5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Jefferson County, Kentucky.
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Louisville Metro Waste Management under LMCO Chapter 51 requires trash and recycling carts to be stored out of public view between pickups. Carts placed curbside no earlier than evening before and retrieved within 24 hours.
Louisville Metro enforces property blight under LMCO Chapter 156 (International Property Maintenance Code adopted) and Chapter 150. Vacant Property Registration required (LMCO §156.050). Abatement liens attach to property.
Louisville Metro requires vacant lot owners to maintain grass under 10 inches, clear trash and debris, secure structures, and register vacant buildings. Metro Code of Ordinances (LMCO) Chapter 156 (Property Maintenance) and Chapter 157 (Vacant and Abandoned Property Registration) authorize abatement and liens on noncompliant properties.
Louisville Metro LMCO §97.23 requires property owners and occupants to clear snow and ice from adjacent public sidewalks within 24 hours after snowfall ends. Failure allows Metro to clear and bill the property owner.
Louisville Metro LMCO §156 (Property Maintenance Code) applies to garage sale cleanup. Merchandise and signs must be removed by end of sale. Items left visible from the street trigger blight citations.
1 cities in Jefferson County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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