{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-99.340","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 99.340","heading":"Definitions for KRS 99.330 to 99.510.","body":"The following words or terms shall have the following meanings wherever used in KRS\n99.330 to 99.510, unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context:\n(1) \"Slum area\" means an area in which there is at least one-fourth (1/4) of all buildings\nor a predominance of improvements which by reason of dilapidation, deterioration,\nage or obsolescence, inadequate provision for ventilation, light, sanitation, or open\nspaces, high density of population and overcrowding, or any combination of such\nfactors, are unsafe or unfit to occupy; are conducive to ill health, transmission of\ndisease, infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, or crime; injuriously affect the entire\narea; or constitute a menace to the public health, safety and welfare. A slum area\nmay in clude lands, structures, or improvements, the acquisition of which is\nnecessary in order to assure the proper clearance and redevelopment of the entire\narea and to prevent the spread or recurrence of slum conditions thereby protecting\nthe public health, safety, and welfare;\n(2) \"Blighted area\" means an area (other than a slum area as defined in this section)\nwhere by reason of the predominance of defective or inadequate street layout, faulty\nlot layout in relation to size, adequacy, accessibility, or useful ness, submergency of\nlots by water or other unsanitary or unsafe conditions, deterioration of site\nimprovements, diversity of ownership, tax delinquency, defective or unusual\nconditions of title, improper subdivision or obsolete platting, or any combinatio n of\nsuch reasons, development of such blighted area (which may include some\nincidental buildings or improvements) into predominantly housing uses is being\nprevented;\n(3) \"Redevelopment\" means the planning or replanning, design or redesign, acquisition,\nclearance, development, disposal, rehabilitation, historic preservation, or any\ncombination of these, of a development area and the preparation of such area for\nsuch residential, commercial, industrial, public, recreational, or other structures,\nworks, impro vements, facilities, or spaces as may be appropriate or necessary.\n\"Redevelopment\" and derivatives thereof shall mean develop as well as redevelop;\n(4) \"Community\" means any city or county;\n(5) \"Mayor\" means the mayor of a city or the county judge/executive of a county, or the\nofficer thereof having the duties customarily imposed upon the executive head of a\ncity or county;\n(6) \"Council\" means the legislative authority of a city or the fiscal court of a county;\n(7) \"Redevelopment project\" means any or a com bination of one (1) or more of the\nfollowing:\n(a) Acquisition of a slum area or a blighted area (as defined in this section);\n(b) Demolition, removal, rehabilitation, or historic preservation of structures and\nimprovements;\n(c) Installation, construction, or reconstruction of streets, utilities, and other site\nimprovements essential to the preparation of sites for uses in accordance with\nthe development plan; and\n(d) Making the land available for development or redevelopment by private\nenterprise or public bodies for uses in accordance with the development plan;\n(8) \"Development area\" means the area of a redevelopment project;\n(9) \"Development plan\" means a plan for the redevelopment of all or any part of a\ndevelopment area;\n(10) \"Agency\" means a public corporate body created pursuant to KRS 99.350;\n(11) \"Public body\" means any city, county, commission, district authority, or other\npublic body or political subdivision of the Commonwealth;\n(12) \"Area of operation\" means:\n(a) In the case of a city, the area within the city and the area within five (5) miles\nof the territorial boundaries thereof, except that the area of operation of a city\nunder KRS 99.330 to 99.510 shall not include any area which lies within the\nterritorial boundaries of another city unless a resolution has been adopted by\nthe council of the other city declaring a need therefor; and\n(b) In the case of a county, the area within the county, except that the area of\noperation of a county shall not include any area which l ies within the\nterritorial boundaries of a city unless a resolution has been adopted by the\ncouncil of the city declaring a need therefor;\n(13) \"Real property\" includes all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon,\nand property of any nature appurtenant thereto, or used in connection therewith, and\nevery estate, interest, and right, legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years\nand liens by way of judgment, mortgage, or otherwise and the indebtedness secured\nby such liens;\n(14) \"Planning commission\" means a city, county, or joint city -county planning and\nzoning commission or a planning commission established pursuant to the provisions\nof KRS Chapter 100 having authority and responsibility with respect to the area of\nthe community; and\n(15) \"Bonds\" means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other\nobligations.","path":["KRS Chapter 99"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=26534","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:01Z","sha256":"5039dc304fe0d8f58db6fc15a9e84b43f604ad84cfa3bb26b99ff9424122c721","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-99.330","next":"us-ky/krs-99.350"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}