Nicholasville, KY Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)

Sec. 11-4(a)(3) is the list of what the city treats as a public nuisance on any lot or parcel. It covers any condition or use of a lot or structure detrimental to the value, use or enjoyment of nearby property, including the conditions defined in Secs. 11-1, 11-2 and 11-3 and structures that become unfit and unsafe for human habitation; the accumulation of rubbish outside any building; junked, wrecked or non-operative mobile or manufactured homes that are not inhabited; animal sound or odors that unreasonably interfere with another lot's use; rubbish on a public sidewalk that the abutting owner does not remove within a reasonable period; graffiti; and equipment stored in a front or side yard where it can be seen from a public street while it cannot do what it was designed to do.

Enforcement runs through the Code Enforcement Board, a five-member body created under KRS 65.8801 through 65.8839. Members must live in Nicholasville, and regular meetings fall on the third Tuesday of every month. A Codes Enforcement Officer, defined as a city police officer, safety officer, citation officer or other public law enforcement officer with authority to issue a citation, writes the citation. A violator who neither pays nor contests within seven (7) days gets a final order. A contested citation goes to a hearing, with notice not less than seven (7) days before, and the board can impose a fine up to the ordinance maximum, require the violation to be remedied, or both. The board has no authority over conduct that is also a criminal offense or a moving motor vehicle offense under Kentucky statutes. Appeals go to Jessamine County District Court within thirty (30) days of the order.