KRS 100.203: Content of zoning regulations -- Appeal -- Special provisions for urban -

county governments.

Cities and counties may enact zoning regulations which shall contain:

(1) A text, which shall list the types of zones which may be used, and the regulations

which may be imposed in each zone, which must be uniform throughout the zone.

In addition, the text shall make provisions for the granting of variances, conditional

use permits, and for nonconforming use of land and structures, and any other

provisions which are necessary to implement the zoning regulation. The city or

county may regulate:

(a) The activity on the land, including filling or excavation of land, and the

removal of natural resources, and the use of watercourses, and other bodies of

water, as well as land subject to flooding;

(b) The size, width, height, bulk, location of structures, buildings and signs;

(c) Minimum or maximum areas or percentages of areas, courts, yards, or other

open spaces or bodies of water which are to be left unoccupied, and minimum

distance requirements between buildings or other structures;

(d) Intensity of use and density of population floor area to ground area ratios, or

other means;

(e) Districts of special interest to the proper development of the community,

including, b ut not limited to, exclusive use districts, historical districts,

planned business districts, planned industrial districts, renewal, rehabilitation,

and conservation districts; planned neighborhood and group housing districts;

(f) Fringe areas of each dist rict, by imposing requirements which will make it

compatible with neighboring districts; and

(g) The activities and structures on the land at or near major thoroughfares, their

intersections, and interchanges, and transportation arteries, natural or artifi cial

bodies of water, public buildings and public grounds, aircraft, helicopter,

rocket and spacecraft facilities, places having unique interest or value, flood

plain areas, and other places having a special character or use affecting or

affected by their surroundings;

(2) The text may provide that the planning commission, as a condition to the granting

of any zoning change, may require the submission of a development plan, which

shall be limited to the provisions of the definition contained in KRS 100.111( 8).

Where agreed upon, this development plan shall be followed. As a further condition

to the granting of a zoning change, the planning commission may require that

substantial construction be initiated within a certain period of time of not less than

one ( 1) year; provided that such zoning change shall not revert to its original

designation unless there has been a public hearing;

(3) A map, which shall show the boundaries of the area which is to be zoned, and the

boundaries of each zone;

(4) Text provisions to the effect that land which is used for agricultural purposes shall

have no regulations except that:

(a) Setback lines may be required for the protection of existing and proposed

streets and highways;

(b) All buildings or structures in a designated floodway or flood plain or which

tend to increase flood heights or obstruct the flow of flood waters may be fully

regulated;

(c) Mobile homes and other dwellings may be permitted but shall have

regulations impose d which are applicable, such as zoning, building, and

certificates of occupancy; and

(d) The uses set out in KRS 100.111(2)(c) may be subject to regulation as a

conditional use;

(5) The text may empower the planning commission to hear and finally decide

applications for variances or conditional use permits when a proposed development

requires a map amendment and one (1) or more variances or conditional use

permits;

(6) In any regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (5) of this section:

(a) The text shall provide that the planning commission shall assume all powers

and duties otherwise exercised by the board of adjustments pursuant to KRS

100.231, 100.233, 100.237, 100.241, 100.243, 100.247, and 100.251, in a

circumstance provided for by subsection (5) of this section; and

(b) The text shall provide that the applicant for the map amendment, at the time of

the filing of the application for the map amendment, may elect to have any

variances or conditional use permits for the same development to be heard and

finally decided by the planning commission at the same public hearing set for

the map amendment, or by the board of adjustments as otherwise provided for

in this chapter;

(7) Any judicial proceeding to appeal the planning commission action authorized by

subsection (5) of this section in granting or denying any variance or conditional use

permit shall be taken pursuant to KRS 100.347(2);

(8) In urban-county governments, in addition to any other powers permitted or required

to be exercised by this chapter, the text of the zoning regulations may provide, as a

condition to granting a map amendment, that the planning unit may:

(a) Restrict the use of the property affected to a particular use, or a particular class

of use, or a specified density within those permitt ed in a given zoning

category;

(b) Impose architectural or other visual requirements or restrictions upon

development in areas zoned historic; and

(c) Impose screening and buffering restrictions upon the subject property;

The text shall provide the method whereby such restrictions or conditions may be

imposed, modified, removed, amended and enforced.