McCracken County, KY Ordinances (2026)

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, no one may operate a massage establishment without a county business license under § 95.03. Applicants pay a $150 non-refundable fee, and…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, adult entertainment establishments are confined to the C (Commercial) zone and must sit at least 1,000 feet from any other adult business…

Every pawnbroker operating in unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky must hold a county license, post a $1,000 surety bond approved by the County Judge Executive, and log each loan…

Anyone buying or selling scrap metal, secondhand goods, or precious metals in unincorporated McCracken County must keep a purchase record and bill of sale for the Sheriff under…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, off-premise signs (billboards advertising a business not located on the site) are permitted only in the AG, Commercial, Light Industry…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, the Fiscal Court's electioneering ordinance protects political signs on private property near polling places but caps them at four square…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, changeable and electronic signs must hold each displayed message for at least eight seconds, complete changeovers in under two seconds…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, county code makes it unlawful to carry an open container of alcohol out of a licensed bar or store, or to drink in that business's parking…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, rooftop and small ground-mounted solar systems (Level 1) are permitted by-right in every zoning district, while larger ground-mounted…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, County Code §§ 130.01 and 130.04 bar anyone under 18 from being in a public place during set curfew hours: 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Sunday…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, every mobile food vehicle needs an annual permit from the Mobile Food Administrator, a $50 application fee, and 48 hours' written notice…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, mobile food vehicles may operate only in Commercial, Light Industry, and Heavy Industry zones, cannot use state or county rights-of-way…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, the Agricultural (AG) zoning district permits farming, livestock auction barns, feed mills, farm implement sales, sawmills, and…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, any property or business generating more than two cubic yards of solid waste per week must switch from individual trash cans to a bulk…

County Code § 111.56(B) bans open dumping of solid waste, including bulky waste, on any land in unincorporated McCracken County, from roadsides and hollows to rivers, streams, and…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, private trash haulers are not responsible for yard waste, defined by County Code § 111.01 as grass clippings, leaves, and tree limbs under…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, household solid waste is picked up once a week under County Code § 111.19, with the exact weekly day set by the private hauling contract…

McCracken County Code § 111.15 requires every household in unincorporated McCracken County to be served by a licensed private solid waste hauler rather than leaving pickup optional…

Unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky has no curbside bulk-item pickup: County Code § 111.20(B) makes the individual generator responsible for hauling away any waste that isn't…

County Code § 111.17 limits where and when trash containers can sit out in unincorporated McCracken County: curbside placement no more than 12 hours before collection, and removal…

County Code § 111.56(A) flatly bans open burning of solid waste, hazardous waste, or bulky waste anywhere in unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky. Section 111.58(E) reinforces the…

New and substantially improved residential structures in unincorporated McCracken County's special flood hazard areas must have their lowest floor, including basement mechanical…

Any construction or land-disturbing activity in a mapped special flood hazard area of unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky requires a development permit from the Floodplain…

Every new development in unincorporated McCracken County must provide properly sized stormwater conveyance and, where needed, on- or off-site management facilities holding runoff to…

Development plans in unincorporated McCracken County must address erosion and sediment before a subdivision plat or permit is approved, and stormwater conveyance designs must include…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, a bed and breakfast inn (the county's short-term tourist lodging category) is a permitted use by right in the AG and RR zoning districts…

McCracken County's 6% transient room tax reaches short-term rentals booked through Airbnb, VRBO and similar internet-brokering platforms, not just hotels. Under § 35.63(H), every host…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, veterinary facilities and kennels are a permitted use by right in the Agricultural (AG) and Rural Residential (RR) zoning districts. As…

Unincorporated McCracken County bans owning, selling or harboring any wild or exotic animal, native or non-native, plus venomous reptiles, under Code § 50.07. The Fiscal Court carves…

In unincorporated McCracken County, an owner who wants to keep a dog or other animal after a vicious-animal conviction must have it microchipped and the chip registered with Animal…

McCracken County outright bans selling, owning, harboring or keeping as a pet any non-indigenous wild or exotic animal, any wild animal native to the United States, or any venomous…

McCracken County does not license cats; only dogs are licensed under § 50.03. Cats still must be rabies-vaccinated under § 50.04, and they are covered by the same at-large and…

McCracken County has no breed ban; instead it declares an animal "vicious" based on documented behavior, such as an unprovoked attack causing serious injury or repeated bites in one…

It is unlawful in unincorporated McCracken County to let a dog run at large under § 50.06(A); the code defines RESTRAINT as fencing, a leash or chain, or supervised control on the…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, owners of cattle, horses, goats, sheep, swine, emus, and ostriches must keep the animals from running at large under County Code § 50.06…

Unincorporated McCracken County's zoning code requires every off-street parking lot of four or more spaces to be built on a durable, dust-free surface and to get design approval from…

McCracken County Code § 110.13(A) declares the outdoor storage of junk motor vehicles, parts, and unused machinery a public nuisance anywhere in the county outside a site the county…

Unincorporated McCracken County runs a mandatory building inspection program under Code § 70.03, adopted pursuant to KRS 198B.060(8), covering all buildings including single-family…

McCracken County adopts the Kentucky State Building Code and State Residential Code in full under Code § 70.01, and § 70.04 requires a building permit with fees set by the Chapter 71…

Electrical work in unincorporated McCracken County needs a permit before work begins, with the fee set at $25 under Code § 71.02(B); the County Fiscal Court contracts with a certified…

In the county's AG Agricultural District, accessory buildings like sheds may sit closer to property lines than the main house: four feet from the side line and eight feet from the…

Building an in-ground swimming pool in unincorporated McCracken County requires a building permit, and Code § 71.01(B)(8) sets the flat permit fee at $75, part of the Chapter 71 fee…

McCracken County's Code Enforcement Officer can inspect, order repaired, or demolish a structure declared an unsafe building under Chapter 72 of the Code, and can place a lien on the…

McCracken County's property maintenance code, § 110.02, expressly covers vacant lots along with buildings and other property, and § 110.11 bars leaving dilapidated items, trash…

McCracken County Code § 110.12(A) bans placing rubbish, debris, furniture, signs, boulders, fences, junk vehicles, or scrap metal on any street, alley, sidewalk, gutter, or public…

McCracken County Code § 110.12(B) puts the duty on the owner or occupant of a building or lot to keep the sidewalk next to it open and free of obstructions, and to stop trees, hedges…

McCracken County Code § 110.13 lists the specific conditions Code Enforcement treats as a public nuisance on any property, from dilapidated structures to outdoor tire storage, junk…

McCracken County Code § 110.13(E) declares excessive grass or weeds a public nuisance and requires weeds and grass over ten inches tall to be cut on any property or premises in the…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, property owners must keep trees, shrubs, hedges, and other objects along public rights-of-way trimmed so they do not block streets or…

Unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky has no zoning table of fence heights by yard, but County Code § 110.13(G) makes it a public nuisance to keep a fence, hedge, or other…

McCracken County Code requires household solid waste to be stored so it stays free of insects and rodents. Section 111.36 requires generators to keep waste in proper containers and the…

Unincorporated McCracken County levies a 1% occupational license tax on wages earned in the county and on net profits from business conducted here, collected by the county's…

Hotels, motels, inns, bed and breakfasts, campgrounds and RV parks in unincorporated McCracken County collect a combined 6% transient room tax on every occupancy under § 35.61, split…

McCracken County treats a dog that "makes noise in an excessive, continuous or untimely manner" as a public nuisance animal, and § 50.06(C) makes it unlawful to own or possess a…

In unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky, a home-based business must stay inside the dwelling or accessory building, employ no more than one non-resident worker, and, under Zoning…

McCracken County's zoning code lists 'Child care' among the permitted HOME OCCUPATIONS under § 150.016, letting county residents run in-home daycare as an accessory use so long as it…

McCracken County's Zoning Code § 150.016 lets residents run a HOME OCCUPATION inside a dwelling if it stays incidental to residential use, generates no noise, vibration, smoke, odor…

In a McCracken County mobile home park, § 150.035(C) caps the ground covered by mobile homes and their accessory structures at 66% of each lot's area, on top of the chapter's separate…

McCracken County's Agricultural (AG) District requires a 75-foot front, 25-foot side, and 25-foot rear yard for nonresidential uses, and a 30-foot front, eight-foot side (four feet for…