Steve Kay for Lexington

Council Approves FAR ZOTA

After postponing the issue for a month, at its September 24 meeting Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council approved a Zone Text Amendment (ZOTA) that increases the floor area ratio (FAR) in residential zones R3, R4, R5. Here is a link to a map of the county showing those zones. I posted a brief des…

What's a FAR ZOTA?

Floor Area Ratio Zone Text Amendment (FAR ZOTA)City Council is set to have a second reading of a proposed Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (ZOTA) on September 24th. The proposed ZOTA would increase the allowable size and height of a building in relation to the square footage o…