Jessamine County, KY Ordinances (2026)

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(E)(1) and (J) limit night-time repairing, rebuilding, modifying or testing of cars, motorcycles, dirt bikes and 4-wheelers…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, Chapter 112 of the Fiscal Court's code regulates eight classes of sexually oriented business. Section 112.05 bars anyone under 18…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, Chapter 113 of the Fiscal Court's code governs any business making second-hand purchases of gold, silver or platinum. Dealers keep…

In Jessamine County, Kentucky, a dog owner must keep the canine on the owner's property 24 hours a day, by leash, chain, running wire, fence or another reasonable and humane means. A…

In Jessamine County, Kentucky, every animal released from the county animal shelter, whether by return to owner or by adoption, must be implanted with a microchip before release. Dogs…

Jessamine County's vicious canine rules turn on conduct, and the code states that a canine shall not be deemed vicious solely because of its breed or assumed or known breed component…

In Jessamine County, Kentucky, the spay/neuter mandate attaches to shelter adoptions: all canines and felines adopted from the animal shelter shall be surgically altered to prevent…

Jessamine County, Kentucky makes it unlawful to sell, own, harbor or keep as a pet a wild or exotic animal not indigenous to the United States, unless state and federal agencies have…

In Jessamine County, Kentucky, it is unlawful to permit livestock to run at large, and impounded livestock is held for a minimum of 15 days after newspaper advertisement. The code…

Hotels, motels, inns, tourist camps, campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks in unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, owe a 3% transient room tax under Jessamine County Code §…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(G)(2) bars private individuals from discharging fireworks between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. except on national holidays and at…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, anyone who wants to set an open burn must post two signs and notify the local fire department before lighting. The Judge Executive can…

Unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, imposes a 3% transient room tax on the rent for lodgings, cabins, campsites and other accommodations, and the tax reaches any person who…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, no crossing, cutting or excavation affecting the county road system and right-of-way can be made without the prior permission of the…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, no railroad company can obstruct a public highway or street by letting trains, engines or cars stand on a public grade crossing for more…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, the Fiscal Court bars electioneering, including displaying signs, within 300 feet of any building containing a polling place on election…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(A) bars radios, instruments and similar devices from creating a noise disturbance across a property line between 11:00 p.m. and…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(C) makes it a violation to own or harbor a domestic animal or bird that, without provocation, makes an intrusive sound exceeding…

Unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky runs its nighttime noise window from 11:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. under Chapter 92 of the county code. Section 92.35 bans unreasonably loud noise…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(E) bars repairing, rebuilding, modifying or testing an aircraft between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. when the resulting noise…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(A)(2) sets a sound limit for a device operating on a public right-of-way, measured at a distance of at least 100 feet, and §…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, every person or business entity engaged in business for profit pays an occupational license tax measured by 1% of employee wages and…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, development in a special flood hazard area needs a development permit from the Floodplain Administrator before work begins. Chapter 155…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 155.41 requires the lowest floor of a new or substantially improved residential structure in a special flood hazard area to sit no lower…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, land cleared by development must be revegetated within 14 days from substantial completion of clearing and construction. Reseeding needs…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, Chapter 156 sets stormwater performance standards for construction disturbing 1 or more acre. No building, grading or other land…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, weeds or grass at 10 inches or higher are unsightly and unlawful on residential-zoned property of 5 acres or less. The Codes Enforcement…

On property owned or leased by Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 95.01 lets the Fiscal Court post a prohibition against camping and any other overnight usage or occupation. Peace officers…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, the subdivision regulations bar fences, walls, hedges and other landscaping from obstructing visibility for a height of 10 feet above the…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(D) bans loading, unloading, opening, closing or handling boxes, crates, containers, building materials or garbage cans between…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.36(I)(2) makes sounding any motor vehicle burglar alarm, or any exterior burglar or fire alarm, a violation unless the alarm…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, electrical inspections are billed on a county fee schedule: $70 per trip for rough in, TOP and final inspections on dwellings, barns…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, Chapter 150 adopts the Kentucky Building Code in full, names the Jessamine County-City of Wilmore Planning and Zoning Office as the local…

Chapter 151 of the Jessamine County Code does not single out rental housing. In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, it lets the Board of Adjustments find any structure used for…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 92.20 of the Noise Control Ordinance exempts noise from farm livestock, farm machinery and other activities relating to an agricultural…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, a motor vehicle or boat left in a dilapidated or apparently inoperable condition on private property for more than 7 consecutive days is a…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, the Fiscal Court's parking chapter bans parking, standing and waiting on both sides of Corman Lane at all times, except in designated…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, the Board of Adjustments can order the owner of an unfit structure to repair it, vacate and close it, or tear it down. If the owner does…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 93.03 bars any person from placing, leaving, depositing or disposing of a discarded item on private property or on public property or…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, Fiscal Court ordinance § 111.103 bars habitual congregating on the unenclosed portion of a package liquor store's premises, and on vacant…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 130.31 bars an adult in control of a residence or premises from allowing a party of 3 or more persons to take place or continue where an…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, § 130.16 makes it unlawful for a minor under 18 to be or remain on any public street, highway, place, building or assembly during curfew…

In unincorporated Jessamine County, Kentucky, a report about an unfit building needs a formal trigger. Unless the County Officer already knows the condition firsthand, an investigation…

Under the Jessamine County, Kentucky, Fiscal Court's alcoholic beverage chapter, a licensed restaurant in the Downtown Business District can ask the ABC Administrator for a seasonal…