KRS 99.340: Definitions for KRS 99.330 to 99.510.

The following words or terms shall have the following meanings wherever used in KRS

99.330 to 99.510, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context:

(1) "Slum area" means an area in which there is at least one-fourth (1/4) of all buildings

or a predominance of improvements which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration,

age or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, sanitation, or open

spaces, high density of population and overcrowding, or any combination of such

factors, are unsafe or unfit to occupy; are conducive to ill health, transmission of

disease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime; injuriously affect the entire

area; or constitute a menace to the public health, safety and welfare. A slum area

may in clude lands, structures, or improvements, the acquisition of which is

necessary in order to assure the proper clearance and redevelopment of the entire

area and to prevent the spread or recurrence of slum conditions thereby protecting

the public health, safety, and welfare;

(2) "Blighted area" means an area (other than a slum area as defined in this section)

where by reason of the predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty

lot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or useful ness, submergency of

lots by water or other unsanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site

improvements, diversity of ownership, tax delinquency, defective or unusual

conditions of title, improper subdivision or obsolete platting, or any combinatio n of

such reasons, development of such blighted area (which may include some

incidental buildings or improvements) into predominantly housing uses is being

prevented;

(3) "Redevelopment" means the planning or replanning, design or redesign, acquisition,

clearance, development, disposal, rehabilitation, historic preservation, or any

combination of these, of a development area and the preparation of such area for

such residential, commercial, industrial, public, recreational, or other structures,

works, impro vements, facilities, or spaces as may be appropriate or necessary.

"Redevelopment" and derivatives thereof shall mean develop as well as redevelop;

(4) "Community" means any city or county;

(5) "Mayor" means the mayor of a city or the county judge/executive of a county, or the

officer thereof having the duties customarily imposed upon the executive head of a

city or county;

(6) "Council" means the legislative authority of a city or the fiscal court of a county;

(7) "Redevelopment project" means any or a com bination of one (1) or more of the

following:

(a) Acquisition of a slum area or a blighted area (as defined in this section);

(b) Demolition, removal, rehabilitation, or historic preservation of structures and

improvements;

(c) Installation, construction, or reconstruction of streets, utilities, and other site

improvements essential to the preparation of sites for uses in accordance with

the development plan; and

(d) Making the land available for development or redevelopment by private

enterprise or public bodies for uses in accordance with the development plan;

(8) "Development area" means the area of a redevelopment project;

(9) "Development plan" means a plan for the redevelopment of all or any part of a

development area;

(10) "Agency" means a public corporate body created pursuant to KRS 99.350;

(11) "Public body" means any city, county, commission, district authority, or other

public body or political subdivision of the Commonwealth;

(12) "Area of operation" means:

(a) In the case of a city, the area within the city and the area within five (5) miles

of the territorial boundaries thereof, except that the area of operation of a city

under KRS 99.330 to 99.510 shall not include any area which lies within the

territorial boundaries of another city unless a resolution has been adopted by

the council of the other city declaring a need therefor; and

(b) In the case of a county, the area within the county, except that the area of

operation of a county shall not include any area which l ies within the

territorial boundaries of a city unless a resolution has been adopted by the

council of the city declaring a need therefor;

(13) "Real property" includes all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon,

and property of any nature appurtenant thereto, or used in connection therewith, and

every estate, interest, and right, legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years

and liens by way of judgment, mortgage, or otherwise and the indebtedness secured

by such liens;

(14) "Planning commission" means a city, county, or joint city -county planning and

zoning commission or a planning commission established pursuant to the provisions

of KRS Chapter 100 having authority and responsibility with respect to the area of

the community; and

(15) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other

obligations.