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146.290 Land uses permitted in stream area.
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The provisions of this section shall not apply to those uses existing at such
time as a stream is included in the system.
Land uses to be allowed within the boundaries of a designated stream area
shall be as follows:
New roads, structures or buildings may be constructed only where necessary
to effect a use permitted under the other provisions of KRS 146.200 to
146.360. Utility lines or pipelines may be constructed as approved by the
secretary in writing and under provision that the affected land be restored as
nearly as possible to its former state. This provision, however, shall in no way
affect the rights between a landowner and a utility company or pipeline
company. There shall be no strip mining as defined in KRS 350.010, and select
cutting of timber or other resource removal and agricultural use, may be
allowed pursuant to regulations promulgated by the secretary upon the
granting of a permit under the other provisions of KRS 146.200 to 146.360. All
instream disturbances such as dredging, shall be prohibited. Except for the
management agency and any existing uses which do not conform to the
purposes and intent of KRS 146.200 to 146.360, travel upon a wild river or any
public lands within the designated boundaries thereof, shall be by foot,
horseback, canoe, boat or other nonmechanical modes of transportation. If
there are existing agricultural areas within the boundaries of the area, such
areas may continue to be used for agricultural purposes.
Any landowner within the boundaries of the area may apply to the secretary for
a change of use to permit the select cutting of timber, a resource removal or an
agricultural use upon his property located within the area and the secretary
shall hold a public hearing after public notice on the application within sixty (60)
days. The landowner or any interested person shall be allowed to present
evidence as to whether the proposed use by the applying landowner is in
accordance with the management plan developed pursuant to KRS 146.270,
the purpose and intent of the Wild Rivers Act as expressed in KRS 146.220,
and other applicable law.
The secretary shall, within sixty (60) days after said hearing, either:
(a) Issue an order, with accompanying opinion, denying the permit; or
(b) Issue an order, with accompanying opinion, granting the permit with such
restrictions, terms and conditions as are appropriate to protect to the
fullest extent possible the wild rivers area and the public trust therein
within the intent of KRS 146.220; or
(c) Recommend an alternate use to which the land may be put under KRS
146.200 to 146.360 which is more consistent with the purposes and intent
of KRS 146.200 to 146.360 than the use for which application was made;
or
(d) Institute condemnation proceedings in the circuit court of the county in
which the land is located or else negotiate a purchase of the land
affected, or any interest therein.
On or before thirty (30) days from the date of the secretary's ruling, the
landowner may file with the department a written objection to the ruling. If,
within the next sixty (60) days the landowner and the secretary are unable to
reach an agreement with respect to a modification of his ruling, the secretary
must either permit the use applied for, condemn the property, or petition the
Franklin Circuit Court for an order restraining the proposed use. The order shall
be entered immediately upon the filing of the petition and the execution of a
bond without surety by the Commonwealth in an amount satisfactory to the
court to indemnify the landowner against loss of profits from any wrongful
restraint of the use of his property during the period from the filing of the
petition until such time as the matter is concluded by the courts. The court shall
review the decision as to both law and fact; but no factual finding shall be
reversed unless clearly erroneous or else arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of
discretion.
History: Amended 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 197, sec. 9. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts
ch. 74, Art. III, sec. 13(9). -- Created 1972 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 10.
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