Land Development Code (LDC)

The Land Development Code and Form District map went into effect in the consolidated jurisdiction of Louisville Metro on March 1, 2003. The code and map have also been adopted by the cities of Douglass Hills, Graymoor-Devondale, Hurstbourne, Jeffersontown, Lyndon, Middletown, Prospect, Shively, and St. Regis Park; they are in the adoption process in the remaining legislative bodies.

Different versions of the Land Development Code (LDC) are in effect in certain jurisdictions. Please refer to the version in effect for the site in which you are interested. The LDC documents include bookmarks to facilitate internal cross-references.

The March 2006 version of the Land Development Code that is in effect in Louisville Metro, Graymoor-Devondale, St. Regis Park and Lyndon is available in hard copy for purchase from the Customer Service Counter of Planning and Design Services, 444 S. 5th Street, 1st floor. The cost of a printed copy of the Code text is $44 and CD's are $10. The Code text with a binder and tabs costs $50.

PROPOSED REVISIONS
Chapter 10 - Landscaping Regulations 
The Planning Commission reviewed these revisions on November 19, and continued the review for December 17 at 1:00 PM, Old Jail Building, 514 W. Liberty Street. 
Updated Tree Canopy Proposal Working Draft 10/22/09
                
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODES (By Jurisdiction)

• Louisville Metro Only (Current Code)
• PDFs by Chapter
• HTML Version
• Old Louisville/Limerick TNZD Map (PDF)
• March 2006 Code -
Land Development Code (8 MB)
• Shively
• (Approved Revisions to LDC by Shively)
• Hurstbourne
• (Approved Revisions to LDC by Hurstbourne)
• Lyndon
• Approved Adoption of Amended LDC - Ordinance 3-26-07
• Approved Amendment of LDC Chapter 4, Part 2 - Ordinance 4-28-08D
• Approved Amendment of LDC Chapter 2, Part 5 - Ordinance 6-22-09 
• Graymoor-Devondale
• St. Regis Park
• July 2004 Code - Land Development Code (PDFs by Chapter)
• Jeffersontown* (*Approved Revisions to Land Development Code by Jeffersontown)
• Middletown* (*Approved Revisions to Land Development Code by Middletown)
• Prospect** (**Prospect LDC approval - Ordinance 405, Series 2005 for amendments)
• March 2003 Land Development Code (10 MB PDF)
• Douglass Hills
• Development Code (3 MB PDF)
• Anchorage
• Indian Hills
• St. Matthews* (*Approved Parking Standards Revisions to LDC by St. Matthews - Ordinance 06-01)