{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-100.197","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 100.197","heading":"Adoption of plan elements -- Periodic amendment or readoption.","body":"(1) All elements of the comprehensive plan shall be prepared with a view towards\ncarrying out the statement of goals and objectives. The various elements may be\nadopted as they are completed, or as a whole when all have been completed. The\nplanning commission shall hold a public hearing and adopt the elements. The\ncomprehensive plan elements, and their research basis, shall be reviewed from time\nto time in light of social, economic, technical, and physical advancements or\nchanges. At least once every five (5) y ears, the commission shall amend or readopt\nthe plan elements. It shall not be necessary to conduct a comprehensive review of\nthe research done at the time of the original adoption pursuant to KRS 100.191,\nwhen the commission finds that the original resear ch is still valid. The amendment\nor readoption shall occur only after a public hearing before the planning\ncommission.\n(2) The elements of the comprehensive plan shall be reviewed by the planning\ncommission at least once every five (5) years and amended if necessary. If the goals\nand objectives statement is proposed to be amended then the proposed amendments\nshall be submitted to the legislative bodies and fiscal courts in the planning unit for\nconsideration, amendment, and adoption. The legislative bodies and fiscal courts\nshall take action upon the proposed statement of goals and objectives within ninety\n(90) days of the date upon which the legislative body or fiscal court receives the\nplanning commission's final action upon such proposal. If no action is taken within\nthe ninety (90) day period, the proposed amendments to the statement of goals and\nobjectives shall be deemed to have been approved by operation of law. If the goals\nand objectives statement is not proposed to be amended, it shall not be necess ary to\nsubmit it to the legislative bodies and fiscal courts for action. If the review is not\nperformed, any property owner in the planning unit may file suit in the Circuit\nCourt. If the Circuit Court finds that the review has not been performed, it shall\norder the planning commission, or the legislative body in the case of the statement\nof goals and objectives element, to perform the review, and it may set a schedule or\ndeadline of not less than nine (9) months for the completion of the review. No\ncomprehensive plan shall be declared invalid by the Circuit Court unless the\nplanning commission fails to perform the review according to the court's schedule\nor deadline. The procedure set forth in this section shall be the exclusive remedy for\nfailure to perform the review.\n(3) Within thirty (30) days after its adoption, amendment, or readoption by the planning\ncommission, a copy of each element of the comprehensive plan shall be sent to\npublic officials in adjacent cities, counties, and planning units, followin g the\nprocedures provided in subsection (3) of KRS 100.193.","path":["KRS Chapter 100"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=26715","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:04Z","sha256":"1d98bb52a292120ab0182ecb760b5a61f13deffae09e3c1f764695f12cacded6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-100.193","next":"us-ky/krs-100.200"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}