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Board of Zoning Adjustment, May 4, 2026

Denies Short-term rental CUP denial at 4513 South 6th Street, unanimous

1h 31m13,506 words
130 mentionszoningpublic hearingapprovedvariancesetbackheight restrictionhistoric preservationresidentialcommercialconditional useindustrialland useshort term rentalsubdivisiondeniedLouisville, KY
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What happened

The Louisville Metro Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a fence-height variance at 227 East Ormsby Avenue (case 26VARIANCE0004, allowing a 64-inch fence, a 22-inch variance) and denied a short-term-rental conditional use permit at 4513 South 6th Street (case 26CUP0050) 5-0, citi…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Louisville, KY
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 4, 2026
Decisions
8 zoning decisions
Outcome
Denied, unanimous

Projects in this meeting (6)

Street side yard setback and private yard

Recommended
Paul & Emilie Pfeiffer

Short-term rental

Denied
Jason Nelson
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Short-term rental

Recommended
Angelica & Juan Rodriguez
2 conditions of approval
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Continuance of 26CUP0029

Recommended 4-1
John Flynn
2 conditions of approval
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Pet crematory

Recommended
Traud Properties LLC
1 condition of approval
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Fence-height

Recommended
Laura Lane

Free sample: decision 1 of 8

Continuance of 26APPEAL0002

Case continued to May 18, 2026 due to an error with the legal notice. Applicant agreed to the date.

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

The Louisville Metro Board of Zoning Adjustment approved a fence-height variance at 227 East Ormsby Avenue (case 26VARIANCE0004, allowing a 64-inch fence, a 22-inch variance) and denied a short-term-rental conditional use permit at 4513 South 6th Street (case 26CUP0050) 5-0, citi…

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Key Decisions (8)

Continued

Continuance of 26APPEAL0002

Vote: unanimous
Continued

Continuance of 26VARIANCE0042

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Fence-height variance at 227 East Ormsby Avenue

Vote: unanimous
Continued

Continuance of 26CUP0029

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Street side yard setback and private yard variance at Clermont & Arterburn Avenue

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Pet crematory conditional use permit at 925 Ulrich Avenue

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Denied

Short-term rental CUP denial at 4513 South 6th Street

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Short-term rental CUP at 5529 Cartilage Court

Vote: unanimousConditions attached

Development Activity (4)

Pet crematory at 925 Ulrich Avenue

Industrial

Short-term rental at 4513 South 6th Street

Residential

Short-term rental at 5529 Cartilage Court

Residential

Carport at 101 Clermont Avenue

Residential

Market Signals (3)

Housing Demand

Multiple residents and a metro council office representative opposed a…

Commercial Demand

A pet crematory (Veterinary Specialist Partners) is repurposing a vacant…

Sentiment

The Board consistently deferred to staff recommendations on STR cases…

Who Spoke (27)

Board Member · 2Staff · 6AttorneyApplicant · 4Applicant's Rep · 3WitnessPublic · 4

On the record: 2 board members, 6 staff members, an attorney, 4 applicants, 3 applicant's representatives, a witness, and 4 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

925 Ulrich Ave conditional use permit

Traud Properties LLCDistrict District 21Case 26-CUP-0052
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by DeVozos1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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Cartledge Court conditional use permit

Angelica & Juan RodriguezDistrict District 25Case 26-CUP-0069
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by DeVozos2 conditions of approval
2 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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