Board of Adjustment

The Board of Zoning Adjustment meets on the last Monday of every month at 5:00 PM in the Commission Chambers of City Hall.  Deadlines for these meetings are 10 days before, on a Friday, before noon.  Contact the City of Paducah Department of Planning at (270) 444-8690 if you have any questions about the Board of Adjustment.

 

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEMBERS

Burford Wilson - Chair (term expires August 31, 2012)

William Baxter - Vice Chair (term expires August 31, 2010)

Johanna Rhodes (term expires August 31, 2009)

Sarah Bynum (term expires August 31, 2011)

Jessica Byassee (term expires August 31, 2011)

 

Board of Adjustment Responsibilities 

The City of Paducah Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial board established under KRS 100.217.  It is a five-member citizen board appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Commission.  The Board of Adjustment has numerous duties including but not limited to the following:

  • Hold Public Hearings
  • Review and approve conditional uses
  • Review and approve dimensional variances
  • Review and approve Non-Conforming Uses
  • Conduct Administrative Reviews
  • Hear Zoning Appeals and render decisions
  • Administer Certificates of Land Use Restriction
  • Additionally, the Board of Adjustment has the power to subpoena persons in matters pertaining to the Board. 

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