Kentucky

KRS 100.201. Interim and permanent land use regulations authorized -- Designation and regulation of urban residential zones. (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of KRS 100.137, when the planning commission and legislative bodies have adopted the statement of goals and objectives, and the planning commission has additionally adopted at least the land use element for the planning unit, the various legislative bodies and fiscal courts of the cities and counties, which are members of the unit, may enact interim zoning or other kinds of growth management regulations which shall have force and effect within their respective jurisdictions for a period not to exceed twelve (12) months, during which time the planning commission shall complete the remaining elements of the comprehensive plan as prescribed by KRS 100.187. Interim regulations shall become void upon the enactment of permanent regulations as provided in subsection (2) of this section, or after twelve (12) consecutive months from the date such interim regulations are enacted, whichever occurs first. (2) When all required elements of the comprehensive plan have been adopted in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, then the legislative bodies and fiscal courts within the planning unit may enact permanent land use regulations, including zoning and other kinds of growth management regulations to promote public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the planning unit, to facilitate orderly and harmonious development and the visual or historical character of the unit, and to regulate the density of population and intensity of land use in order to provide for adequate light and air. In addition, land use and zoning regulations may be employed to provide for vehicle parking and loading space, as well as to facilitate fire and police protection, and to prevent the overcrowding of land, blight, danger, and congestion in the circulation of people and commodities, and the loss of life, health, or property from fire, flood, or other dangers. Land use and zoning regulations may also be employed to protect airports, highways, and other transportation facilities, public facilities, schools, public grounds, historical districts, central business districts, prime agricultural land, and other natural resources; to regulate the use of sludge from water and wastewater treatment facilities in projects to improve soil quality; and to protect other specific areas of the planning unit which need special protection by the planning unit. (3) Land use and zoning regulations may include the designation of specifically defined areas to be known as urban residential zones [...]. --- Supporting provisions: KRS 100.113. Types of planning units permitted. -- Before any planning operations may begin, a planning unit must be formed and designated. Planning units may consist of a city or county, acting independently in accordance with KRS 100.117; cities and their county, jointly, in accordance with KRS 100.121; or groups of counties and their cities, regionally, in accordance with KRS 100.123. KRS 100.111(15) "Planning unit" means any city, county, or consolidated local government, or any combination of cities, counties, or parts of counties, or parts of consolidated local governments engaged in planning operations. KRS 100.183. Comprehensive plan required. -- The planning commission of each unit shall prepare a comprehensive plan, which shall serve as a guide for public and private actions and decisions to assure the development of public and private property in the most appropriate relationships. [...]