Jessamine County, KY Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

Chapter 151 of the Jessamine County Code sets the reporting path for structures that appear unfit for human habitation, occupancy or use. Section 151.03(A) makes the County Officer responsible for investigating every such structure that comes to his or her attention. The County Officer can act alone only on personal knowledge of the condition. Every other investigation has to be initiated in one of three ways: a resolution adopted by a majority of the Governing Body, which the chapter defines as the Fiscal Court of Jessamine County, Kentucky; a verified petition signed by at least 5 bona fide residents of the county and filed with the County Officer; or a memorandum filed by a county authority other than the County Officer, such as a housing authority or an officer in charge of health, fire or building regulations.

A single resident can bring a structure to the County Officer's attention, but unless the officer has personal knowledge of its condition, the investigation itself has to start through one of those three channels. A neighbor who wants action should plan on the petition route and gather the signatures of four other county residents.

What happens after a report: if the preliminary investigation finds probable cause that an owner is in violation, the County Officer issues a complaint to the owner naming the violations and has it served on the owner and other parties in interest, personally or by certified mail. The owner can file an answer with the attorney for the Board of Adjustments within 10 days, and a hearing is held at least 10 days but no more than 45 days after service. The County Officer has authority to enter premises to examine them, in a manner that causes the least possible inconvenience to the persons in possession, and to administer oaths and examine witnesses.

Noise complaints follow a separate track in Chapter 92. The designated Enforcement Officer can issue a warning or an abatement order instead of a uniform citation, a violation is cause for a uniform citation, and Section 92.41 preserves the right of any person to bring a civil action on his or her own behalf against an alleged violator. The text of Chapter 151 names no hotline, complaint form or office address for intake.