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KRS 183.861

Establishment of Airport Zoning Commission -- Jurisdiction over land use issues

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Kentucky Airport Zoning Commission v. Kentucky Power Co. (1983)

Most recently applied in Kentucky Airport Zoning Commission v. Kentucky Power Co. (March 1983)

Effective: June 27, 2019 History: Amended 2019 Ky

(1) There is hereby created and established within the cabinet, a commission to be known as the "Kentucky Airport Zoning Commission" which, notwithstanding the provisions of KRS Chapters 100 and 147, shall be empowered to issue orders, rules, and regulations pertaining to use of land within and around the facilities identified in subsection (2) of this section as will promote the public interest and protect and encourage the proper use of the airports and their facilities.

(2) The commission shall have jurisdiction over land use issues around the following facilities in the Commonwealth:

(a) All military airports;

(b) All public-use facilities of the following types:

1. Airports;

2. Heliports; and 3. Seaplane bases; and (c) All private-use airports which have a paved runway in excess of two thousand nine hundred (2,900) feet.

Official source: Kentucky General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Kentucky statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.