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Board of Zoning Adjustment, May 18, 2026

Denies Appeal of administrative decision denying nonconforming rights for fence at 1744 Wilson Avenue, 3-2

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The Louisville Metro Board of Zoning Adjustment approved most items at its May 18, 2026 meeting, including three fence variances, a parking-lot variance and waiver for a Del Taco at Ferndale Center (26 Variance 0050), a TNC maintenance garage waterway-buffer variance (26 Variance…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Louisville, KY
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 18, 2026
Decisions
12 zoning decisions
Outcome
Denied, 3-2

Projects in this meeting (8)

Revocation of short-term rental

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Judy Moses
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Short-term rental

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Roberson, Family Revocable Trust
1 condition of approval
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Breckenridge Lane Rehabilitation Home

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J Bauer Properties LLC
2 conditions of approval
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Del Taco parking lot

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Noperl Indy LLC
1 condition of approval
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Appeal of administrative decision denying nonconforming rights for fen

Denied 3-2
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Street Parking lot

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Richard Orsoto
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6301 Pendleton Road

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Peek A Boo LLC
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Short-term rental

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Natalya Whitaker
1 condition of approval
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Free sample: decision 1 of 12

Continuance of appeals 26 Appeals 0001 and 0003

Staff requested continuance of cases 26 Appeals 0001 and 26 Appeals 0003 to the June 15, 2026 BOZA meeting because a related code board matter is set for June 12. Taken together and continued.

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Meeting Summary

The Louisville Metro Board of Zoning Adjustment approved most items at its May 18, 2026 meeting, including three fence variances, a parking-lot variance and waiver for a Del Taco at Ferndale Center (26 Variance 0050), a TNC maintenance garage waterway-buffer variance (26 Variance…

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Key Decisions (12)

Continued

Continuance of appeals 26 Appeals 0001 and 0003

Vote: unanimous
Denied

Appeal of administrative decision denying nonconforming rights for fence at 1744 Wilson Avenue

Vote: 3-2
Approved

Parking lot variance at 10014 3rd Street Road

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Fence height variance at 1833 Alfresco Place

Vote: 4-1
Approved

Fence height variance at 6514 T Rose Drive

Vote: unanimous
Approved

TNC maintenance garage waterway buffer variance at 6301 Pendleton Road

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Del Taco parking lot variance at Ferndale Center on Bardstown Road

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Del Taco site design waiver from Section 551A

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Breckenridge Lane Rehabilitation Home CUP at 3116 Breckenridge Lane

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Other

Revocation of short-term rental CUP at 3126 Virginia Avenue

Vote: passed
Approved

Short-term rental CUP at 2313 Branding Road

Vote: 4-1Conditions attached
Approved

Short-term rental CUP for two dwellings on Eastern Parkway

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
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Development Activity (5)

TNC maintenance garage at 6301 Pendleton Road

Industrial

Del Taco at Ferndale Center

Commercial

Breckenridge Lane Rehabilitation Home

Residential

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Market Signals (4)

Commercial Demand

Multiple commercial parking-lot variances (Del Taco at Ferndale Center, 3rd…

Housing Demand

Strong demand for addiction-recovery residential care in Louisville, with a…

Sentiment

Neighborhood opposition to non-owner-occupied short-term rentals remains significant (90-signature petition,…

Infrastructure

Access-easement and driveway/curb-cut disputes near unsafe Brownsboro Road intersections are…

Who Spoke (20)

Board Member · 3Staff · 5Attorney · 2Applicant · 2Public · 3

On the record: 3 board members, 5 staff members, 2 attorneys, 2 applicants, and 3 members of the public.

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Agenda scorecard

6402 Bardstown Road variance

Noperl Indy LLCDistrict District 22Case 26-VARIANCE-0050
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by Horton1 condition of approval
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Breckenridge Lane conditional use permit

J Bauer Properties LLCDistrict District 26Case 26-CUP-0051
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by Bozos2 conditions of approval
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2313 Branning Road conditional use permit

Natalya WhitakerDistrict District 7Case 26-CUP-0066
Approved 4-1Not forecast
freeApproved 4-1moved by Zach Jones1 condition of approval
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1064 Eastern Parkway conditional use permit

Roberson, Family Revocable TrustDistrict District 15Case 26-CUP-0070
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by Horton1 condition of approval
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More land-use items (2)

  • 3126 Virginia Avenue conditional use permitCase 25-CUP-0157
    Other
1 item with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • 3004 Cleveland Boulevard entitlementCase 26-APPEAL-0001
    No vote recorded

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