City of Ashland v. Ashland F.O.P. 3, Inc.

WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.

This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Appeals which upheld a summary judgment determining that an Ashland city ordinance was invalid insofar as it required new city employees to reside within the city from and after March 1, 1992.

The principal issues are whether the Ash-land F.O.P., Inc. has standing to bring this action and whether KRS 15.335 is applicable, and if so, whether it is special legislation. Other issues and arguments will be addressed as we reach them in this opinion.

In 1992, the City of Ashland, a city of the second class, adopted a city ordinance…