LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Planning Commission's Zoning Committee is scheduled to consider a trade union's plan to relocate its headquarters and establish a training facility at the former Southside Technical Center during its meeting on July 2, according to the official agenda.

The committee will review a petition from Plumbers and Steamfitters Local No. 452 Building Corporation seeking a zone change for approximately 4.9 acres at 1770 and 1800 Harrodsburg Road from Single-Family Residential to Corridor Business. The Fayette County Board of Education approved the sale of the former Southside Technical Center building to the union for $5.5 million in April 2026, intending to repurpose it for trade training operations.

The committee will also address three new zoning ordinance text amendments affecting solar energy systems, attended donation centers, and data center regulations. The solar amendment would modify Article 31 to address large-scale solar energy systems in agricultural zones and establish provisions for brownfield development. The attended donation center amendment would add a definition for the use and allow it in certain commercial zones. A third amendment would create new regulations for data center uses across the city.

The agenda also includes four postponed zoning map amendment petitions. These include applications from Mt. Laurel Lands Company for property at 2137 Old Paris Road, South Broadway Project Owner LLC for South Broadway properties, Edward McGhee for acreage on Tates Creek Road and Saron Drive, and RAK Properties Lexington for a Sir Barton Way property. These applications were previously delayed due to requests for additional analysis and community concerns.

The meeting is scheduled for July 2 at 1:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. CT) in the Phoenix Building's third-floor conference room. The next Zoning Committee meeting is set for August 6, 2026.