{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-100.201","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 100.201","heading":"Interim and permanent land use regulations authorized -- Designation and","body":"regulation of urban residential zones.\n(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of KRS 100.137, when the planning\ncommission and legislative bodies have adopted the statement of goals and\nobjectives, and the planning commission has additionally adopted at least the land\nuse element for the planning unit, the various legislative bodies and fiscal courts of\nthe cities and counties, which are members of the unit, may enact interim zo ning or\nother kinds of growth management regulations which shall have force and effect\nwithin their respective jurisdictions for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months,\nduring which time the planning commission shall complete the remaining elements\nof the comprehensive plan as prescribed by KRS 100.187. Interim regulations shall\nbecome void upon the enactment of permanent regulations as provided in\nsubsection (2) of this section, or after twelve (12) consecutive months from the date\nsuch interim regulations are enacted, whichever occurs first.\n(2) When all required elements of the comprehensive plan have been adopted in\naccordance with the provisions of this chapter, then the legislative bodies and fiscal\ncourts within the planning unit may enact permanent land use regulations, including\nzoning and other kinds of growth management regulations to promote public health,\nsafety, morals, and general welfare of the planning unit, to facilitate orderly and\nharmonious development and the visual or historical char acter of the unit, and to\nregulate the density of population and intensity of land use in order to provide for\nadequate light and air. In addition, land use and zoning regulations may be\nemployed to provide for vehicle parking and loading space, as well as  to facilitate\nfire and police protection, and to prevent the overcrowding of land, blight, danger,\nand congestion in the circulation of people and commodities, and the loss of life,\nhealth, or property from fire, flood, or other dangers. Land use and zoni ng\nregulations may also be employed to protect airports, highways, and other\ntransportation facilities, public facilities, schools, public grounds, historical\ndistricts, central business districts, prime agricultural land, and other natural\nresources; to r egulate the use of sludge from water and wastewater treatment\nfacilities in projects to improve soil quality; and to protect other specific areas of the\nplanning unit which need special protection by the planning unit.\n(3) Land use and zoning regulations may include the designation of specifically defined\nareas to be known as urban residential zones, in which:\n(a) The majority of the structures were in use prior to November 22, 1926; and\n(b) 1. The entire area embodies the distinctive characteristics of a t ype, period,\nor method of construction; or\n2. The entire area represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose\ncomponents may lack individual distinction.\nThe usage of structures within an urban residential zone may be regulated on a\nstructure-by-structure basis, permitting a mixture of uses in the zone, including\nsingle-family and multifamily residential, retail, and service establishments, which\nstabilizes and protects the urban residential character of the area. The regulation of\nthe usage of any structure shall be guided by the architecture, size, or traditional use\nof the building.","path":["KRS Chapter 100"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=26717","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:04Z","sha256":"1b6099b4af3a70305dad71b1d077d469cb0bf307f5322a247b44783d97a84822","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-100.200","next":"us-ky/krs-100.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}