<br><br>81A.410 Area subject to annexation -- Exception upon adoption of consolidated <br>local government. <br>(1) Except as provided in KRS 67C.111(3), a city legislative body may extend the city's <br>boundaries to include any area: <br>(a) Which is adjacent or contiguous to the city's boundaries at the time the <br>annexation proceeding is begun; and <br>(b) Which by reason of population density, commercial, industrial, institutional, <br>or governmental use of land, or subdivision of land, is urban in character or <br>suitable for development for urban purposes without unreasonable delay. <br>(2) No part of the area to be annexed shall be included within the boundary of another <br>incorporated city. <br>(3) If a city is considering the annexation of two (2) or more areas which are all <br>adjacent to the city boundary but are not adjacent to one another, it may undertake <br>simultaneous proceedings under the authority of KRS 81A.420 for the annexation <br>of such areas. <br>Effective: July 15, 2002 <br>History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 91, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended <br>1984 Ky. Acts ch. 416, sec. 16, effective July 13, 1984. -- Created 1980 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 303, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1980. <br><br>