KRS 100.2111: Alternative regulation for zoning map amendment.

A legislative body or fiscal court may adopt, in lieu of the provisions of KRS 100.211, a

regulation to provide as follows:

(1) A proposal for a map amendment may originate with the planning commission of

the unit, with any fiscal court or legislative body which is a member of the unit, or

with the owner of the property in question.

(2) Regardless of the origin of the proposed amendment, it shall be referred to the

planning commission before adoption.

(3) The planning commission shall then hold at least one (1) public hearing after notice

as required by KRS Chapter 424 and this chapter and make recommendations to the

various bodies or fiscal courts involved.

(4) A planning commission recommendation relating to the proposed amendment shall

become final and th e map amendment shall be automatically implemented subject

to the provisions of KRS 100.347, all as set forth in the planning commission

recommendations, unless within twenty -one (21) days after the final action by the

planning commission:

(a) Any aggrieved person files a written request with the planning commission

that the final decision shall be made by the appropriate legislative body or

fiscal court; or

(b) The appropriate legislative body or fiscal court files a notice with the planning

commission tha t the legislative body or fiscal court shall decide the map

amendment.

(5) It shall take a majority of the entire legislative body or fiscal court to override the

recommendation of the planning commission.

(6) All procedures for public notice and publicati on as well as for adoption shall be the

same as for the original enactment of a zoning regulation, and the notice of

publication shall include the street address of the property in question, or if one is

not available, or if it is not practicable due to th e number of addresses involved, a

geographic description sufficient to locate and identify the property, and the names

of the two (2) streets on either side of the property which intersect the street on

which the property is located. If the property is located at the intersection of two (2)

streets, the notice shall designate the intersection by name of both streets rather than

name the two (2) streets on either side of the property.