ADU rules in Burlington, KY — also called accessory dwelling unit regulations or granny flat ordinances — cover setbacks, owner-occupancy, parking, and permit requirements.
Kentucky Residential Code applies uniform construction standards to accessory dwelling units statewide, while local zoning controls whether and where ADUs may be built.
Kentucky has no statewide statute mandating that local governments allow accessory dwelling units, leaving siting and density decisions to local zoning under KRS Chapter 100 planning and zoning enabling law. However, when a city or county does permit ADUs, construction must comply uniformly with the Kentucky Residential Code under KRS Chapter 198B, which is mandatory statewide and cannot be weakened locally. ADUs require permits, full code compliance for habitable space, separate egress, smoke and carbon monoxide alarms, and energy code conformance. Detached ADUs may require separate utility services, while attached or interior ADUs share the principal dwelling's systems subject to capacity review.
Unpermitted ADU construction triggers stop-work orders and fines; non-conforming units may face removal demands or denied certificate of occupancy.
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