{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-81.380","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 81.380","heading":"Relocation of corporate boundaries of a city located in a county containing","body":"a city of the first class or consolidated local government -- Effects of relocation\n-- Filing with Secretary of State -- Renaming of relocated or relocating city.\n(1) Any city, located in a county containing a city of the first class or a consolidated\nlocal government, which is located within an area which is adversely affected by a\npublic project that was initiated by a city of the first class, or by action of a joint\nagency of a city of the first class and its county, after June 30, 1998, or upon the\nexpiration of the initial twelve (12) year term provided in KRS 79.310(2) of a\ncooperative compact which is in effect in the county pursuant to KRS 79.310 to\n79.330, may by ordinan ce relocate the corporate boundaries of the city to an\nunincorporated area of the county. The ordinance shall set out by metes and bounds\nthat unincorporated area of the county where the city will be relocated. The area\ndesignated for relocation shall not exceed the acreage within the then existing\nboundaries of the relocating city.\n(2) All financial assets and legal obligations of the city shall not be altered or\ninterrupted by a relocation.\n(3) A city of the first class or a consolidated local government shall relinquish all\npriority rights or any rights pursuant to the terms of a cooperative compact for\nannexation to that unincorporated area which is designated for the relocation of a\ncity as provided for in subsection (1) of this section. Any priority rights or any rights\npursuant to the terms of a cooperative compact for annexation which are\nrelinquished for the relocation of a city shall then be attached in the name of the city\nof the first class or the consolidated local government to that area which h as been\nabandoned by the relocating city pursuant to subsection (5) of this section. The\nrelocating city shall forward a copy of the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection\n(1) of this section to the mayor of the consolidated local government or the mayor\nof the city of the first class and the county judge/executive of the county.\n(4) The right of a city to relocate is in no way meant to amend any provision of the\nstatutes which govern the formation and operation of a cooperative compact created\npursuant to KRS 79.310 to 79.330.\n(5) Upon the relocation of a city, the city clerk shall forward to the Secretary of State\nwithin one (1) year from the date of the relocation, a document listing the name of\nthe city, the date of the relocation, the present classifi cation of the city, and a\ncertified copy of the ordinance adopted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If\na city fails to comply with this subsection, it shall be barred from receiving state\nmoneys until the city complies.\n(6) Until ninety percent (90%) of the residential properties located within the relocating\ncity's boundaries are acquired for the public project, the boundaries of the city shall\ninclude both the old city site and the area designated for the location of the new site\nof the city.\n(7) After ninety percent (90%) of the residential properties have been acquired as set\nforth in subsection (6) of this section, the boundaries of the city shall no longer\ninclude the area where the city existed before relocation.\n(8) A city that is relocatin g, or has been relocated, according to the provisions of this\nsection may change the name of the city by the adoption of an ordinance by the city\nlegislative body. Any person objecting to renaming the relocating or relocated city\nunder this section may pre sent a petition objecting to the renaming of the city by\nsubmitting the petition to the county clerk of the county in which the city is located.\nThe petition shall be in the following form: \"The registered voters living within\n(provide the name of the exis ting relocating or relocated city) hereby object to the\nquestion of the renaming of the city.\" If the petition is signed and dated by at least\ntwenty-five percent (25%) of the registered voters residing in the relocating or\nrelocated city, an election shal l be held on the question of renaming the city. The\ncounty clerk shall examine the petition and verify the validity of the signatures. If a\npetition containing at least twenty -five percent (25%) of the registered voters\nresiding in the relocating or reloca ted city is submitted to the county clerk, and\ncertified by the county clerk as sufficient, by the second Tuesday in August, the\nquestion of renaming the relocating or relocated city shall be placed on the ballot for\nthe next general election. The ballot s hall contain at least two (2) but no more than\nfour (4) names as potential new names for the relocating or relocated city.\n(9) Upon the act of renaming a city, the city clerk shall forward to the Secretary of\nState, within one (1) year from the date of the renaming, a document listing the new\nname of the city, the date of the renaming, the present classification of the city, and\na certified copy of the ordinance adopted in accordance with KRS 83A.060. If a city\nfails to comply with the provisions of this su bsection, it shall be barred from\nreceiving state moneys until the city complies.","path":["KRS Chapter 81"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=24992","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:42Z","sha256":"c9496317365697cb532852dfebb7f9897f23439c6621ad755d5b383997b75ddd","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-81.360","next":"us-ky/krs-81.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}