2020 Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 81 - City classification, boundaries, and alternative method of consolidating governmental services 81.500 Transfer of incorporated areas between cities of the home rule class.
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81.500 Transfer of incorporated areas between cities of the home rule class.
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When two (2) cities of the home rule class have a common boundary and it is
determined that a specified area within one (1) city can be better served by the
adjoining city, the specified incorporated area may be transferred to the adjoining
city upon enactment of identical ordinances by each city legislative body and the
submission of a petition in support of the transfer signed by voters in the area to be
transferred.
The ordinances declaring the transfer of property between two (2) cities shall
include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) A definition of the area to be transferred;
(b) A statement of the financial considerations between the two (2) cities
regarding the area and the terms of any financial agreements;
(c) The resolution of any taxes or revenues from the area; and
(d) A statement of the land use or zoning regulations which would be applicable
to the area being transferred if planning and zoning is in effect pursuant to
KRS Chapter 100 in either city.
Prior to the effective date of the transfer of the property, a petition in support of the
transfer, containing a number of signatures of residents in the area to be transferred
which is not less than fifty-one percent (51%) of the number of registered voters in
the area to be transferred, shall be submitted to the county clerk of the county from
which the property is being transferred. The county clerk shall within ten (10)
working days of receipt of the petition notify each city of the validity of each
signature and address on the petition. No petition shall be required to be submitted
when the property proposed for transfer contains no residents and the property
owners consent in writing to the transfer.
The enactment of ordinances by each city shall be pursuant to KRS 83A.060.
The authority for the transfer of incorporated property between cities shall be
exclusive of the provisions of KRS 81A.440.
In addition to other public notice requirements, cities involved in the transfer of
incorporated areas between cities shall comply with the provisions of KRS 81A.470
and 81A.475.
The incorporated area being transferred shall assume the local option status of the
city to which it is being transferred.
Effective: January 1, 2015
History: Amended 2014 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 5, effective January 1, 2015. -- Created
1992 Ky. Acts ch. 17, sec. 1, effective February 28, 1992.
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