(1) Upon application of all persons owning land comprising a subdivision, the planning commission may revoke the approval of a subdivision plat, including all dedications of public facilities, easements and rights-of-way.
(2) Before any plat shall be revoked, all owners shall, as part of their application for revocation, state under oath that no person has purchased a lot shown on the plat.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 100.285

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Commission: means planning commission. See Kentucky Statutes 100.111
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Plat: means the map of a subdivision. See Kentucky Statutes 100.111
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Subdivision: means the division of a parcel of land into three (3) or more lots or parcels except in a county containing a city with a population equal to or greater than eight thousand (8,000) based upon the most recent federal decennial census or in an urban-county government or consolidated local government where a subdivision means the division of a parcel of land into two (2) or more lots or parcels. See Kentucky Statutes 100.111

(3) A revocation shall become effective only upon:
(a) A notation on the margin of the recorded plat stating that such plat has been revoked and the date of such vote of revocation; such notation shall be signed by the chairman, secretary, or other duly authorized officer of the commission; and
(b) A written approval of such revocation filed with the commission, duly signed by each entity to which an offer of dedication of any public or private facility, easement or right-of-way was made on the plat.
(4) The remedy provided in this section is in addition to all other remedies provided by law and shall not impair the right of the commission or any interested party from filing an action in Circuit Court for such relief as may be appropriate.
Effective: July 15, 1986
History: Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 141, sec. 38, effective July 15, 1986.