Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 81A.412 (2026)

Annexation permitted when each of the owners gives prior consent --

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Notice to county fiscal court. (1) A city may annex any area which meets the requirements of KRS 81A.410, if each of the owners of record of the land to be annexed gives prior consent in writing to the annexation. In this event, the city shall not be required to enact the notification ordinance required by KRS 81A.420(1) or to comply with the notice requirements of KRS 81A.425, and it shall not be required to wait the sixty (60) day period provided for in KRS 81A.420(2) prior to enacting a final ordinance annexing the area. When a city has obtained the prior written consent of each owner of record of the land to be annexed, the city may enact a single ordinance finally annexing the land described in the ordinance. If the city has elected to establish the zoning for the new territory pursuant to KRS 100.209 prior to the completion of annexation under this section, the ordinance annexing the territory shall include a map showing the zoning. Upon the enactment of this ordinance, the territory shall become a part of the city. (2) When a city located in a county subject to the crediting provisions set forth in KRS 68.197 proposes to annex territory, it shall provide written notice to the fiscal court of the county in which the territory is located regarding the proposed annexation that includes a map and description of the territory to be annexed at least forty-five (45) days prior to the enactment of the ordinance finally annexing the territory into the city. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 158, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 101, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. -- Created 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 1, effective February 12, 1988.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2004–2013 · leading case: Snowden v. City of Wilmore, 412 S.W.3d 195 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013).

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Snowden v. City of Wilmore, 412 S.W.3d 195 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Since a city may annex only con *198 tiguous land, 2 Snowden believes the City set about annexing a narrow mile-long corridor of useless property from landowners who favored the Forest Creek development just to achieve contiguity and permit the streamlined annexation process…”

Fourroux v. City of Shepherdsville, 148 S.W.3d 303 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 5× “They allow annexation by two methods: by the unanimous consent of all the property owners in the area proposed to be annexed (KRS 81A.412); and without the consent of the affected landowners (KRS 81A.”

Louisville/Jefferson Cnty. Metro Gov't v. City of Prospect, 277 S.W.3d 227 (Ky. 2009). “The City of Prospect annexed the property on September 9, 2002, by adopting an ordinance 6 under KRS 81A.412, which allows a single reading and summary proceedings when each of the owners of the property to be annexed consents to the annexation.”

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