AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.

Create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to define "qualifying planning unit," "qualifying residential development," "small lot," "service document," and "transitional buffer"; prohibit a qualifying planning unit from establishing certain restrictions on a qualifying residential development or small lot; allow a qualifying planning unit to adopt generally applicable regulations related to specified environmental features, and other matters for which a planning unit is authorized to regulate; establish that there is no effect on property…

Introduced: February 11, 2026

Last action: March 13, 2026

Returned To Local Government (H)

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This bill changes the rules that local planning and zoning authorities in Kentucky can use when reviewing new residential developments, including smaller homes and apartment or mixed-use buildings. It limits certain restrictions local governments can place on these projects, sets a high legal standard for denying them, and gives developers the right to sue if a denial does not meet that standard. It also restricts how much parking local governments can require for new developments…

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