AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.

Create a new section KRS Chapter 100 to define terms; allow multi-unit dwellings and mixed-use developments as permitted uses in commercial zones; prohibit a planning unit from adopting or enforcing regulations that do not allow multi-unit dwellings and mixed-use developments in commercial zones, impose requirements on multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use developments more restrictive than other uses in a zone, or require certain parking restrictions on multi-unit dwellings or mixed-use developments.

Introduced: February 14, 2025

Last action: February 25, 2025

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This bill would require local planning and zoning authorities across Kentucky to allow apartment buildings and mixed-use developments (buildings that combine housing with businesses) in commercial zones. It would also prevent local governments from imposing stricter building requirements or parking minimums on these types of developments compared to other uses in the same zone. This could make it easier to build more housing in commercially zoned areas throughout the state. Who it may affect: renters and homebuyers seeking more housing options, property developers and builders, and local planning and zoning boards.

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