In any two (2) or more adjacent counties, one (1) of which has a city having a population of more than 50,000 and not more than 200,000 inhabitants as declared by the last federal census, the various cities and the counties may consolidate their planning operations by establishing an area planning commission which may be created under the provisions of KRS 147.610 to 147.705, when in the judgment of the legislative bodies of the cities and counties a consolidation provides for a more efficient planning operation.
KRS 147.610
Authority to establish area planning commission
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 504 F. Supp. 467 - Moorman v. Wood (1980)
Most recently applied in Kuhnhein v. Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission (September 2015)
Effective: July 15, 1982 History: Amended 1982 Ky
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Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.