The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council denied approval Wednesday for a 332-unit apartment building geared to University of Kentucky students on East Maxwell Street.
The council voted 8 to 7 during a special meeting to deny a zone change from a residential to a business for several properties on East Maxwell and Kalmia Avenue. The request comes amid increased property turnover as developers snap up parcels ripe for off-campus student housing.
The zone change considered this week included properties at 251, 253, 255, 261, 263, 271 and 273 East Maxwell St. and 256, 258, 262, 266, 268, 270 and 272 Kalmia Ave…