Jessamine County, KY Homelessness & Encampment Rules: Encampment Sanitation (2026)

Section 95.01 of the Jessamine County Code applies to all property owned or leased by Jessamine County, Kentucky. It does not reach private land. The rules can be enforced by peace officers of the Commonwealth of Kentucky so long as signage that is plainly visible to the public is posted in at least one spot on the property, as directed by the Jessamine County Fiscal Court.

The posted rules include a prohibition against camping and any other type of overnight usage or occupation of the property under division (A)(6). The same list covers hours of operation, which can specify sunrise to sunset, plus swimming near county property, recreational sporting vehicles such as ATVs, off-road vehicles and dirt bikes, littering, open fires of any type including campfires, discharge of firearms, fireworks or any instrument that emits loud noises, criminal activity as defined in the Kentucky Criminal Statutes, open alcoholic containers, and use by private citizens, businesses or non-profits for fund-raising or for-profit activity.

The sign process has set steps. The Fiscal Court approves the appropriate signage for each property by resolution, and the County Judge Executive has the authority to cause the signs to be created and posted on property the Fiscal Court has approved. Every sign must reference the chapter and notify the public that violations of the posted rules can subject violators to the maximum penalties set in the chapter.

Division (E) sets the penalty: violations of any posted rule or regulation subject the violator to a fine of up to $250 and or 90 days in jail. The section was adopted in October 2022. It sets no property-removal, storage or cleanup procedure for belongings left behind, so its enforcement tool is the posted rule and the penalty.