Introduced March 4, 2026
HB911
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Amend KRS 100.326 to define terms; prohibit planning units from adopting or enforcing certain specified ordinances or regulations concerning aspects of commercial uses; state that a single principal structure or building on a single lot in a commercial zone for a permitted use shall be approved without a development plan; establish a cause of action by a developer to bring suit for a violation of the section; create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to state that a planning units activities are subject to its own land use and planning and zoning regulations.
Plain-language summary
This bill would limit what local planning agencies can regulate when it comes to commercial development. It would allow a single building on a single lot in a commercially zoned area to be approved without requiring a full development plan, and it would bar planning agencies from enforcing certain rules about commercial uses. Developers would also gain the right to sue a local planning agency if it violates these new restrictions. Who it may affect: business owners and developers seeking to build in commercially zoned areas, and local governments that oversee land use and zoning decisions.
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Legislative History
Primary Sponsor
Steven Rudy
Representative · House District 001
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