{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-81a.534","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 81A.534","heading":"Establishment of designated county industrial districts -- Process --","body":"Requirements -- Removal of property from district by landowner.\n(1) (a) A fiscal court may establish a designated county industrial district by enacting\nan ordinance statin g its intent to establish a district that includes a map and\ndescription of the area to be included within the district. Within ten (10) days\nof the enactment of the initial ordinance, the fiscal court shall provide written\nnotice to all cities within the county that includes a map and a description of\nthe area to be included within the district.\n(b) 1. The fiscal court shall obtain written consent for inclusion within the\nproposed district from each property owner of record within the area to\nbe included in the district.\n2. If a county fails to obtain the consent of each property owner of record,\nthe county shall be barred from including the land owned by a property\nowner who did not consent within a district for a period of five (5) years\nin any future attempts to include that land in the district.\n(c) 1. Within one hundred (100) days following the enactment of the\nordinance of intent to establish a district, and after obtaining the consent\nof each property owner of record, the fiscal court may enact a fina l\nordinance establishing the district. Within ten (10) days of the enactment\nof the final ordinance, the fiscal court shall provide written notice that\nincludes a map and a description of the area to be included within the\ndistrict to all cities within the county.\n2. If the fiscal court does not enact the final ordinance within one hundred\n(100) days following the enactment of the ordinance of intent to\nestablish a district, the fiscal court shall be barred from including any\npart of the area identified in the ordinance in a district for a period of\nfive (5) years.\n(2) The area within a designated county industrial district shall:\n(a) Be suitable for development for industrial or commercial purposes;\n(b) As of the date of the establishment of the district, not be used for industrial or\ncommercial purposes; and\n(c) As of the date of the establishment of the district, not have any part that is\ncontiguous to the municipal boundaries of any city.\n(3) Land within a district shall be used solely for industrial or commercial purposes.\n(4) A county may establish up to two (2) districts that shall collectively total no more\nthan one thousand (1,000) acres.\n(5) If, within five (5) years following the establishment of  a district, the county has not\nmade substantial investment in the district, the district shall be dissolved by\noperation of law.\n(6) A landowner of property located within a district may have the property removed\nfrom the district with the consent of the county that established the district.\n(7) A property owner of land within an established district or abutting a district, or a\ncity within a county containing a district, may bring suit against the county, in the\nCircuit Court of the county in which the d istrict is located, on the basis that the\ncounty has failed to comply with the provisions of KRS 81A.532 to 81A.536.","path":["KRS Chapter 81A"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=55347","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:42Z","sha256":"186e7aa92f87f5deaecb0183afa83dafac987cd30e35cd69ae8a0b0de60e827a","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-81a.532","next":"us-ky/krs-81a.536"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}