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

Section 91.03 of the Oldham County Code bars anyone in charge of property, whether owner, lessee, tenant or occupant, from allowing a partially dismantled, wrecked, junked, discarded or otherwise non-operating motor vehicle or machine to remain on the property longer than 15 days. The rule reaches machines as well as cars, so a broken riding mower or tractor left in the open counts the same as a wrecked car. Two exceptions apply: a non-operating vehicle stored inside an enclosed building, or positioned so it is not readily visible from any public place or from surrounding private property, is not a violation, and the section does not reach a lawfully operated junkyard in the business of long-term parts sales that has been approved by Planning and Zoning.

Because § 91.03 sits inside Chapter 91 (Nuisances), it is enforced the same way as any other nuisance: under § 91.04, two county residents file a written petition with the County Zoning Enforcement Officer, who investigates and, if warranted, serves the owner or occupant notice to abate within ten days. Under § 91.99, failing to remove the vehicle within ten days of that notice is a criminal offense carrying a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500 for each offense, and each day the vehicle remains is a separate offense; the Fiscal Court may instead pursue civil enforcement through the County Code Enforcement Board. This rule applies only in unincorporated Oldham County; La Grange, Crestwood, Prospect, Goshen and Pewee Valley enforce their own separate vehicle-storage codes.