LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Planning Commission's Zoning Committee is scheduled to hear five zoning map amendment petitions and consider a text amendment related to horse racing during a meeting Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Phoenix Building.

The five map amendments would modify zoning designations across the county. One proposal would rezone 1.12 net acres at 2137 Old Paris Road from Single Family Residential to Wholesale and Warehouse Business, according to the agenda. Another would convert 9.4 acres at Tates Creek Road and Saron Drive from residential zones to Medium Density Residential. A third petition seeks to rezone 4.4 acres along Chair Avenue and Broadway from industrial and warehouse zones to Corridor Node, which typically supports mixed-use development.

The committee will also consider a rezoning request at 500 Southland Drive from Professional Office to Neighborhood Business. That application includes multiple variance requests seeking to eliminate setback and landscaping requirements for a vehicular use area. A fifth amendment would rezone 4.7 acres at Sir Barton Way from Professional Office to Medium Density Residential, potentially paving the way for apartment development.

One of the more narrow items on the agenda proposes amending the city's zoning ordinance to allow retail sales of alcoholic beverages as an accessory use to a horse race track. The text amendment would modify Section 8-1(d)(1) of the Zoning Ordinance.

The committee will also revisit a postponed item: a petition to rezone 5.1 net acres along South Broadway from Wholesale and Warehouse Business to Neighborhood Business for a project called The Dean Lexington. Another postponed matter involves revisions to the Economic Development zone designation.

According to the Planning Commission's structure, the Zoning Committee makes recommendations to the full Planning Commission on zone change requests. The full commission then makes recommendations to the Urban County Council, which has final authority on zoning decisions.

The next regular Zoning Committee meeting is scheduled for June 4, 2026.