KRS 100.413: Appeals from final order of planning commission and judgment of District

Court.

(1) An appeal from any final order issued by a planning commission may be made to

the District Court of the county in which the planning commission is located. The

appeal shall be taken within thirty (30) days of the date the order is issued. The

appeal shall be initiated by the filing of a complaint and a copy of the commission's

order in the same manner as any civil action under the Rules of Civil Procedure.

The action sh all be tried de novo and the burden shall be upon the planning

commission to establish that a violation has occurred. If the court finds that a

violation occurred, judgment shall be entered ordering the offender to pay to the

planning commission all fines assessed for the violation. If the court finds a

violation did not occur, the complaint shall be dismissed.

(2) A judgment of the District Court may be appealed to the Circuit Court in

accordance with the Rules of Civil Procedure.

(3) If no appeal from a f inal order of a planning commission is filed within the time

period set forth in this section, the planning commission's order shall be deemed

final for all purposes.