{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-100.208","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 100.208","heading":"Transferable development rights.","body":"(1) Any city, county, consolidated local government, or urban -county government\nwhich is part of a planning unit may provide, by ordinance, for:\n(a) The voluntary transfer of the development rights permitted on one (1) parcel\nof land to another parcel of land;\n(b) Restricting or prohibiting further development of the parcel from which\ndevelopment rights are transferred; and\n(c) Increasing the density or intensity of development of the parcel to which such\nrights are transferred.\n(2) The ordinance shall designat e and show on the zoning map areas from which\ndevelopment rights may be transferred and areas to which such rights may be\ntransferred and used for development. These zones may be designated as separate\nuse districts or as overlaying other zoning districts.\n(3) Any city within a county that adopts an ordinance providing for the transfer of\ndevelopment rights, may also adopt a transfer of development rights ordinance, and\nthe county and city by adoption of mutual provisions may provide for the transfer of\ndevelopment rights on land located in one to land located in another.\n(4) \"Transferable development rights\" means an interest in real property that constitutes\nthe right to develop and use property under the zoning ordinance which is made\nseverable from the p arcel to which the interest is appurtenant and transferable to\nanother parcel of land for development and use in accordance with the zoning\nordinance. Transferable development rights may be transferred by deed from the\nowner of the parcel from which the de velopment rights are derived and upon the\ntransfer shall vest in the grantee and be freely alienable. The zoning ordinance may\nprovide for the method of transfer of these rights and may provide for the granting\nof easements and reasonable regulations to ef fect and control transfers and assure\ncompliance with the provisions of the ordinance.","path":["KRS Chapter 100"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=26723","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:04Z","sha256":"439d116c0370fd89634ccd8493b0b5ec1ba35c79adbf495f5623ed1af3619626","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-100.207","next":"us-ky/krs-100.209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}