Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 100.271 (2026)

Administrator of zoning regulations, powers

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An administrative official shall be designated by the city or county to administer the zoning regulation, and, if delegated, housing or building regulations. The administrative official may be designated to issue building permits or certificates of occupancy, or both, in accordance with the literal terms of the regulation, but may not have the power to permit any construction, or to permit any use or any change of use which does not conform to the literal terms of the zoning regulation. History: Created 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 172, sec. 61.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1986–2021 · leading case: Burns v. Peavler, 721 S.W.2d 715 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986).
Burns v. Peavler, 721 S.W.2d 715 (Ky. Ct. App. 1986). · cites it 3× “KRS 100.271. The statutes further set out the procedures for organizing local planning and zoning commissions and boards of adjustment.”
Waste Servs. of the Bluegrass, LLC v. Scott Cnty. Bd. of Adjustment, No. 2018 CA 001225 (Ky. Ct. App. Apr. 22, 2021). “KRS 100.271 provides: -20- An administrative official shall be designated by the city or county to administer the zoning regulation, and, if delegated, housing or building regulations.”
Fishback v. Buchanon, No. 1:21-cv-00142 (W.D. Ky. Oct. 22, 2021). “In the section of the complaint form which asks him to list the federal statutes, federal treaties, and/or provisions of the United States Constitution that are at issue in this case, Plaintiff writes “KRS 100.271- zoning regulations,” “KRS 68.”
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