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KRS 171.380 et seq. — State Historic Preservation & §106 Review (KY)

Tracked preemption from the Kentucky overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1966-10-15
Sunset
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Authority
state
Scope
state:KY
Other Kentucky preemptions
2024 HB 443 — Objective-Standards / Ministerial-Application MandateKRS 65.490 et seq. — Tax Increment Financing (Local Development Areas)KRS 67C / Ky. Const. §156a — Louisville Metro Consolidated Local GovernmentKRS Chapter 224A / 224.01-400 — Brownfield Voluntary Environmental RemediationKRS 100.348 — Manufactured Housing Anti-Exclusion & Parity (2025 HB 160)KRS Chapter 350 / SMCRA — Surface Coal Mining Regulation & Mountaintop RemovalOffice of Kentucky Nature Preserves (OKNP) — Designated Nature Preserves & T&E HabitatKRS 146.200 et seq. — Kentucky Wild Rivers System

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

OR
  • parcel.in_nrhp_listed_district == True
  • parcel.in_nrhp_eligible_property == True
  • parcel.in_local_historic_district == True
  • project.involves_federal_undertaking_section_106 == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typerequireky_shpo_section_106_consultation54 USC §306108 (NHPA §106) requires federal-undertaking review with Kentucky State Historic Preservation Office (KY Heritage Council)
base_districts[*].local_historic_district_design_reviewrequirecertificate_of_appropriateness_per_local_HD_ordinanceKRS 82.026 / KRS 100 enabling: cities may adopt local historic district ordinances requiring Certificate of Appropriateness for exterior alterations; subject to 2024 HB 443 objective-standards floor

Citation

Authority source
KRS §171.380 et seq. (Kentucky Heritage Council / SHPO); 54 USC §306108 (NHPA §106); KRS §82.026 (local historic preservation enabling for cities)
§ KRS §§171.380, 171.381, 171.396; KRS §82.026; 54 USC §306108
https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3320

Research notes

Kentucky Heritage Council is the SHPO. Major NRHP districts: Louisville Old Louisville, Butchertown, Phoenix Hill, NuLu, Cherokee Triangle, Highlands; Lexington Gratz Park, Constitution, Aylesford, North Limestone, Mulberry Hill, Ashland (Henry Clay estate); Frankfort Capitol; Bardstown (compact Federal/Greek Revival district); Covington Mainstrasse / Wallace Woods / Licking-Riverside; Newport East Row; Berea College district; Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill (NHL). Local Certificate-of-Appropriateness regimes layered on top. 2024 HB 443 constrains subjective character / compatibility findings in design review — historic-district CoA criteria must be objective.