Boone County, KY Parking Rules: Snow Removal Parking Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger threshold
- 2+ inches of snow accumulation
- Declaring authority
- County Judge/Executive's Office
- Level 3 travel
- restricted to essential trips only
- Citation authority
- § 71.99, up to $500 if contested
- Applies to
- unincorporated Boone County roads only
Summary
When Boone County declares a snow emergency, parking on any county road right-of-way is banned outright once accumulation hits two inches. County Code § 70.04 lets the Judge/Executive's Office set three emergency levels, restrict travel to essential trips at Level 3, and authorizes citations for anyone who parks on the shoulder or hinders plowing on unincorporated county roads.
§ 70.04 SNOW EMERGENCIES ON COUNTY ROADWAYS. (A) Upon the occurrence of snow, sleet or freezing rain and after consultation with the County Sheriff's Department, County Public Works Department, County Emergency Management and the County Judge/Executive's office, a Snow Emergency may be declared by the Boone County Judge/Executive's Office directly or through the Boone County Emergency Management Department... (D) During snow emergencies, where snowfall accumulation is two inches or greater, no vehicle may be parked and no person, corporation, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association or any combination thereof may park or permit any vehicle to be parked upon any county road right of way.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2025 S-28: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ordinance 2025-20, passed 6-17-25; and State legislation current through KRS 2025).
Full Breakdown
04 authorizes the Judge/Executive's Office, acting directly or through the Boone County Emergency Management Department, to declare a Snow Emergency after consulting the County Sheriff's Department, Public Works and Emergency Management once snow, sleet or freezing rain hits county roads. The county broadcasts the declaration through major media outlets as quickly as practicable. Three levels apply: Level 1 warns that roads are hazardous with blowing or drifting snow and urges caution; Level 2 restricts travel to essential trips only because roads are extremely hazardous; Level 3 confines travel to public safety and emergency personnel, employees required to report to work, and trips for medical care or necessary provisions, treating all other travel as non-essential and enforceable by law enforcement.
04(D), once accumulation reaches two inches or more, no vehicle, corporation, partnership or other entity may park or leave a vehicle standing on any county road right-of-way, regardless of the declared level. 04(E). This applies only to unincorporated Boone County roadways; streets inside Florence, Union and Walton fall under those cities' own snow ordinances, not this section. 99 of the county's parking chapter, not a mere warning.
Violations & Fines
Anyone who parks on a county road right-of-way during a snow emergency with two or more inches of accumulation, or who drives for non-essential purposes during a declared Level 3 emergency, is subject to a citation under § 71.99: $30 for a first or second offense within a rolling 365 days, $60 for a third or later offense in that period, and up to $500 if the citation is contested and lost.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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