Lexington-Fayette permits medical cannabis dispensaries, processors, and cultivators only in specific zoning districts as conditional uses, with cultivation restricted to industrial zones and dispensaries to commercial corridors.
LFUCG's 2024 Zoning Ordinance text amendment for cannabis (companion to KRS 218B) confines medical cannabis uses to defined zones. Dispensaries are conditional uses in B-1 Neighborhood Business, B-3 Highway Service, and select mixed-use zones. Cultivators are limited to I-1 Light Industrial and I-2 Heavy Industrial with secure indoor or greenhouse facilities. Processors require I-1/I-2 zoning plus enhanced ventilation and odor control. All applications go through the Board of Adjustment for conditional use review, requiring neighborhood notification, traffic study, and security plan. The Planning Commission may impose additional conditions on hours, signage, and odor mitigation beyond state OMC rules.
Operating a cannabis business outside an authorized zone or without the conditional use permit triggers zoning enforcement, OMC license risk, and forced closure under LFUCG Zoning Ordinance Article 23.
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