AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.

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.

Introduced: March 4, 2026

Last action: March 16, 2026

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This bill would limit the ability of local planning authorities to impose certain rules on commercial properties and developments. It would allow a single building on a commercial lot for a permitted use to be approved without requiring a full development plan. It also gives developers the legal right to sue if a planning authority violates these new restrictions, and requires planning authorities to follow their own land use and zoning rules. Who it may affect: property developers, local planning and zoning boards, and businesses seeking to build on commercially zoned land.

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