{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-81.500","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 81.500","heading":"Transfer of incorporated areas between cities of the home rule class.","body":"(1) When two (2) cities of the home rule class have a common boundary and it is\ndetermined that a specified area within one (1) city can be better served by the\nadjoining city, the specified incorporated area may be transferred to the adjoining\ncity upon enact ment of identical ordinances by each city legislative body and the\nsubmission of a petition in support of the transfer signed by voters in the area to be\ntransferred.\n(2) The ordinances declaring the transfer of property between two (2) cities shall\ninclude, but not be limited to, the following:\n(a) A definition of the area to be transferred;\n(b) A statement of the financial considerations between the two (2) cities\nregarding the area and the terms of any financial agreements;\n(c) The resolution of any taxes or revenues from the area; and\n(d) A statement of the land use or zoning regulations which would be applicable\nto the area being transferred if planning and zoning is in effect pursuant to\nKRS Chapter 100 in either city.\n(3) Prior to the effective date o f the transfer of the property, a petition in support of the\ntransfer, containing a number of signatures of residents in the area to be transferred\nwhich is not less than fifty -one percent (51%) of the number of registered voters in\nthe area to be transfer red, shall be submitted to the county clerk of the county from\nwhich the property is being transferred. The county clerk shall within ten (10)\nworking days of receipt of the petition notify each city of the validity of each\nsignature and address on the pet ition. No petition shall be required to be submitted\nwhen the property proposed for transfer contains no residents and the property\nowners consent in writing to the transfer.\n(4) The enactment of ordinances by each city shall be pursuant to KRS 83A.060.\n(5) The authority for the transfer of incorporated property between cities shall be\nexclusive of the provisions of KRS 81A.440.\n(6) In addition to other public notice requirements, cities involved in the transfer of\nincorporated areas between cities shall comply with the provisions of KRS 81A.470\nand 81A.475.\n(7) The incorporated area being transferred shall assume the local option status of the\ncity to which it is being transferred.","path":["KRS Chapter 81"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43591","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:42Z","sha256":"3613d5b2cd2e601e7bc5d2cca51efd86270630f39e65254d5ab16735d88f8be0","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-81.440","next":"us-ky/krs-81a.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}