McCracken County, KY Building Setbacks & Zoning: Lot Coverage Limits (2026)
Key Facts
- Lot coverage cap
- 66% of lot area (mobile homes plus accessory structures)
- Governing section
- McCracken County Code § 150.035(C)
- Minimum park size
- Five acres
- Minimum individual lot
- 5,000 square feet, 40-foot width
- Violation penalty
- $10-$500 fine or up to 30 days jail
Summary
In a McCracken County mobile home park, § 150.035(C) caps the ground covered by mobile homes and their accessory structures at 66% of each lot's area, on top of the chapter's separate minimum lot size, width, and setback requirements for mobile home park development.
LOT COVERAGE. The percentage of the lot area covered by the building area. ... (C) Lot coverage. Lot coverage by mobile home and accessory structures shall not exceed 66% of the lot area. ... § 150.999 PENALTY. Where an act or omission is prohibited or declared unlawful in this chapter, and no penalty of fine or imprisonment is otherwise provided, the offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $10 but not more than $500 or be imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both, for each offense or violation. Every day the offense continues shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
Full Breakdown
McCracken County's zoning code defines LOT COVERAGE in § 150.016 as the percentage of a lot's area covered by the building area, and § 150.035, governing MOBILE HOME PARKS, applies a specific numeric ceiling to that measurement: lot coverage by a mobile home and its accessory structures may not exceed 66% of the lot area. This standard sits alongside the rest of § 150.035's mobile home park requirements, including a five-acre minimum for the park as a whole and individual lots no smaller than 5,000 square feet with a 40-foot minimum width.
The county's general zoning definitions do not set a separate percentage-of-lot cap for ordinary single-family lots outside a mobile home park; the 66% ceiling in § 150.035(C) is the specific numeric lot-coverage limit the code actually states, and it applies to mobile home parks permitted in unincorporated McCracken County. The Planning and Zoning Administrator reviews mobile home park development plans against this cap along with the park's other area, lot, and setback requirements before a building permit or site plan can be approved. A park that exceeds the 66% coverage limit, or that otherwise fails to meet § 150.035's requirements, is out of compliance with the zoning regulations and subject to the same enforcement tools that apply to other zoning violations, including the county's general misdemeanor penalty.
Violations & Fines
A mobile home park that lets mobile homes and accessory structures cover more than 66% of a lot's area violates § 150.035(C)'s lot-coverage cap. Because the zoning code does not list a separate penalty for this specific subsection, an over-coverage violation falls under § 150.999's general zoning misdemeanor penalty: a fine of $10 to $500, up to 30 days in jail, or both, with each day of continued violation a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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