AGRICULTURAL
A-R Agricultural Rural
ZONING CATEGORIES IN FAYETTE COUNTY
March 2023
All forms of agriculture; primarily outside of the Urban Service Area
A-B Agricultural Buffer Agriculture; 10 acre lots buffering Urban Service Area and Jessamine county
A-N Agricultural Natural Agriculture; environmentally sensitive areas are common
A-U Agricultural Urban Agriculture; primarily within the Urban Service Area
RESIDENTIAL
R-1A Single Family Residential
R-1B Single Family Residential
R-1C Single Family Residential
R-1D Single Family Residential
R-1E Single Family Residential
R-1T Townhouse Residential
R-2 Mixed Low Density Residential
R-3 Planned Neighborhood Residential
R-4 Medium Density Residential
R-5 High Density Residential
CN Corridor Node
OFFICE/BUSINESS
P-1 Professional Office
Single family detached residential uses (1 ac. or 25,000 sq. ft. minimum)
Single family detached residential uses (15,000 sq. ft. minimum)
Single family detached residential uses (8,000 sq. ft. minimum)
Single family detached residential uses (6,000 sq. ft. minimum)
Single family detached residential uses (4,000 sq. ft. minimum & 7,500 sq. ft. maximum)
Single family attached residential uses (1,500 sq. ft. minimum; 3 units minimum)
Single family detached (6,000 sq. ft.minimum) and duplex residential uses (7,500 sq. ft. minimum; 2 units maximum)
Single family detached (2,500 sq. ft. minimum), duplex (7,500 sq. ft. minimum; 2 units maximum), attached (1,500 sq. ft. minimum; 3 units minimum, and multi-family residential uses (6,000 sq. ft. minimum)
Single family detached (2,500 sq. ft. minimum), duplex (7,500 sq. ft. minimum; 2 units maximum), attached (1,500 sq. ft. minimum; 3 units minimum, and multi-family residential uses (6,000 sq. ft. minimum); Increased coverage and floor area; heights dependant on ratio to side yard
Multi-family residential uses (6,000 sq. ft. minimum); Increased height, coverage, and floor area; offices permitted on ground floor
Multi-family residential uses (1.5 acre minimum); Increased height, coverage, and floor area;Mixed Use Permitted
General offices, banks, hospitals, etc.
P-2 University Research Campus Office & industrial; supportive mixed-use & residential
B-1 Neighborhood Business
B-2 Downtown Business
B-2A Downtown Frame Business
General offices, banks, retail & restaurants; mixed-use & residential permitted with restrictions
Residential, commercial, office, etc.
Residential, commercial, office; 10 story maximum height
B-2B Downtown Center Business Residential, commercial, office; adult uses prohibited
B-3 Highway Service Business General office & retail; highway uses such as auto dealerships & hotels; adult uses
B-4 Wholesale and Warehouse Business
B-5P Interchange Service Business
B-6P Commercial Center
INDUSTRIAL
I-1 Light Industrial
Warehouses, wholesale, distribution, lumber, light assembly & contractors
Hotels/motels, service stations, restaurants
All P-1 & B-1 uses in a planned center; residential; hotel and mixed uses also permitted
B-4 uses plus extensive light manufacturing as defined
I-2 Heavy Industrial B-4, I-1 uses plus extensive heavy industrial as defined
EXPANSION AREA
EAR-1 Expansion Area Residential 1
All types of residential (0 - 3 units/acre)
EAR-2 Expansion Area Residential 2 All tvpes of residential (3 - 6 units/acre)
EAR-3 Expansion Area Residential 3
All types of residential (6 - 18 units/acre)
TA Transition Area (Overlay) Overlay adjoining Community Center zone; residential & community uses such as churches, etc.
CC Community Center
Mixed use of retail, office & residential; requires 40% residential & other non-commercial
ED Economic Development Industrial and office uses; supportive and residential uses limited
CD Conservation District Park acquisition area
MIXED-USE
MU-1
Mixed Use 1: Neighborhood Node
MU-2 Mixed Use 2: Neighborhood Corridor
MU-3 Mixed Use 3: Mixed Use Community
OVERLAYS (underlying zone remains)
H-1
Mixed office, retail & residential (less than ½ acre + locational criteria)
Mixed office, retail & residential (½ to 4 acres + locational criteria)
Mixed office, retail & residential (3+ acres + locational criteria)
Locally designated area; review by Board of Architectural Review (BOAR) required for exterior modifications or demolition
ND-1 Neighborhood Design Character Overlay Limited neighborhood conservation overlay utilizing certain character "standards"
CA Courthouse Area Design Overlay
PP Paris Pike/Lexington Road Corridor Overlay
Small area of central downtown; review by Courthouse Area Design Review Board Zone (CADRB) required for construction or demolition
Inter-local agreement with Bourbon County and City of Paris; Paris Pike Corridor Overlav Zone Commission (PPCC) reviews all development proposals within defined corridor
AM-1 Agricultural Market Overlay Livestock markets, stockyard and horse sales + accessory uses
OTHER
M1-P Mobile Home Park
EX-1 Exclusive Use
PUD-1
Residential Planned Unit Development
PUD-2 Luigart Planned Unit Development
PUD-3
Industrial Redevelopment Planned Unit Development
Mobile homes
Single use only; currently landfills
All types of residential; some retail on very large projects
Residential, mixed-use and live/work redevelopment focus near North Limestone & Luigart
Redevelopment of Industrial sites to include underlying industrial uses, residential, mixed-use.