The boundaries in this data describe propoerties approved for Tax Increment Financing (TIF). TIF is a state run program, through Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authoritythat allows developers to apply a portion of newly generated taxes from an area to pay for a project’s public infrastructure

This GIS dataset was created by the LFUCG GIS Office on behalf of the LFUCG Office of Economic Development based on approvals from Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority.

The TIF boundary data layer is an integral part of the planning data in the Lexington-Fayette-Urban County Government Geographic Information System. This information is used by the Division of Planning in case review, enforcement, and long range planning. GIS data layers are accessed by personnel in most LFUCG divisions for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production.

The data is in ESRI feature class format, but can be exported to any number of supported formats, including shapefile and dxf. The native projection for the data is Kentucky State Plane North (NAD83), but may have been reprojected for use in other applications. Please check metadata to determine current projection.