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Kentucky Revised Statutes Title IX. Counties, Cities, and Other Local Units § 81A.410.Area subject to annexation; exception upon adoption of consolidated local government

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(1) Except as provided in KRS 67C.111(3), a city legislative body may extend the city's boundaries to include any area:

(a) Which is adjacent or contiguous to the city's boundaries at the time the annexation proceeding is begun; and

(b) Which by reason of population density, commercial, industrial, institutional, or governmental use of land, or subdivision of land, is urban in character or suitable for development for urban purposes without unreasonable delay.

(2) No part of the area to be annexed shall be included within the boundary of another incorporated city.

(3) If a city is considering the annexation of two (2) or more areas which are all adjacent to the city boundary but are not adjacent to one another, it may undertake simultaneous proceedings under the authority of KRS 81A.420 for the annexation of such areas.

(4) If a city is wholly contained within two (2) counties and that city intends to annex territory in an additional county, then the provisions of KRS 81A.415 shall apply.

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