ORDINANCE No. ________, Series 2026
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION BY THE CITY OF PROSPECT OF A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED APPROXIMATELY EAST OF HARRODS CREEK, WEST OF TIMBER RIDGE DRIVE, NORTH OF US HWY 42 AND SOUTH OF THE OHIO RIVER, CONTIGUOUS TO THE PRESENT BOUNDARY OF SAID CITY BUT NOT CONTIGUOUS TO THE BOUNDARY OF THE FORMER CITY OF LOUISVILLE, AND BEING IN THE UNINCORPORATED AREA OF THE FORMER COUNTY OF JEFFERSON.
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SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER SCOTT REED
WHEREAS, on June 4, 2026, the City Council of the City of Prospect, Kentucky voted in favor of an ordinance to annex the property depicted in the annexation request packet received from Prospect and more particularly described therein, which is incorporated herein by reference as if set forth in full (a copy of which is attached hereto); and
WHEREAS, the area proposed for annexation is adjacent to and contiguous with the present boundary of Prospect; and
WHEREAS, the area proposed for annexation also includes the rights of way of Ken Carla Drive and Lynnhall Court as well as a portion of Mayfair Ave (plus other, non-Metro roads), which serve some of the properties to be annexed and would become the property and maintenance responsibility of the City of Prospect upon completion of this annexation, but does not include any portion of River Road as it is a Metro/Jefferson County Through Road; and
WHEREAS, the City of Prospect believes it is in a position to provide municipal services to the area proposed for annexation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Prospect filed a request on Thursday June 25, 2026 with the Office of the Metro Council Clerk requesting that the Louisville Metro Council approve the annexation of the property described above (a copy of which is attached hereto); and
WHEREAS, KRS 67C.111(3) requires the City of Prospect obtain approval of the annexation from the Louisville Metro Council prior to the City of Prospect proceeding with the annexation requirements under KRS Chapter 81A; and
WHEREAS, under changes made by the Kentucky General Assembly to KRS 67C.111(3) for annexation requests filed after July 15, 2024, “If the ordinance is accompanied by a petition in favor of the proposed annexation sighed by a number of registered and qualified voters residing in the area proposed to be annexed which is equal to at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the total number of votes case in the area in the last preceding presidential election, the consolidated local government shall approve the annexation”; and
WHEREAS, the City of Prospect has stated, in its Ordinance No. 666, Series 2026, that the petition attached thereto is signed by “a number of registered and qualified voters residing in the area proposed to be annexed which is equal to at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the total number of votes cast in the area in the last preceding presidential election”; and
WHEREAS, KRS 67C.111(3)(b) provides that the Louisville Metro Council’s decision “shall be made by ordinance and within sixty (60) days of the receipt of the request” and that if Louisville Metro Council does not act “within sixty (60) days, the request for a city to proceed with an annexation proposal shall be deemed to be approved”; and
WHEREAS, for the reasons stated above Louisville Metro Council wishes to proceed with approval of the City of Prospect’s annexation ordinance to become effective upon passage and approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (“METRO COUNCIL”) AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: Metro Council hereby approves the annexation of a tract of land situated approximately East of Harrods Creek, West of Timber Ridge Drive, North of US Hwy 42, and South of the Ohio River, and the lots located thereon, but not to include any portion of River Road as it is a Metro/Jefferson County Through Road, as proposed by the City of Prospect in its Ordinance No. 666, Series 2026, on June 4, 2026 (attached hereto) pursuant to its authority under KRS 67C.111(3).
SECTION II: This Ordinance shall take effect on passage and approval.
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_______________________________ Sonya Harward Metro Council Clerk |
_____________________________ Brent Ackerson President of the Council |
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_____________________________ Approval Date |
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
Michael J. O’Connell
Jefferson County Attorney
By: _________________________________
O-193-26 Approving Prospect Annexation of Land East of Harrods Creek.docx (TF 6-25-26)