Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules 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.

Sidewalk Repair

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, or other vegetation from blocking sidewalk or vehicle traffic in the right-of-way. Code Enforcement Officers can cite noncompliant owners under Chapter 110.

McCracken County Sidewalk Upkeep Duty

Some Restrictions

McCracken County Code § 110.12(B)

(B) Every person owning, occupying or having control or management of any building or lot in the county shall also keep the sidewalk adjacent to such building or lot open and free from all obstructions, barriers and impediments of every description and shall not allow or permit any tree, brush, hedge or other vegetation to grow in a manner which interferes with normal sidewalk traffic or vehicu...

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Obstruction Rules

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 right-of-way in unincorporated McCracken County. County Code Enforcement Officers cite violators under Chapter 110, and the county can remove or destroy unauthorized signs placed in the right-of-way.

McCracken County Sidewalk Obstruction Ban

Significant Restrictions

McCracken County Code § 110.12(A)

(A) No person shall place, throw, deposit or allow to accumulate or grow or cause to be erected or placed on any street, alley, sidewalk, gutter, or any other public right-of-way, easement or public property, any building, column, rubbish, garbage, construction or demolition debris, landscaping debris, furniture, signs, large rocks or boulders, fences, posts, stakes, weeds, inoperative or unlic...

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