McCracken County, KY Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Section 110.03 defines a JUNK MOTOR VEHICLE as any inoperable motor vehicle, whether repairable or not, that lacks a current valid license plate, is wrecked, partially or totally dismantled, or otherwise cannot be safely or legally driven on a public road, and that has stayed in that condition for at least 30 consecutive days. Section 110.13(A) then declares the storage of junk motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts, storage tanks, unfranchised refuse containers, junk machinery and parts, and abandoned or unused appliances a public nuisance wherever they sit in the county, unless the county has authorized the property for that storage.

Section 110.12(A) separately bars parking or leaving an inoperative or unlicensed motor vehicle in a street, alley, or public right-of-way, on top of the private-property ban in § 110.13(A). Enforcement runs through the Code Enforcement Officer under § 110.22, who can enter the property, issue a notice of violation, and, for an immediate danger, abate the vehicle's removal right after citing the owner under § 110.20, with removal costs charged back to the owner as abatement costs. The Code Enforcement Board can also designate a property with a recurring junk-vehicle problem as a repeat offender for 12 to 24 months under § 110.21, which lets staff cite the owner without advance notice and raises the maximum fine.