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Franklin County adopts alternate zoning process, adds 5‑day notice for commission summaries
Summary
The Franklin County Fiscal Court on Feb. 12 approved an amendment to county zoning rules to allow the alternate KRS 100.2111 zone‑change process, adding a requirement that the planning department send a summary of planning commission action to the fiscal court within five days to preserve review time for aggrieved parties.
Franklin County Fiscal Court on Feb. 12 adopted an amendment to county zoning code sections 155.071 and 155.072 that permits the alternate zone‑change process provided under KRS 100.2111 and adds a five‑day deadline for the planning department to forward a summary of the planning commission's action to the fiscal court.
The change, presented at second reading by Autumn, planning department staff, is intended to speed routine, noncontroversial zone changes while preserving statutory safeguards. Under the state statute cited in the discussion, a planning commission's final action triggers a 21‑day window during which members of the public may file a written request asking the fiscal court to assume jurisdiction under the standard review process; if no such request is…
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