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Landscaping Rules in Campbell County, KY (2026)

3 rules for unincorporated Campbell County, Kentucky.

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

Tree Removal & Heritage Trees

Stripping, excavating, filling, or removing trees and other vegetation in unincorporated Campbell County requires a permit from the County Planning and Zoning Commission's office under § 154.042(A), except for minor changes like filling small depressions or removing diseased or hazardous vegetation.

Campbell County Tree Removal Permit Rule

Some Restrictions

Campbell County Code of Ordinances § 154.042(A)

(A) No governmental entity or other person or entity shall strip, excavate, fill, or otherwise move soil, trees, or other vegetation except for minor changes such as: the filling of small depressions, removal of vegetation which is diseases or endangering the public safety, and the like without first insuring that all requirements of this chapter and the subdivision regulations of the county ...

Weed Ordinances

Campbell County bars letting weeds go uncut in any zone once they become a public-health menace or drag down neighboring property values, and bans open storage of rubbish, junk, or salvage under § 154.043, with junkyards required to be screened by a solid fence.

Campbell County Weed and Junk Nuisance Rule

Some Restrictions

Campbell County Code of Ordinances § 154.043

No rubbish, salvage materials, junk or miscellaneous refuse shall be openly stored or kept in the open and no weeds shall be allowed to go uncut within any zones when the same may be construed to be a menace to public health and safety by the appropriate health department, or have a depressing influence upon property values in the neighborhood, in the opinion of the Zoning Administrator. Salvag...

Water Restrictions

Campbell County Code § 54.03 lets the Judge/Executive declare four tiers of water-supply conservation when the Northern Kentucky Water District (NKWSD) certifies a shortage. At Level 1, odd-address homes water only Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, even-address homes only Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and everyone skips Monday. Level 2 and up make those limits mandatory countywide.

Campbell County Odd-Even Watering Rule

Some Restrictions

Campbell County Code of Ordinances § 54.03

Whenever the Chief Executive Officer or Administrator of the NKWSD, the public purveyor of potable water in Campbell and Kenton Counties, finds that a potential shortage of the supply of treated water exists or will exist, and upon written certification thereof to the Judge/Executive, the Judge/Executive may publicly declare Level 1 conservation. The Judge/Executive will call upon all customers...

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