Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules in Boone County, KY (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Boone County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Sidewalk Repair

Boone County Code Sections 97.16 through 97.21 let the Fiscal Court order repair of unsafe or deteriorated sidewalks, and if the responsible owner or party in interest doesn't fix it after notice and a hearing, the county can do the repair itself and place a lien on the property for the cost.

Boone County Unsafe Sidewalk Repair Duty

Some Restrictions

Boone County Code §§ 97.16, 97.21

§ 97.16 POWER OF COUNTY TO REPAIR UNFIT SIDEWALKS. Whenever the Fiscal Court of the county finds that there exists in the county sidewalks that are unsafe or hazardous due to deterioration, damage and/or disrepair that the inhabitants of the county, the county may repair the sidewalks in the manner provided herein. ... § 97.21 FAILURE TO COMPLY; REPAIR BY COUNTY; LIEN FOR EXPENSE. If the owner ...

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Obstruction Rules

Boone County Code Section 97.01 makes it unlawful to deposit mud, soil or debris on any county road or its right-of-way, the strip that includes roadside sidewalks, without written consent from the Director of Public Works. Violators get a Code Enforcement Officer notice and only four hours to clean it up.

Boone County Debris and Right-of-Way Ban

Significant Restrictions

Boone County Code § 97.01

(A) Unlawful to deposit materials on county roads or right-of-way. It shall be unlawful for any person(s), corporation, association or other entity to deposit or cause to be deposited, mud, soil and/or debris on county roads or the right-of-way of any county road whether directly or indirectly, with or without the use of vehicular or mobile equipment, without the written consent of the Direct...

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Encroachment Permits

Anyone who wants to access a county road's right-of-way or do work there, utilities, driveways, excavation, must get a permit from the Public Works Director under Boone County Code Section 97.61, part of the county's Right-of-Way Encroachment Policy adopted at Section 97.60.

Boone County Right-of-Way Encroachment Permit

Significant Restrictions

Boone County Code § 97.61

Any firm, individual or governmental agency, municipal or public utility company, which desires access to a road in the right-of-way system or desires to perform any type of work upon the right-of-way of the road, must obtain a permit from the Public Works Director, or his or her designee. Contractors performing the work must have in his or her possession at all times a copy of the permit, auth...

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