{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-100.253","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 100.253","heading":"Existing nonconforming use, continuance -- Change -- Effect of","body":"nonconforming use of ten years' duration -- Application.\n(1) The lawful use of a building or premises, existing at the time of the adoption of any\nzoning regulations affecting it, may be  continued, although such use does not\nconform to the provisions of such regulations, except as otherwise provided herein.\n(2) The board of adjustment shall not allow the enlargement or extension of a\nnonconforming use beyond the scope and area of its oper ation at the time the\nregulation which makes its use nonconforming was adopted, nor shall the board\npermit a change from one (1) nonconforming use to another unless the new\nnonconforming use is in the same or a more restrictive classification, provided,\nhowever, the board of adjustment may grant approval, effective to maintain\nnonconforming-use status, for enlargements or extensions, made or to be made, of\nthe facilities of a nonconforming use, where the use consists of the presenting of a\nmajor public attr action or attractions, such as a sports event or events, which has\nbeen presented at the same site over such period of years and has such attributes and\npublic acceptance as to have attained international prestige and to have achieved the\nstatus of a publi c tradition, contributing substantially to the economy of the\ncommunity and state, of which prestige and status the site is an essential element,\nand where the enlargement or extension was or is designed to maintain the prestige\nand status by meeting the increasing demands of participants and patrons.\n(3) Any use which has existed illegally and does not conform to the provisions of the\nzoning regulations, and has been in continuous existence for a period of ten (10)\nyears, and which has not been the subject  of any adverse order or other adverse\naction by the administrative official during said period, shall be deemed a\nnonconforming use. Thereafter, such use shall be governed by the provisions of\nsubsection (2) of this section.\n(4) The provisions of subsecti on (3) of this section shall not apply to counties\ncontaining a city of the first class, a consolidated local government, an urban-county\ngovernment, or a city with a population equal to or greater than twenty thousand\n(20,000) based upon the most recent federal decennial census.","path":["KRS Chapter 100"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43781","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:04Z","sha256":"6f98af5ba0403a79f114b7a9748ae895831ceaf261b0c8af5bd49ef494bd0cf8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-100.251","next":"us-ky/krs-100.257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}