Franklin County, KY Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

Franklin County Code § 91.21 sets the clock for weed and grass violations once an official discovers one. The section says that whenever such a situation is discovered, any official named in the subchapter gives five days' notice to the owner, occupant or person having control or management of the land to remedy it.

The notice goes by first class mail to the last known address of the owner of the property, as it appears on the current tax assessment roll. That means the county mails to the address in the assessment records, not necessarily to the occupant at the property. The notice must state that the owner shall comply and continue to cut the weeds and grass, or be subject to the penalties listed in § 91.99(C). That penalty is a misdemeanor fine of not less than $25 and not more than $100, with each day a separate offense.

After the five days, the owner's failure to comply lets any official named in the subchapter begin processing the violation through the court system immediately. Section 91.21 prints no second warning and no further grace period. The officials are those empowered by § 91.22(A): the Building Inspector, Codes Inspector, Sheriff or any peace officer, acting upon reference by the County Judge/Executive's office of the Fiscal Court. As an alternative to court, § 91.22(B) lets the county send workers to cut the growth and lien the property at 6% per annum interest.

Other Chapter 91 deadlines differ. A general nuisance notice under § 91.05 gives ten days from receipt to abate, and non-operating vehicles and abandoned mobile homes or campers are measured against 30 days in §§ 91.03 and 91.04. The code prints no deadline for how fast the county must respond to a complaint, only the deadlines it imposes on owners. The rules apply outside the City of Frankfort, which has its own code.