4850 Leestown Rd Lexington, KY 40511-9046

A-R) Zone, Agricultural Natural Area (A-N) Zone, or Agricultural Buffer (A-B) Zone, notice shall be given to the next two (2) properties or one (1) mile, whichever is greater, in the direction of the Agricultural-Rural (A-R) Zone Agricultural Natural Area (A-N) Zone, or Agricultural Buffer (A-B) Zone. Where the subject property adjoins an Agricultural-Urban (A-U) Zone, notice shall be given to all properties within two hundred (200) feet and to the owners of the next two (2) properties but not to exceed any property owner beyond twenty thousand, four hundred (2,400) feet from the property in the direction of the A-U land. For all other properties, notice shall be given to all owners of property within two hundred (200) feet of the subject property. It shall be the obligation of the preservation staff to prepare, certify and mail all notice as required herein. Further, the Board shall give notice of the time, place and reason for holding a public hearing by publication in the newspaper of highest circulation in Fayette County. Kentucky, not earlier than twenty-one (21) days or later than seven (7) days before the public hearing. c. Board of Architectural Review Public Hearing. After notice, the Board shall consider the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness at a public hearing. At the hearing, the Board shall receive the report of the staff, orally and/or in writing, and shall allow the applicant, protestors and other interested citizens to testify and rebut evidence presented by others, provided the Chairman shall have the power to limit repetitive testimony and exclude irrelevant testimony and evidence. In its review of material submitted, the Board of Architectural Review shall examine the architectural design and the exterior surface treatment of the proposed construction on the site in question and its relationship to other structures within the area, the relationship of the proposed construction to the design of the building, and other pertinent factors affecting the appearance and efficient functioning of the historic district or the landmark. The Board of Architectural Review shall not consider any interior arrangement and shall make no requirements except for the purpose of preventing development incongruous in scale, design or materials to the historic or architectural aspects of the district or landmark.