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Building Setbacks & Zoning in McCracken County, KY (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated McCracken County, Kentucky.

Verified from official government sources

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

Setback Rules

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 accessory buildings), and 25-foot rear yard for residential uses under Zoning Code § 150.051(C).

AG District Yard Setbacks, McCracken County

Some Restrictions

McCracken County Code §§ 150.051(C), 150.070(B), 150.999

(C) Minimum yard requirements. (1) Nonresidential uses: (a) Front yard: 75 feet; (b) Side yard: 25 feet; and (c) Rear yard: 25 feet. (2) Residential uses: (a) Front yard: 30 feet; (b) Side yard: eight feet; four feet (accessory buildings). (3) Rear yard: 25 feet; eight feet (accessory buildings). ... (B) Exemptions. The following structures are exempt from minimum yard setbacks and zoning permi...

Lot Coverage Limits

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 minimum lot size, width, and setback requirements for mobile home park development.

Mobile Home Park Lot Coverage Cap, McCracken County

Some Restrictions

McCracken County Code §§ 150.016, 150.035(C), 150.999

LOT COVERAGE. The percentage of the lot area covered by the building area. ... (C) Lot coverage. Lot coverage by mobile home and accessory structures shall not exceed 66% of the lot area. ... § 150.999 PENALTY. Where an act or omission is prohibited or declared unlawful in this chapter, and no penalty of fine or imprisonment is otherwise provided, the offender shall be guilty of a misdemeanor a...

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