{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-82.670","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 82.670","heading":"Overlay district regulations -- Other provisions in ordinance establishing","body":"district.\n(1) A city establishing an overlay district under KRS 82.660, shall, in the ordinance that\ncreates the overlay district, delegate the responsibility for the administra tion of\noverlay district regulations to a department or agency of the city, or to a nonprofit\ncorporation established by the city pursuant to KRS Chapter 58. Overlay district\nregulations shall not conflict with the zoning regulations for the district and s hall\nnot permit uses prohibited by underlying zoning regulations or prohibit uses\npermitted by underlying zoning regulations. Overlay district regulations shall\nsupplement underlying zoning regulations by establishing additional design\nstandards, guidelines, and criteria for development within the district to preserve,\nconserve, or protect the historical, cultural, architectural, aesthetic, or other\ndistinctive characteristics of the district.\n(2) The ordinance establishing the district shall, in addition t o the provisions of KRS\n82.660, contain the following provisions:\n(a) A requirement that the designated department or agency of the city, or KRS\nChapter 58 nonprofit corporation that has been delegated responsibility for\nadministration of overlay district regulations, shall establish a body to assist in\nthe review of design standards and development proposals that shall be\ncomposed of persons possessing expertise in architecture, urban design, urban\nplanning, historic preservation, or other appropriate fields; and\n(b) A procedure for the review of proposed development within the district that\nshall provide for adequate notice, public hearings, and timely consideration of\napplications.\n(3) Any applicant denied a permit under KRS 82.660(4) shall have a right o f appeal\nfrom such written denial to the Circuit Court of the county in which the city is\nlocated. The ordinance establishing the district may provide that any applicant shall\nfirst appeal such written denial to the city legislative body and that the decis ion of\nthe city legislative body shall be the action appealable to the Circuit Court. The\nappeal from the denial of the city legislative body shall be taken within thirty (30)\ndays of the date of such written denial.\n(4) Any city legislative body that crea tes an overlay district pursuant to KRS 82.660\nshall hold a public hearing prior to adoption of the ordinance establishing the\ndistrict. Notice of the public hearing shall be published pursuant to KRS Chapter\n424 and an owner of every parcel of property wi thin the proposed district shall be\nnotified by first class mail. Records of the county property valuation administrator\nmay be relied upon to determine the identities and addresses of the property owners.\n(5) The boundaries of an overlay district shall no t be altered except by following the\nsame procedure required for the establishment of an overlay district.","path":["KRS Chapter 82"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=25083","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:49:43Z","sha256":"fa2d715fed54d6d46915497f8819798465f26b29baa707982b66cb75de928d9e","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-82.660","next":"us-ky/krs-82.700"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}