(A) The County Fiscal Court adopted an ordinance establishing the Cedar Creek Watershed Planning Unit.
(B) This was done pursuant to KRS Chapter 100 and a directive from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to protect the water quality of Cedar Creek Lake.
(C) The Cedar Creek Watershed Planning Commission was established to carry out the requirements of KRS Chapter 100 planning and zoning statutes and drafted and adopted a Comprehensive Plan, subdivision regulations and zoning ordinance and is charged with enforcement of these regulations for the Cedar Creek Watershed Planning Unit pursuant to KRS Chapter 100.
(D) The County Fiscal Court adopted the goals and objectives of the Cedar Creek Watershed Comprehensive Plan and zoning ordinance as required by KRS Chapter 100.
(E) The County Fiscal Court has established a Planning Commission to address the needs of all unincorporated areas of the county in regards to planning for future growth and land use of the county and to improve the way of life, and protect the county’s natural resources.
(F) The County Planning Commission includes members of the Cedar Creek Watershed Planning Commission.
(G) There exists the possibility of duplication of services and of conflicting and contradictory decisions regarding the property growth of areas of the county, including those that could impact the Cedar Creek Lake Watershed.
(H) The County Fiscal Court desires a uniform and consistent approach to issues involving the proper growth of this county and in the protection of the way of life and natural resources and beauty of this county.
(I) The merger and combining of the Cedar Creek Watershed Planning Commission and the County Planning Commission will better serve the citizens of the county.
(J) There exists a duplication of services and duties of the Cedar Creek Watershed Planning Commission and the County Planning Commission.
(K) To promote an orderly and consistent system of planning and zoning throughout the county, and to avoid duplication, contradiction and conflicting decisions on the property growth of the county.
(L) All legal requirements have been met, be it hereby ordained that the Cedar Creek Watershed Planning Commission and the County Planning Commission are hereby merged, and combined into one body, being the County/Cedar Creek Planning Commission, and further that all duties, powers, obligations and responsibilities of the Cedar Creek Watershed Planning Commission are hereby granted and assigned to the County/Cedar Creek Planning Commission.
(M) This section shall not be taken or interpreted in any manner to revoke, waive or supplant any previous ordinance or resolution regarding planning and zoning or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The Cedar Creek Watershed Zoning Ordinance, the subdivision regulations and the Comprehensive Plan for the Cedar Creek Watershed shall remain in full force and effect, except that the Lincoln County/Cedar Creek Planning Commission shall oversee and implement them from this point forward.
(Ord. passed 5-14-2002)