024 - Planning Commission Presentation
Fall 2024 - Urban County Council
DES ZOTA: Landscaping and Tree Protection
Workgroup Detail – Thank You
Staff:
• Director Jennifer Carey (DES), Director James Duncan (Planning), Harold Baillie (Planning), Ben Cornett (DES), Autumn Goderwis (Planning), Tracy Jones (Law),
Demetria Kimball-Mehlhorn (DES), Michael LeMaster (DES), Eve Miller (DES), Chris Taylor (Planning), Evan Thompson (Law), Boyd O. Sewe (Planning), Eric Sutherland (DES), Traci Wade (Planning), Heather Wilson (DES).
