Campbell County, KY Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- 2012 International Property Maintenance Code, § 155.01
- Enforcing office
- Planning and Zoning Department, Newport
- Grass/weed limit
- 12 inches maximum, § 302.4
- Enforcement season
- April 15 to October 15
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, up to 90 days
- Fine cap
- $250 under amended § 112.4
Summary
Campbell County adopted the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code by § 155.01, giving the Planning and Zoning Department authority to order repair, condemnation or demolition of unsafe or blighted structures. Local amendments in § 155.02 set a 12-inch grass limit, an April 15 to October 15 enforcement season, and a Class B misdemeanor penalty of up to 90 days in jail or a $250 fine.
...being marked and designated as the International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition, and subsequent updates, as published by the International Code Council Inc., be and is hereby adopted as the Property Maintenance Codes of the County of Campbell, Commonwealth of Kentucky... (C) In § 112.4, insert the words "shall be guilty of a Class B misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or a fine of not more than $250, or both confinement and a fine" in place of the words "shall be liable to a fine of not less than [AMOUNT] dollars of more than [AMOUNT] dollars". (D) In § 302.4, insert the words "12 inches" in place of the words "JURISDICTION TO INSERT HEIGHT IN INCHES".
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-50: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. O-09-2026, passed 8-5-26; and Res. R-42-26, passed 7-15-26; and State legislation current through KRS Pamphlet 2025).
Full Breakdown
01 of the county code adopts, as filed with the County Clerk offices in Alexandria and Newport and the Planning and Zoning Office in Newport, the International Property Maintenance Code, 2012 Edition, published by the International Code Council. The IPMC governs the condition and maintenance of every property, building and structure in the county, sets standards for utilities and facilities needed to keep structures safe, sanitary and fit for occupation and use, and authorizes condemning buildings unfit for human occupancy and ordering their demolition, along with permits and fees for that work.
4 define the enforcement season as April 15 to October 15 each year. 4 replaces the IPMC's blank fine template with a Class B misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for a period of not more than 90 days, or a fine of not more than $250, or both confinement and a fine.
Violations & Fines
A property-maintenance violation, from an unsafe structure to grass over 12 inches during the April 15 to October 15 season, is enforced through IPMC § 112.4 as amended by § 155.02(C): a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail, a fine of up to $250, or both. The Planning and Zoning Department can also condemn and order demolition of a structure found unfit for human occupancy under the adopted code.
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