One of the requirements is that before city and county governments can undertake zoning or the regulation of subdivision development, the planning commission shall prepare and adopt a Comprehensive Plan. KRS Chapter 100 further stipulates the process for preparing and adopting the comprehensive plan, including research requirements and minimum required elements to be included within the Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is used to guide growth and development within Kenton County. For Kenton County this is an important process because population growth and development activity creates the need to re-evaluate our community to help assure that needs of our residents are being met.
Public participation is very important in the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan.
KRS Chapter 100 stipulates that the public be involved during the preparation of the plan and that a public hearing be held prior to adoption of the Plan. The Kenton County and Municipal Planning and Zoning Commission and the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission will hold a series of public meetings, called Town Meetings, to solicite citizen input during the preparation of the Plan. Toward the end of the plan update process and before the Commission holds the required public hearing, three public meetings will be held for citizens to review the draft plan text and accompanying maps. These meetings will be held at various locations throughout the county.