(1) All applications for permits required by KRS § 151.250 shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the cabinet.
(2) Unless waived by the cabinet, all plans and specifications submitted for approval shall be drawn by an engineer, licensed to practice as a professional engineer under the provisions of KRS Chapter 322.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 151.260

  • Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Owner: when applied to any animal, means any person having a property interest in such animal. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(3) Upon receipt of all plans and specifications, the cabinet shall notify the applicant in writing within twenty (20) working days for a floodplain permit application, and within forty-five (45) working days for a dam permit application, either that the permit will be issued or denied, or that certain modifications in the plans or specifications must be made before a permit will be issued.
(4) The secretary may establish, by administrative regulation promulgated pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A, a requirement for the owner of any dam classified by the cabinet as high hazard, moderate hazard, or significant hazard to develop, exercise, and maintain an emergency action plan certified by the owner of the dam.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 159, sec. 9, effective June 29, 2023. — Created
1966 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec 30.
Legislative Research Commission Note (10/29/96). Pursuant to KRS § 7.136(2), original references to “division” in subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this statute have been changed to “cabinet” to reflect reorganizations relating to the former Division of Water. See 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 285, sec. 1; 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 214, secs. 1 and 2;
1982 Ky. Acts ch. 393, sec. 50(3).