Oldham County, KY Ordinances (2026)

Oldham County's Wrecker Rotation Ordinance limits police-requested incident tows to six approved companies on a rotation list run by the County Police Department. Getting on the list…

In unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, no alcohol licensee may offer nudity or adult entertainment on licensed premises. The county's Fiscal Court bans nude or nearly nude dancing…

Merchants buying or selling precious metals, jewels and gems in unincorporated Oldham County must hold a $50 annual license and post a $5,000 bond. Dealers must record ID and photos of…

In unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, new construction and substantial improvements in special flood hazard areas must have the lowest floor elevated at least two feet above the…

Unincorporated Oldham County requires a reviewed stormwater management plan and permanent BMPs for any development disturbing an acre or more. Design storms, a water-quality volume…

Unincorporated Oldham County requires a stormwater quality management permit and perimeter sediment control before any land disturbance of an acre or more begins. Permittees pay $100…

Any development in a special flood hazard area of Oldham County needs a development permit from the Floodplain Administrator before work starts. Building without one, or violating a…

In unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, anyone who peddles door to door must get a license from the County Police Department first. Applicants submit personal and vehicle details…

In unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, licensed peddlers may only go door to door between 9:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays and 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on weekends, and never…

Oldham County Fiscal Court levies a 3% transient room tax on every hotel, motel, inn, lodge, cabin or similar short-term accommodation in unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky…

In unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, a licensed restaurant that also holds an alcohol license may apply to the County ABC Administrator for a sidewalk cafe permit to expand…

Anyone building or modifying a driveway, road, alley or other vehicle access into an Oldham County right-of-way, or closing a lane, must first get a road encroachment permit under §…

In unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, alcohol-licensed premises may not cover more than 20% of any window area with temporary or permanent window signs. State ABC-mandated…

The Oldham County Fiscal Court coordinates universal solid waste collection across the unincorporated county through a permitted franchise contractor. County Code § 50.021 sets a…

In unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, yard waste must be bagged or bundled before collection. Loose grass clippings, weeds, leaves and twigs go in tight bags, while brush and…

Oldham County Code § 50.020 sets the acceptable methods for residential and commercial trash pickup: door-to-door curbside collection by route, service of stationary storage…

Recycling is voluntary, not mandatory, in unincorporated Oldham County. Section 50.030 defines it as separating and reusing materials that would otherwise become solid waste, and §…

Temporary roll-off dumpsters in unincorporated Oldham County may not be placed on public roads or rights-of-way under § 50.020(C), and a dumpster brought in for a construction…

County Code § 50.019 requires trash carts in unincorporated Oldham County to be set at the roadside or curbside fronting the property with the lid closed and the opening facing the…

The Oldham County Recycling Center, established under § 50.031, is the county's dedicated drop-off facility for recovered materials. Only items specifically listed on the Center's…

Bulky waste collection is available at least once a week for residential generators in unincorporated Oldham County under § 50.062. Brush and tree limbs must be bundled under 48 inches…

Open dumping of solid waste on roadsides, in streams or on any land in unincorporated Oldham County is banned under § 50.093, and § 50.065 makes it unlawful to remove or scavenge waste…

Oldham County does not license cats the way it licenses dogs, but every cat four months or older must carry current rabies vaccination proof. The Fiscal Court's animal control code…

In unincorporated Oldham County, every dog must be under restraint at all times, and any dog off its owner's property must be leashed and wear a visible license and rabies tag. The…

Oldham County does not require every pet to be microchipped, but any dog impounded at the county Animal Shelter that is not already microchipped is chipped on intake. Chapter 90…

Oldham County Code does not restrict or ban any dog breed by name. Instead, Chapter 90 defines and punishes a vicious animal based solely on what the animal has done, such as an…

Oldham County bans keeping dangerous wild animals, poisonous reptiles, and named hybrids anywhere in the unincorporated county. Section 90.50 lists bears, lions, tigers, leopards…

Oldham County allows pet shops to sell animals but requires every shop to be licensed and to meet Chapter 90's minimum care standards. Shops must keep origin and sale records for each…

In unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, storing manure, compost or unsanitary matter that attracts rodents, vermin or disease-carrying pests is a nuisance under Fiscal Court…

Oldham County enforces the state's electrical requirements through Planning and Development Services' Building Inspection Division, and every electrical inspection must be done by a…

Unincorporated Oldham County enforces the State Building Code and State Residential Code as its own, with permit and inspection fees set by Planning and Development Services to match…

Oldham County runs a building inspection program under KRS 198B.060(8) covering every building subject to the State Building Code, plus dedicated plan review and inspection for…

In unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky, no owner, lessee, tenant or occupant may let a partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, discarded or otherwise non-operating vehicle or machine…

Oldham County Code § 70.01 makes the registered owner of any illegally parked vehicle in the county responsible for the violation, even if someone else was driving. A peace officer…

Open burning is prohibited across unincorporated Oldham County, Kentucky except for eleven listed purposes under Fiscal Court ordinance, including cooking fires, recreational fires…

Consumer fireworks are banned in unincorporated Oldham County except on the Fiscal Court's designated Independence Day date, from 10 a.m. to midnight, and only for adults using them…

Oldham County's smoking ordinance bars lighting a cigarette, cigar, pipe, hookah or vape within a reasonable distance of any outside entrance, open window or ventilation air intake of…

The Fiscal Court can order an owner to repair or demolish a dangerous, dilapidated structure in unincorporated Oldham County (and the City of Crestwood) after a petition from five…

Every property owner, lessee, or occupant in unincorporated Oldham County, including on a vacant or unimproved lot, has a legal duty not to keep a nuisance such as junk, trash, debris…

Oldham County's Fiscal Court encourages residential and agricultural composting of green waste, food scraps and other fibrous material on your own property under § 50.067, as long as…

Oldham County adopted the state's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act in full, countywide, and blocks any city from passing its own landlord-tenant rules on top of it. The…

Oldham County Code treats an animal that makes noise in an excessive, continuous, or untimely manner as a public nuisance. Owning or keeping such an animal in unincorporated Oldham…