Franklin County, KY Parking Rules: Driveway Rules (2026)

Subsection (A) of § 155.335, Parking Facility Ingress and Egress Standards, governs how driveways are located and built. It opens by requiring clearly defined driveways for ingress and egress, constructed subject to the table criteria or such standards as established by this chapter. The table has three columns: single and duplex residential, other residential, and non-residential.

For single and duplex residential driveways, the maximum width at the street right-of-way is 24 feet, and each drive lane must be at least 10 feet wide. Other residential driveways are capped at 25 feet at the street right-of-way with the same 10-foot lane minimum. Non-residential driveways need a 12-foot minimum per drive lane, and the maximum width is marked with four asterisks, whose note says non-residential driveway widths should be an appropriate width for the intended use subject to review by the County Engineer and County Road Superintendent or KYTC representative.

Side clearance is the third row. Residential driveways must sit at least 2 feet from the interior lot line, flagged by a single asterisk. That note allows a common drive between 2 lots, but 4 feet of space is required between any 2 drives on separate properties. For non-residential driveways the entry carries three asterisks, and the note ties the figure to 1/4 the required setback for the applicable zone.

The table also prints distances from a street intersection, spacing between two drives on the same property, and curb return radius, which the excerpt does not reproduce. Related surface rules in § 155.333(F) apply to parking facilities of more than 15 spaces, which must be paved, and in the rural area a commercial use permitted in the AG Zone on AG-zoned property can have a non-paved surface. Grass parking limits for recreational equipment are in § 155.338(A). Frankfort has its own code.