Kentucky legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Kentucky HB911: AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.
Status: In committee, March 16, 2026
Amend KRS 100.326 to define terms; prohibit planning units from adopting or enforcing certain specified ordinances or regulations concerning aspects of commercial uses; state that a single principal structure or building on a single lot in a commercial zone for a permitted use shall be approved without a development plan; establish a cause of action by a developer to bring suit for a violation of the section; create a new section of KRS Chapter 100 to state that a planning units activities are subject to its own land use and planning and zoning regulations.
What the bill says
An act relating to planning and zoning.
From the introduced text:
AN ACT relating to planning and zoning. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: Section 1. KRS 100.326 is amended to read as follows: (1) As used in this section: (a) "Car washing" means the use of a site for washing and cleaning of motor vehicles, in which patrons generally remain in the vehicle, or other lightduty motor vehicles or equipment in a commercial zone; (b) "Commercial zone" means any business, professional, or commercial zone and includes zones for job creation or economic development and mixeduse zones in which residential units are permitted within a zoning category that would otherwise qualify as a commercial zone; (c) "Drive-through facilities" means one (1) or more openings in the wall of a structure or building designed and intended to be used to provide for sale to or service to patrons who remain in their motor vehicles, and includes related facilities 2. Order points; and 3. Motor vehicle stacking areas within off-street vehicle areas; (d) "Electric vehicle charging station" has the same meaning as in KRS 138.477; (e) "Major public roads" means public roads designated as arterial roads or collector roads within a city and public roads designated as part of the state primary system, state secondary system, or as supplement roads by the Department of Highways as authorized …
Sponsors
- Steven Rudy (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : returned to Local Government (H)
- : 2nd reading
- : taken from Local Government (H)
- : returned to Local Government (H)
- : 1st reading
- : taken from Local Government (H)
- : to Local Government (H)
- : to Committee on Committees (H)
- : introduced in House
Subjects: Planning And Zoning, Commerce, Land Use, Counties, Civil Actions, Local Government, Cities, Business Entities And Organizations
Common questions
- What is HB911?
- HB911 is a bill in the Kentucky Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT relating to planning and zoning.
- What does HB911 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to planning and zoning.
- What is the status of HB911?
- In committee as of March 16, 2026. Latest action: returned to Local Government (H) (March 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB911?
- Steven Rudy (R, HD-001).
- Where is the official record for HB911?
- On the Kentucky Legislature website: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/record/26rs/hb911.html
Source: official Kentucky record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.