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Jessamine County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE I

ENACTMENT, TITLE, PURPOSE

1.1 SHORT TITLE

This order shall be known and may be cited as THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF JESSAMINE COUNTY, Kentucky. The zoning map referred to herein is entitled "The Zoning Map-Jessamine County, Kentucky."

 

Effective on: 1/1/1901

1.2 EFFECTIVE DATE

This order shall become effective immediately upon its adoption, the general welfare demanding it

Effective on: 1/1/1901

1.3 AUTHORITY

The power to enact this order is granted to this county under the authority of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, Section 100.201.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

1.4 PURPOSE, OBJECTIVE, AND GOALS

It is the intent, purpose, and scope of this order to promote and protect the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the County and to protect existing agricultural and residential land uses by empowering it to regulate the location, height, size and use of buildings and other structures, and the use of land for trade, industry, residence, or other purposes.

The objectives and goals of this order are to provide for the harmonious and orderly development of Jessamine County in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan for Jessamine County and the City of Wilmore.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

1.5 INTERPRETATION

This Zoning Order shall be strictly construed and may not be extended by implication except where the intention of the Fiscal Court or other legislative bodies must prevail. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this order shall be held to be minimum requirements. Whenever this order imposes a greater restriction than is imposed or required by other provisions of law or by other rules or regulations or resolutions of order, the provisions of this order shall govern.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

1.6 SEVERABILITY CLAUSE

If any word or words, phrase or phrases, sentence or sentences of this order shall be declared unconstitutional, it shall not thereby invalidate any other portion of this order.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

1.7 APPLICATION OF REGULATIONS

Except as herein otherwise provided, all existing and future structures and use of premises within the County of Jessamine lying outside of the City Limits of Nicholasville shall conform with all applicable provisions of this order. Each zoning district is established to permit only those uses specifically listed as permitted, except as hereinafter provided under the Non-Conforming provisions, and is intended for the protection of those uses. No other uses shall be permitted.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

1.8 DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of these regulations, certain terms, phrases, words and their derivatives are defined as follows. Words used in the present tense include the future; words in the singular include the plural and the plural the singular. The word "building" includes the word "structure", the word "shall" is mandatory and not directory.

Section 1.8 amended June 6, 2000

Section 1.8 amended April 3, 2001

SECTION 1.8 (RESIDUAL FARMLAND) AMENDED AUGUST 21, 2001

SECTION 1.8 (GATED SUBDIVISION OR COMMUNITY) ADOPTED NOVEMBER 19, 2002 (OMITTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008)

SECTION 1.8 (GATEHOUSE SUBDIVISION OR COMMUNITY) ADOPTED NOVEMBER 19, 2002 (OMITTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008)

SECTION 1.8 (PUBLIC ROAD) ADOPTED NOVEMBER 19, 2002

SECTION 1.8 (R1V ZONE/ATTACHED DWELLING/VARIABLE DENSITY DEV.) ADOPTED MARCH 29, 2005

SECTION 1.8 (BARN/TENANT HOUSE) ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

SECTION 1.8 (CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT & R-1VARIABLE DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ADOPTED NOVEMBER 29, 2005

SECTION 1.8 (FULL CUTOFF (FCO)/LIGHT TRESPASS/GLARE) ADOPTED DECEMBER 6, 2005

SECTION 1.8 (FARMERS MARKET) ADOPTED JULY 1, 2008

SECTION 1.8 (FARM STANDS) ADOPTED JULY 1, 2008

SECTION 1.8 (GATE) ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

SECTION 1.8 (GUARDHOUSE) ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

SECTION 1.8 (BUILDING HEIGHT, BUILDING PERMIT, VARIANCE) ADOPTED MAY 21, 2013

SECTION 1.8 (ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES) ADOPTED DECEMBER 4, 2012

SECTION 1.8 (SPORTSMEN'S FARM & SPORTSMEN'S FARM WITH SHOOTING) ADOPTED MARCH 5, 2019 

Accessory Building

Accessory Building: A structure incidental to the principal structure on the lot.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Accessory Use

Accessory Use: A use incidental to a principal use of a lot or building. In buildings restricted to residential use, professional offices, studios or customary incidental home occupations conducted within the principal building but only by a person resident in the dwelling, provided, no more than one person, and a resident of the premises, is employed regularly and that not more than twenty-five (25) percent of the total floor area in any dwelling unit is devoted to such use. Except for the conditions set out in ARTICLE III, Section 3.3422, no displays or changes in fronts shall indicate from the exterior that the building is being utilized in whole or in part for any purpose other than a dwelling.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Administrative Official

Administrative Official: Any department, employee, or advisory elected or appointed body which is authorized to administer any provision of this order, any subdivision regulation, any other housing or building regulation or any other land use control regulation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Agriculture

Agriculture: The use of land for farming, dairying, pasturage, animal and poultry husbandry and other similar uses; and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce; providing however that the operation of accessory uses shall be secondary to that of the principal agricultural activities

Effective on: 1/1/1901

A

Appeal: A request for a review of the Zoning Ordinance Administrator's interpretation of any provision of this ordinance or a request for a variance.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Area of Special Flood Hazard

Area of Special Flood Hazard: The land in the flood plain within a community subject to a one percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Assisted Living Facilities

Assisted Living Facilities: A certified (per KRS 194A.729) residential facility, other than a nursing home, for persons who are fifty-five (55) years of age or over, which provide living and sleeping facilities and some assisted living services that may include but are not limited to, meal preparation, laundry services, room cleaning, transportation, recreation and/or some medical services, to be provided for the exclusive use of the facility's residents.

SECTION 1.8 (ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES) ADOPTED DECEMBER 4, 2012

Effective on: 12/4/2012

Attached Dwellings

Attached Dwellings: Single family residential housing is located in R-1 Variable Density developments which are attached at the side and/or rear lot lines to form a multi-family dwelling structure similar to a condominium style housing unit Attached dwellings shall only be located in R-1V zones on 6,000 -9,999 square foot -minimum size lots. Said housing shall not exceed 15% of the R-1V zone in which it is located. Only one (1) single family residential housing unit may be placed on a 6,000 - 9,999 square foot lot.

SECTION 1.8 (R1V ZONE/ATTACHED DWELLING/VARIABLE DENSITY DEV.) ADOPTED MARCH 29, 2005

Effective on: 3/29/2005

Barn

Barn: A building used for storing hay and grain and other agricultural produce and for housing livestock or farm equipment.

SECTION 1.8 (BARN/TENANT HOUSE) ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

Effective on: 9/20/2005

Base Flood

Base Flood: The flood having a one percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

B

Bed and Breakfast: a one (1) family dwelling unit that:

(a) Has guest rooms or suites used, rented, or hired out for occupancy or that are occupied for sleeping purposes by persons not members of the single-family unit; and

(b) Holds a permit under KRS Chapter 219 (fire, safety, and food requirements must be met); and

(c) Has an innkeeper who resides on the premises or property adjacent to the premises during periods of occupancy; and

(d) Is subject to the following standards:

1. A registry must be maintained a minimum of two years by owner to document names and address of guests and lengths of stay.

2. Stays shall not exceed 28 consecutive days.

3. Bed and Breakfast guestroom accommodations must occur on the 2nd floor or higher in B-1, B-2, B-3 & P-1 zones. Applicant may seek a waiver of this requirement from the Board of Adjustments.

4. Guest rooms may not have a full kitchen, but may have a wet bar.

5. One (1) off-street parking space required for every guestroom.

6. Maximum number of guestrooms shall not exceed 5.

7. Applicant must register the Bed and Breakfast with the Occupational Tax Office before a zoning permit is issued.

8. Any restrictions or covenants on the plat, or otherwise in the chain of title, for the property under consideration shall be provided by the applicant and shall be taken into consideration by the Board of Adjustments.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Board

Board: The County Board of Adjustment unless the context indicates otherwise.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Building Height

Building Height: The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deck line of mansard roofs, and the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs.

SECTION 1.8 (BUILDING HEIGHT, BUILDING PERMIT, VARIANCE) ADOPTED MAY 21, 2013

Effective on: 5/21/2013

Building Permit

Building Permit: An official document or certification that is issued by the County or City Building Inspector before a project is started and. which authorizes the installation, construction, alteration, enlargement, conversion, reconstruction, remodeling, rehabilitation, erection, demolition, or moving of a building or structure on a specific lot. The permit will acknowledge that such use or building complies with the provisions of THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF JESSAMINE COUNTY (or the City of Wilmore Zoning Regulation), and the Kentucky Building or Residential Code, or any authorized variance therefrom.

SECTION 1.8 (BUILDING HEIGHT, BUILDING PERMIT, VARIANCE) ADOPTED MAY 21, 2013

Effective on: 5/21/2013

Building Setback Line

Building Setback Line: A line in the interior of a property which is parallel to and a specific distance from the front, side and rear of the property lines. The front setback is to be measured from the dedicated right of way or easement of the road. In the absence of a dedicated right of way or easement it shall be measured from the centerline of the pavement at a distance of the specified setback plus twenty-five (25') feet.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cannabis Business:

Cannabis Business: An entity licensed under KRS §218B as a cultivator, dispensary, processor,
producer, or safety compliance facility. Such licensed cannabis businesses shall not be located
within one thousand (1,000) feet of an existing elementary or secondary school or a daycare center.

Effective on: 6/3/2025

Cardholder:

Cardholder: A registered, qualified patient, designated caregiver, or visiting qualified patient who
has applied for, obtained, and possesses a valid registry identification card issued by the Kentucky
Cabinet for Health and Family Services for medicinal cannabis in compliance with KRS §218B; or
a visiting qualified patient who has obtained and possesses (1) a valid out-of-state registry
identification card, and (2) documentation of having been diagnosed with a qualifying medical
condition.

Effective on: 6/3/2025

Certified Mobile Home

Certified Mobile Home: A structure designed to be transported on its own chassis larger than seven hundred and twenty (720) square feet, designed to be used as a year-round residential dwelling, built prior to the enactment of the National Certified Mobile Home Construction and Safety Act of 1974 which became effective for all certified mobile home construction June 15, 1976 and subsequently upgraded to be able to receive a "B" seal certifying that the unit has been inspected and is in compliance with standards set forth in the HUD Code. Such certified mobile homes shall be placed onto a fixed permanent foundation with the wheels, trailer tongue, and hitch assemblies removed, in accordance with approved Installation Standards, and shall have an approved foundation siding/skirting enclosing the entire perimeter of the home. Such certified mobile homes shall be considered as real estate in accordance with Kentucky Revised Statutes 132.750. Mobile homes not meeting these standards shall not be permitted in any zone.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Certified Mobile Home Or Manufactured Home Park

Certified Mobile Home Or Manufactured Home Park: A zoned area in which manufactured/certified mobile home lots are rented for use as sites for -manufactured and/or certified mobile homes for residential use. Ownership of all land in a certified mobile home or -manufactured home park shall be maintained by the developer, his heirs, successors or assigns. No lots shall be severed and sold from the certified mobile home or manufactured home park. No lot shall be occupied by more than one manufactured or certified mobile home unless it complies with all requirements for a manufactured or certified mobile home park. All manufactured or certified mobile home parks shall consist of a minimum of five (5) acres.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Citizen Member

Citizen Member: Any member of the Planning Commission or Board of Adjustment who is not an elected or official or employee of the City or County.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Commercial greenhouse

Commercial greenhouse: An establishment primarily engaged in propagating and growing plants
in containers, in soil or in other growing medium for the purpose of being sold and transplanted.
The term "commercial greenhouse" shall include sale of the following items: plants grown on the
premises or tended in a controlled environment of the greenhouse or plant nursery; sale of
fungicides, insecticides, chemicals, peat moss, humus, mulches, and fertilizer, all to be used in the
soil or upon the live plant to preserve the life and health of the plants sold; landscape counseling,
site planning and contracting services when not the primary activity and when using plants grown
or tended on the premises of the greenhouse or plant nursery.

Note: The term "commercial greenhouse" applies only to land use as provided for in the
zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations and is not intended to affect the status of any
business with regard to any federal or state tax laws or similar statutes. A medicinal
cannabis cultivator, producer, and processor are more specifically defined and regulated,
and are not a "commercial greenhouse."

Effective on: 6/3/2025

Conditional Use

Conditional Use: A use which is essential to or would promote the public health, safety, or welfare in one or more zones, but which would impair the integrity and character of the zone in which it is located, or of adjoining zones, unless restriction on location, size, extent, and character of performance are imposed in addition to those imposed in the zoning regulations.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Cluster Development

Cluster Development: The Use of Agricultural and/or Conservation lands whereby twenty percent (20%) of such land, not to include road acreage, may be developed into single-family dwelling lots of one (1) acre or more. The lots should be grouped closely together along the access road, which cannot be an existing public road. Eighty percent (80%) of the Agricultural and/or Conservation lands involved remains agricultural and is prohibited from future development. The residual farmland, (i.e. that which is not utilized for single-family dwelling units), may be owned jointly or in common by the owners of the building lots, or an association of the owners of the subdivision, or a person or entity who does not necessarily own a dwelling unit within the subdivision.

Additional, one-acre lots may be granted for the development in exchange for demolition or removal of legally existing, habitable dwellings on the Parent Tract in excess of those currently permitted by this Ordinance. To qualify as a legally existing, habitable dwelling, there must be a record of property taxes having been paid on the dwelling continuously for the previous ten (10) years; it must be recognized as legal under this Ordinance; and it must be habitable and occupied as a residence during the past year as evidenced by an electrical or other utility bill reflecting normal usage. For each such dwelling that is removed or demolished, the proposed development may be granted one (1) lot in addition to those otherwise granted under this Ordinance. The Board of Architectural Review shall evaluate each dwelling to be demolished or removed and in any case where the Board determines the public interest necessitates the preservation of a historic home, that dwelling shall not be demolished or removed and no additional lot will be granted for such dwelling.

SECTION 1.8 (CLUSTER DEVELOPMENT & R-1VARIABLE DENSITY DEVELOPMENT ADOPTED NOVEMBER 29, 2005

Effective on: 11/26/2005

Craft Beverage/ Distilled Spirit Production

Craft Beverage/ Distilled Spirit Production

Craft beverage or distilled spirit production, including

breweries, distilleries and wineries are subject to the following specific use standards:

(1) Must adhere to all applicable local and state alcoholic beverage control license

requirements;

(2) Production activities and the area devoted to such activities may be in conjunction with a

restaurant or an on-site tasting room;

(3) The sale of products produced on site and complementary products directly to consumers are

permitted.

(4) All processing, production, manufacturing, distilling, brewing, bottling associated with such

distillery shall be located within a fully enclosed structure;

(5) Outdoor storage of materials, equipment, or supplies associated with such use is not allowed, unless

 otherwise allowed by the underlying zoning;

(6) All loading and unloading areas shall be oriented away from public streets;

(7) The applicant shall submit a development plan for review and approval. Development Plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 5.1G;

(8) A landscape plan and lighting plan is required.

 

(There are no ordinances associated with this section.) 

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Debris or Trash

Debris or Trash: A stack, pile or random clutter of trash, junk and worthless items plus abandoned mobile homes and inoperative vehicles.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Development

Development: Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavation or drilling operations.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Development Plan

Development Plan: A development plan is a written and graphical description of how the property is to be developed by which the Planning and Zoning Commission may consider many aspects of the development. In this manner, the Commission can review all aspects of a proposal simultaneously.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

D

Dimensional Variance- A departure from the terms of the zoning regulation pertaining to height or width of structures of the size of yards and open spaces, where such departure will not be contrary to the public interest, and where, owing to conditions peculiar to the property because of its size, shape, or topography, and not as a result of the actions of the applicant, the literal enforcement of the zoning regulations would result in unnecessary and undue hardship.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Dwelling

Dwelling: A building or structure in which people live.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision

Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision: A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the first flood plain management ordinance adopted by Jessamine County based on specific technical base flood elevation data which established the area of special flood hazards.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Existing Mobile Home Park or Mobile Home Subdivision

Existing Mobile Home Park or Mobile Home Subdivision: A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more mobile home lots for rent or sale for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lot on which the mobile home is to be affixed (including, at the minimum, the installation of utilities, either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads, and the construction of streets) is completed before the effective date of this ordinance.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Expansion to an Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision

Expansion to an Existing Manufactured Home Park or Subdivision: The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Expansion to an Existing Mobile Home Park or Mobile Home Subdivision

Expansion to an Existing Mobile Home Park or Mobile Home Subdivision: The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the mobile homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, either final site grading or pouting of concrete pads, or the construction of streets).

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Farm

Farm: A place on which agricultural operations are conducted at any time as a principal use.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Farmers Market

Farmers Market: Any establishment existing to sell produce, meat, eggs, cheese, flowers, wool, and other agricultural products produced in Kentucky. This shall also include goods principally made from agricultural products, such as baked goods, woven fabrics, and preserves. Farmers markets may sell items approved by the Kentucky Craft Marketing Program. Nonagricultural items, such as antiques, flea market items, or imported goods shall not be eligible for sale at farmers markets.

SECTION 1.8 (FARMERS MARKET) ADOPTED JULY 1, 2008

Effective on: 7/1/2008

Farm Stands

Farm Stands: Seasonal establishments existing to exclusively sell home grown produce, meat, eggs, cheese, flowers and other agricultural products produced on the premises. Products purchased for resale are specifically excluded.

SECTION 1.8 (FARM STANDS) ADOPTED JULY 1, 2008

Effective on: 7/1/2008

Flood or Flooding

Flood or Flooding: A general and temporary conditional of partial or complete inundation of normally dry land areas from: (1) the overflow of inland or tidal waters; (2) the unusual and rapid accumulation of runoff of surface waters from any source.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM)

Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM): An official map of a community, issued by the Federal Insurance Administration, where the boundaries of the areas of special flood hazards have been designated as Zone A.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM)

Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM): An official map of a community on which the Federal Insurance Administration has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Flood Insurance Study

Flood Insurance Study: The official report provided by the Federal Insurance Administration. The report contains flood profiles, as well as the Flood Hazard Boundary-Floodway Map and the water surface elevation of the base flood.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Frontage Road

Frontage Road: A public street construed adjacent to but not connecting with the Nicholasville By-Pass. The function of this type of street is to serve the areas of development near the By-Pass and to channel traffic congestion created by this development to public roads (existing on the date of the adoption of this ordinance amendment) intersecting the By-Pass, thereby enhancing the purpose of the By-Pass and promoting traffic safety.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Frontage Street

Frontage Street: A street constructed parallel to an existing public street. The purpose of a street of this type is to prevent direct access from a heavily traveled road into individual lots. Individual lots would have access from the frontage street thereby eliminating multiple entrances and resultant congestion.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Full cutoff (FCO)

Full cutoff (FCO): A light fixture, which cuts off all upward transmission of light.

SECTION 1.8 (FULL CUTOFF (FCO)/LIGHT TRESPASS/GLARE) ADOPTED DECEMBER 6, 2005

Effective on: 12/6/2005

Gate

Gate: Any apparatus that is constructed in such a way that it can be used to barricade and/or control the ingress and egress of motor vehicles within a right of way. This definition shall also include the installation of any structure that gives the appearance of a gate or can be converted to be used as a gate.

SECTION 1.8 (GATE) ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Effective on: 9/30/2008

Guardhouse

Guardhouse: Shall be defined as a building that is constructed at the entrance of a residential subdivision and designed to house a person or electronic monitoring equipment for the purpose of observing or monitoring the ingress or egress of vehicular traffic for the safety and security of residents of the subdivision without interference or impediment to movement of traffic.

SECTION 1.8 (GUARDHOUSE) ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Effective on: 9/30/2008

Geographical Condition

Geographical Condition: Topography of land, contours, degree of slope, drainage basins or other physical attributes of the land, Such as sinkholes and wetlands, which may affect the development of the site.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Glare

Glare: Discomfort experienced by an observer with a direct line of sight to a light source. Intense and distracting light.

SECTION 1.8 (FULL CUTOFF (FCO)/LIGHT TRESPASS/GLARE) ADOPTED DECEMBER 6, 2005

Effective on: 12/6/2005

Habitable Floor

Habitable Floor: Any floor usable for living purposes, which includes working, sleeping, eating, cooking or recreation or a combination thereof. A floor used only for storage purposes is not a "habitable floor".

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Historic Structure

Historic Structure: Any structure that is:

  1. a.
    Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual Listing on the National Register;
  2. b.
    Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or as a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district;
  3. c.
    Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or
  4. d.
    Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either:
    1. a.
      By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior, or
    2. b.
      Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Home Occupation

Home Occupation: An occupation carried on in a dwelling unit by a member or members of the bonafide residents of the dwelling and which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit for residential purposes. A home occupation shall occupy no more than 25% of the total floor space of a dwelling.

  1. a.
    No person other than members of the family residing on the premises shall be engaged in such operation.
  2. b.
    The use of the dwelling unit for the home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants, and not more than 25% of the floor area of the dwelling unit shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation.
  3. c.
    There shall be no change in the outside appearance of the building or premises, or other visible evidence of the conduct of such home occupation or other than one sign, not exceeding four square feet in area, non-illuminated, and mounted flat against the wall of the principal building.
  4. d.
    No home occupation shall be conducted in any accessory building
  5. e.
    A customary incidental home occupation is to be construed as an accessory use of a service character customarily conducted within a dwelling by the residents thereof, which is clearly secondary to the use of the dwelling for living purposes and does not change the character thereof or have any exterior evidence of such secondary use other than the prescribed name plate.
  6. f.
    No -traffic shall be generated by such home occupation in greater volumes than would normally be expected in. a residential neighborhood, any need for parking generated by the conduct of such home occupation shall be met off the street and other than in a required front yard.
  7. g.
    No equipment or process shall be used in such home occupation which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical interference detectable to the normal senses off the lot. In the case of electrical interference, no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receivers off the premises, or cause fluctuations in line voltage off the premises.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Infrastructure

Infrastructure: Physical improvements located near of as part of a development such as, but not limited to, the following: public road system, public water utility, electrical utility, natural gas, and/or sewers.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Junkyard

Junkyard: A lot, land or structure, or part thereof used primarily for the collecting, storage or sale of waste paper, rags, scrap metal or discarded material; or for the collecting, dismantling, storage and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in ruining condition and/or for the sale of parts thereof.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Landfill

Landfill: The use of land as a placement, storage or dumping area, including the burial thereof, of any waste, scrap or discarded material These materials shall include, but are not limited to, animal or vegetable matter in any form and paper, wood, metal, chemical (liquid or solid), plastic or roofing products. This definition shall not be construed to prohibit normal farming operations.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Light Trespass

Light Trespass: Excess light projected onto a property from a fixture not located on that property. Spill light. Obtrusive light.

SECTION 1.8 (FULL CUTOFF (FCO)/LIGHT TRESPASS/GLARE) ADOPTED DECEMBER 6, 2005

Effective on: 12/6/2005

Manufactured Home

Manufactured Home: A single-family residential dwelling unit fabricated in an off-site manufacturing facility designed to be transported on its own chassis for installation or assembly at the building site, bearing a seal certifying that it is build in compliance with the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended. Manufactured homes conforming to the "types" found in Section 3.51 of this ordinance shall only be permitted in the zoning districts specified in the zoning ordinance. All manufactured homes shall be placed onto a fixed permanent foundation with the wheels, trailer tongue, and hitch assemblies removed, in accordance with approved installation standards, and shall have an approved foundation siding/skirting enclosing the entire perimeter of the home in accordance with Section 3.5 of these regulations.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mean Sea Level

Mean Sea Level: The average height of the sea for all stages of the tide.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Medicinal cannabis:

Medicinal cannabis: Marijuana as defined in KRS §218A.010 when cultivated, harvested, processed,
produced, transported, dispensed, distributed, sold, possessed, or used in accordance with KRS
§218B. This definition includes medicinal cannabis products and raw plant material; but does not
include industrial hemp or industrial hemp products as defined in KRS §260.850.

Effective on: 6/3/2025

Medicinal cannabis cultivator:

Medicinal cannabis cultivator: A business that is licensed to grow medicinal cannabis in
compliance with KRS §218B, more specifically to:

  1. a.
    Acquire, possess, plant, cultivate, raise, harvest, trim, or store cannabis seeds, seedlings, plants, or raw plant material;
  2. b.
    Deliver, transport, transfer, supply, or sell raw plant material or related supplies to other licensed cannabis businesses in this state; or
  3. c.
    Sell cannabis seeds or seedlings to similar entities that are licensed to cultivate cannabis in this state or in any other jurisdiction.

Medicinal cannabis cultivators are regulated in four tiers by KRS §218B, as follows:

  1. 1.
    A Tier I cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet.
  2. 2.
    A Tier II cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of ten thousand (10,000) square feet.
  3. 3.
    A Tier Ill cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet.
  4. 4.
    A Tier IV cultivator shall not exceed an indoor growth area of fifty thousand (50,000) square feet.

Effective on: 6/3/2025

Medicinal cannabis dispensary:

Medicinal cannabis dispensary: An establishment that is licensed in compliance with KRS §218B to:

  1. a.
    Acquire or possess medicinal cannabis from a cultivator, processor, or producer in this state;
  2. b.
    Acquire or possess medicinal cannabis accessories or educational material;
  3. c.
    Supply, sell, dispense, distribute, or deliver medicinal cannabis, medicinal cannabis accessories, and educational material to cardholders or other dispensaries;
  4. d.
    Sell cannabis seeds to similar entities that are licensed to cultivate cannabis in this state or in any other jurisdiction; or
  5. e.
    Acquire, accept, or receive medicinal cannabis products from a cardholder pursuant to KRS §218B.110.

Effective on: 6/3/2025

Medicinal cannabis processor:

 

Medicinal cannabis processor: A business that is licensed in compliance with KRS §218B to:

  1. a.
    Acquire or purchase raw plant material from a cultivator, processor, or producer in this state;
  2. b.
    Possess, process, prepare, manufacture, manipulate, blend, or package medicinal cannabis;
  3. c.
    Transfer, transport, supply, or sell medicinal cannabis and related supplies to other cannabis businesses in this state; or
  4. d.
    Sell cannabis seeds or seedlings to similar entities that are licensed to cultivate cannabis in this state or in any other jurisdiction.

Effective on: 6/3/2025

Medicinal cannabis producer

Medicinal cannabis producer: A business that is licensed in compliance with KRS §218B to:

  1. a.
    Acquire, possess, plant, cultivate, raise, harvest, trim, or store cannabis seeds, seedlings, plants, or raw plant material;
  2. b.
    Deliver, transport, transfer, supply, or sell raw plant material, medicinal cannabis products, or related supplies to other licensed cannabis businesses in this state;
  3. c.
    Sell cannabis seeds or seedlings to similar entities that are licensed to cultivate cannabis in this state or in any other jurisdiction;
  4. d.
    Acquire or purchase raw plant material from a cultivator in this state; or
  5. e.
    Possess, process, prepare, manufacture, manipulate, blend, or package medicinal cannabis.

Effective on: 6/3/2025

Medicinal cannabis product:

Medicinal cannabis product: Any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of any part of the plant Cannabis sp., its seeds or its resin; or any compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of these substances when cultivated, harvested, processed, produced, transported, dispensed, distributed, sold, possessed, or used in accordance with KRS §218B. This definition does not include industrial hemp products as defined in KRS §260.850.

Effective on: 6/3/2025

M

Medicinal cannabis safety compliance facility An establishment licensed in compliance with KRS §218B to:

  1. 1.
    Acquire or possess medicinal cannabis obtained from cardholders or cannabis businesses in this state;
  2. 2.
    Return the medicinal cannabis to cardholders or cannabis businesses in this state;
  3. 3.
    Transport medicinal cannabis that was produced by cannabis businesses in this state;
  4. 4.
    Produce or sell approved educational materials related to the use of medicinal cannabis;
  5. 5.
    Produce, sell, or transport of equipment or materials other than medicinal cannabis, including but not limited to lab equipment and packaging materials that are used by cannabis businesses and cardholders, to cardholders or cannabis businesses licensed under this chapter;
  6. 6.
    Test medicinal cannabis produced in this state;
  7. 7.
    Train cardholders and cannabis business agents;
  8. 8.
    Receive compensation for actions allowed under this section; and
  9. 9.
    Engage in any noncannabis-related business activities that are not otherwise prohibited or restricted by state law

Effective on: 6/3/2025

Mobile Home

Mobile Home: Anytime the term "mobile home" is used in this ordinance, it shall be construed to meet the definition of "certified mobile home" or "manufactured home".

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Modular Home

Modular Home: Factory-built homes to state building codes and transported to a building site in multi-section units. Modular homes must be placed on site on a permanent foundation in accordance with state and local building regulations and the local zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations. Modular homes shall be permitted wherever site-built homes are permitted.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

New Construction

New Construction: Structures for which the "start of construction" commenced on or after the effective date of Jessamine County's flood plain management regulations and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Nicholasville By-Pass

Nicholasville By-Pass: A public highway constructed on the west side of Nicholasville, Kentucky, the sole purpose of which is to conduct vehicle traffic originating north and south of Nicholasville on Highway 27, around the City in the most efficient manner thereby alleviating traffic congestion on Highway 27 through Nicholasville.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Non-Conforming Use of Structure

Non-Conforming Use of Structure: An activity or a building, sign, structure or a portion thereof which lawfully existed before the adoption or amendment of the zoning regulation, but which does not conform to all of the regulations contained in the zoning regulation which pertain to the zone in which it is located.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Outdoor Advertising

Outdoor Advertising: A visible, immobile contrivance or structure in any shape or form, the purpose of which is to advertise any product or service, campaign, event, etc.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Outdoor Storage

Outdoor Storage: The storage of any material or product, including but not limited to equipment, machinery, vehicles, pipe and building materials on a lot that is not stored within an enclosed building. This term does not include (1) items that are prominently displayed for sale, (2) vehicles and equipment used off the premises in the everyday operation of the business located on the lot and (3) coal yards, lumber yards, concrete plants, blacktop plants and quarries.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Panelized Home

Panelized Home: Factory built homes in which panels—a whole wall with windows, doors, wiring and outside siding—are transported to the site and assembled. Panelized homes must be placed on site on a permanent foundation in accordance with state and local building regulations and the local zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations. Panelized homes shall be permitted wherever site-built homes are permitted.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Parent Tract

Parent Tract: All that property contained in a single deed of record forming one continuous boundary of land regardless of being described as one or multiple tracts.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Permanent Foundation

Permanent Foundation: A Type I manufactured or certified mobile home shall be secured to a permanent foundation which may include mortared block and/or poured concrete foundation installed in accordance with Section 3.511(2)(a). The following are suggested recommendations for foundation footers.

  1. a.
    the foundation shall be bearing on poured concrete footers extending from the front to the rear of the home;
  2. b.
    the bottom of the footer shall be no less than 24 inches below fished grade at intervals no greater than 8 feet apart;
  3. c.
    the footers shall have a minimum thickness of 8 inches and a minimum width of 24 inches, when footer exceeds depth of 8 inches, one (1) #4 steel reinforcement bar shall be installed vertically no greater than 4 feet apart;
  4. d.
    the footers shall contain a minimum of two #4 steel reinforcing bars fall length longitudinally

An approved anchoring system which may consist of snaps, cable, turnbuckles, chains, ties, or other approved materials shall be used to secure the manufactured or certified mobile home to the foundation.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Planning Operations

Planning Operations: The formulating of plans for the physical development and social and economic well-being of a planning unit, and the formulating of proposals for means of implementing the plans.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Planning Unit

Planning Unit: Any city or county, or any combination of cities, counties, or parts of counties engaged in pinning operations.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Plat

Plat: The map of a subdivision.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Political Subdivision

Political Subdivision: Any city or county.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Pre-Cut Home

Pre-Cut Home: Factory-built housing in which building materials are factory-cut to design specifications, transported to the site and assembled. Pre-cut homes include kit, log, and dome homes. Pre-cut homes must meet local and state building codes and must be placed on site on a permanent foundation in accordance with state and local building regulations and the local zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations. Pre-cut homes shall be permitted wherever site-built homes are permitted.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Public Facility

Public Facility: Any use of land whether publicly or privately owned for transportation, utilities, or communications, or for the benefit of the general public, including, but not limited. to, libraries, streets, schools, fire or police stations, county buildings, municipal buildings, recreational centers including parks, and cemeteries.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Public Road

Public Road: For the purposes of interpretation and enforcement of these ordinances shall be defined as an existing Federal, State or County maintained road or a public access road constructed to street construction standards as required by the Subdivision Regulations of the Jessamine County-City of Wilmore Joint Planning Commission and proposed for dedication in fee to the legislative body of Jessamine County or a road for the use of the public owned and maintained by an individual property owner, a developer or a home owner's association that intersects with an existing Federal, State or County maintained road and is approved by the Jessamine County-City of Wilmore Joint Planning and Zoning Commission as meeting requirements of their subdivision regulations for right-of-way width and street construction standards required at time of construction for acceptance by the legislative body of Jessamine County.

SECTION 1.8 (PUBLIC ROAD) ADOPTED NOVEMBER 19, 2002

Effective on: 11/19/2002

R-1V Variable Density Development

R-1V Variable Density Development: A residential development in which the gross number of housing units is established for a Parent Tract of land prior to development based on one (1) residential housing unit per gross acre. The right to create this set number of units shall not be impacted by such factors as road rights-of-ways, proposed common areas, open space, greenways, parks, trails or other public or private easements such as biking and walking trails, or publicly owned buildings designated to serve the needs of the community and the general population of the area such as libraries, schools, fire, police or emergency services.

Additional lots may be granted for the development in exchange for demolition or removal of legally existing, habitable dwellings on the Parent Tract in excess of those currently permitted by this Ordinance. To qualify as a legally existing, habitable dwelling, there must be a record of property taxes having been paid on the dwelling continuously for the previous ten (10) years; it must be recognized as legal under this Ordinance; and it must be habitable and occupied as a residence during the past year as evidenced by an electrical or other utility bill reflecting normal usage. For each such dwelling that is removed or demolished, the proposed development may be granted one (1) lot in addition to those otherwise granted under this Ordinance. The Board of Architectural Review shall evaluate each dwelling to be removed or demolished and in any case where the board determines the public interest necessitates the preservation of a historic home, that dwelling shall not be demolished or removed and no additional lot will be granted for such dwelling.

SECTION 1.8 (R1V ZONE/ATTACHED DWELLING/VARIABLE DENSITY DEV.) ADOPTED MARCH 29, 2005

Effective on: 11/26/2005

Recreational Vehicle

Recreational Vehicle: A portable vehicular structure not built to the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Code (or the obsolete ANSI 119.1 Certified Mobile Home Design and Construction Standard) designed primarily for travel, recreational camping or vacation purposes, either having its own motor power or mounted onto or drawn by another vehicle, and including but not limited to travel and camping trailers, truck campers, and motor homes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Regulation

Regulation: Any enactment by the legislative body of a city or county whether it is an ordinance, resolution, or an order and including regulations for the subdivision of land adopted by the planning commission.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residential Building

Residential Building: A permanent structure constructed on a lot or parcel of land to be used for residential purposes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Residual Farmland

Residual Farmland: 80% of the parent tract of land proposed for subdivision and development under 3.224(a) which is dedicated as Residual Farmland or conservation land. All land set aside as Residual Farmland shall be contained in one deed of record and shall not be subdivided or sold in parcels. Permitted uses for Residual Farmland shall be stipulated in Section 3.221 and 3.223 of this ordinance.

SECTION 1.8 (RESIDUAL FARMLAND) AMENDED AUGUST 21, 2001

Effective on: 8/21/2001

Set-Back Line

Set-Back Line: The distance required by these regulations to be maintained between a given lot line and any structure - front, rear, or side, as specified.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

S

Short Term Rental: A dwelling unit or portion of a dwelling unit that is rented, leased or otherwise assigned for a tenancy of less than 30 consecutive days. This term does not include:

a. Hosted Home Sharing, where the primary occupant(s) of the residence remains in the
dwelling with the guests;
b. Un-hosted Home Sharing, where the primary occupant(s) of the residence vacates the
dwelling while it is rented to guests; and
c. Dedicated Short Term Rentals, where there is not a primary occupant of the dwelling and
it is only used by guests.

Any short-term rental advertising in excess of ten (10) days in a calendar year shall fall under the
following Planning and Zoning ordinances:

(1) Short-Term Rental establishments shall be required to meet residential fire and building
codes;

(2) The use shall be in compliance with all other applicable federal, state and local laws,
including the Jessamine County District Health Department Rules and Regulations.

(3) The Board of Adjustment, in considering approval of a Conditional Use Permit, when
required in a given zone, shall make a finding that the number of rooms granted shall not
have adverse effect on surrounding properties. Any restrictions or covenants on the plat
and/or the Deed of Restriction, or otherwise in the chain of title, for the property under
consideration shall be provided by the applicant and shall be taken into consideration by
the Board of Adjustment. In addition, the Board of Adjustment shall take into
consideration the number of Short-Term Rental facilities, if any, within the general
neighborhood of the property being considered for such use.

(4) A Change of Use Zoning Permit is required prior to commencement of the business. In
zones where a Conditional Use Permit is required, the Conditional Use Permit will take
the place of a Change of Use Zoning Permit. All Short-Term Rental establishments shall
be required to list the short-term rental number assigned by the Planning Commission on
all advertisements and on all home-sharing platforms.

a. Applicant must register with the Occupational Tax Office before a permit will be
issued.

(5) All short-term rental hosts must submit an annual registration form to the Jessamine
County-City of Wilmore Joint Planning and Zoning Office. Each registrant shall annually
submit a regulatory license fee as defined in the Fee Schedule for each short-term rental
unit.

a. Applicant must provide Planning Commission Staff with a copy of their current
Business Certificate issued by the Occupational Tax Office on an annual basis.

(6) The maximum number of persons residing in the short-term rental shall not exceed two
times the number of bedrooms plus four individuals.

(7) Each room shall be rented for no longer than 30 days

(8) The use shall not adversely affect the uses permitted in the area and in the immediate
neighborhood by excessive traffic generation, noise and light;

(9) One off street parking space shall be required for each guest room available for rent;

(10) Each Short Term Rental establishment shall be limited to the following number of
bedrooms: 5

(11) Guestroom accommodations must occur on the 2nd floor or higher in B-1, B-2, B-3 &
P-1 zones. Applicant may seek a waiver of this requirement from the Board of
Adjustment.

(12) The Board of Adjustment may impose any additional restrictions deemed necessary to
lessen impact of Short-Term Rental on surrounding area.

(13) Accessory Structures, recreational vehicles, and/or mobile homes may not be used for
Short-Term Rental accommodations. There shall be no exception from this requirement.

(14) Guests shall not utilize Short-Term Rentals for private or commercial special events in
which the number of participants exceeds the maximum occupancy limit, such as parties,
weddings, concerts, or the like.

 

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sign

Sign: Any word, lettering, parts of letters, figures, numbers, phrases, sentences, emblems, devices, (including loud speakers), designed pictures, trade names or trademarks by which anything made known, such as are used to designate an individual, a firm, an association, a corporation, a profession, a business, a service, a commodity or a product, which is visible from any public street or right-of-way and designed to attract attention. The term "sign" shall not include the flag, pennant or insignia or any nation, state, city or other political unit, or of any political, educational, charitable, philanthropic, civic, professional, religious, or like society, campaign, drive, movement or event. A flat or wall sign is a sign that is attached to a building.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Single Family Dwelling

Single Family Dwelling: A building or structure on a permanent foundation which provides shelter, sanitation, and amenities for permanent habituation by a single family unit, including site-built homes, modular, panelized, and pre-cut homes. Manufactured and Certified Mobile Homes shall only be permitted in accordance with Section 3.5 of this Ordinance.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Site-Built Home

Site-Built Home: A dwelling constructed in accordance with state and local building codes at the site it will occupy from the various materials of which it is comprised which were transported to the site unassembled.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Skirting (Foundation) /Foundation Siding/Perimeter Enclosure

Skirting (Foundation) /Foundation Siding/Perimeter Enclosure: A permanent perimeter structural system completely enclosing the space between the floor joists of the home and/or the entire undercarriage of the manufactured or certified mobile home and the ground and installed in accordance with Section 3.5 of this Ordinance.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Start of Construction

Start of Construction: The start of construction for a structure (other than a mobile home) on a site is when the initial excavation is begun for the structure. For mobile homes not within a mobile home park or mobile home subdivision, "start of construction" is the date in which the construction of facilities for servicing the site on which the mobile home is to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the construction of streets, either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads, and installation of utilities) is completed.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Street

Street: Any public or private way approved by the Fiscal Court as being adequate for present or future travel. The word "street” shall include the words "roads", "highway", and "thoroughfare". Farm roads on private property shall be considered the same as a driveway.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Structure

Structure: Anything constructed or made, the use of which required permanent location in or on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location in or on the ground including buildings, signs and mobile homes.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Subdivision

Subdivision: The division of a parcel of land into three (3) or more lots or parcels, except in a county containing a city of the first, second or third class or in an urban county government where a subdivision means the division of a parcel of land into two or more lots or parcels: for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of sale, lease, or building development, or if a new street is involved, any division of a parcel of land: providing that a division of land for agricultural purposes into lots or parcels of five (5) acres or more and not involving a new street shall not be deemed a subdivision. The term includes re-subdivision and when appropriate to the context, shall relate to the process of subdivision or to the land subdivided: any division or re-division of land into parcels of less than one acre occurring within twelve (12) months following a division of the same land shall be deemed a subdivision within the meaning of this act.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Substantial Damage

Substantial Damage: Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would equal or exceed 50 percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Substantial Improvement

Substantial Improvement: Any combination of repairs, reconstruction, alteration, or improvements to a building, taking place during a five (5) year period, in which the cumulative cost equals or exceeds fifty percent of the market value of the building. The market value of the building should be (1) the appraised value of the building prior to the start of the initial repair or improvement, or (2) in the case of damage, the value of the building prior to the damage occurring. This term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage" regardless of the actual repair work performed. For the purposes of this definition, "substantial improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building. The term does not, however, include either: (1) any project for improvement of a building required to comply with existing health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the Code Enforcement Official and which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions or (2) any alteration of a "historic structure" provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure’s continued designation as a "historic structure".

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Substantially Improved Existing Manufactured Home Parks or Subdivisions

Substantially Improved Existing Manufactured Home Parks or Subdivisions: is where the repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation or improvement of the streets, utilities, and pads equals or exceeds 50 percent of the value of the streets, utilities and pads before the repair, reconstruction or improvement commenced.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Sportsmen’s Farm

Sportsmen’s Farm: A commercial establishment located on a minimum of 5 acres that provides outdoor sports recreation facilities and services, which may include limited lodging of up to (5) guest rooms on site. Typical activities include canoeing, fishing, zip lines, ropes courses, horseback riding and similar activities, excluding the discharge of firearms. Lodging must be confined to a single structure on site unless waived by the Board of Adjustment. 5 acres is required per guestroom. Applicants shall submit with their Conditional Use Permit application a development plan depicting all structures and demonstrating compliance with the development standards in this Ordinance

SECTION 1.8 (SPORTSMEN'S FARM) ADOPTED MARCH 5, 2019

Effective on: 3/8/2019

Sportsmen’s Farm with Shooting

Sportsmen’s Farm with Shooting:  A commercial establishment located on a minimum of 100 acres that provides outdoor sports recreation facilities and services, which may include limited lodging of up to (5) guest rooms on site. Typical activities include the discharge of firearms, such as hunting and/or use of live ammunition, and potentially canoeing, fishing, zip lines, ropes, and/or similar recreational activities. Lodging must be confined to a single structure on site unless waived by the Board of Adjustment. 5 acres is required per guestroom. Applicants shall submit with their Conditional Use Permit application a development plan depicting all structures and demonstrating compliance with the development standards in this Ordinance.

SECTION 1.8 (SPORTSMEN'S FARM WITH SHOOTING) ADOPTED MARCH 5, 2019

Effective on: 3/8/2019

Tenant House

Tenant House: A house which is occupied by an employee of the farm owner or farm lessee, or, is occupied by a member of the farm owner's family.

SECTION 1.8 (BARN/TENANT HOUSE) ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 20, 2005

Effective on: 9/20/2005

Unobstructed Open Space

Unobstructed Open Space: An area of land required to be maintained as specified herein, upon which no structure may be erected except those accessory structures used in connection with the movement or regulation of traffic.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Variance

Variance: A departure from the dimensional terms of the zoning regulation pertaining to the height, width, length., or location of structures, and the size of yards and open spaces where such departure meets the requirement of KRS 100.241 to 100.247.

SECTION 1.8 (BUILDING HEIGHT, BUILDING PERMIT, VARIANCE) ADOPTED MAY 21, 2013

Effective on: 5/21/2013

Variable Density Development

Variable Density Development: A single family residential development where set densities and development guidelines are applied to a parent tract of undeveloped property upon a ZMA and development plan being presented. The developer is then allowed to plan and locate his housing units in conformity with the adopted Jessamine County-City of Wilmore Comprehensive Plan, and other development guidelines and standards established by the Jessamine County-City of Wilmore Subdivision Regulations. Variable density developments can only be located on property where public sanitary sewer service is available. Variable Density developments must be accessed by street and road systems as designated on Exhibit 6.1, Jessamine County Land Use/Transportation Map that are sized to accommodate the traffic generated by the proposed development and the future needs of adjacent properties. Collector roads depicted on Exhibit 6.1 shall follow the general alignment as reflected thereon. All Variable Density Developments shall set aside a minimum of five (5) percent of the Parent Tract as open space, parks and tails.

SECTION 1.8 (R1V ZONE/ATTACHED DWELLING/VARIABLE DENSITY DEV.) ADOPTED MARCH 29, 2005

Effective on: 3/29/2005

Zone or District

Zone or District: An established area within the community in which certain specified portions of the provisions of these regulations are specifically applicable.

Effective on: 1/1/1901