AN ACT relating to duplexes.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define "duplex"; allow duplexes as a permitted use in all residential zones; prohibit a planning unit from adopting or enforcing regulations that would exclude duplexes in residential zones or impose requirements or fees on duplexes different than those for single-family homes.

Introduced: February 14, 2025

Last action: February 25, 2025

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This bill would require cities and counties across Kentucky to allow duplexes, which are two-unit residential buildings, in any area zoned for housing. Local planning authorities would be prohibited from banning duplexes in residential zones or applying different rules and fees to them than to single-family homes. Who it may affect: homeowners, property developers, renters, and local planning and zoning authorities.

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