Boone County, KY Short-Term Rentals: Noise Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Boone County Code § 114.06(B)
- Applies to
- Unincorporated Boone County STRs only
- First fine
- $200 per violation
- Repeat fine
- $500 within 365 days
- Enforcement
- Code Enforcement, Building Inspector, or officer
Summary
In unincorporated Boone County, short-term rental owners must hand every guest an information brochure disclosing "restrictions on noise and amplified sound" alongside parking and trash rules, a Chapter 114 duty backed by code enforcement fines.
(B) Pertinent neighborhood information including, but not limited to, parking restrictions, restrictions on noise and amplified sound, and trash collection schedules;
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
06 requires every short term rental owner in the unincorporated county, outside Florence, Union and Walton, which run their own municipal codes, to hand guests an information brochure before their stay. " The chapter sets no independent decibel limit or quiet-hours clock for STR guests; instead it makes the owner responsible for telling guests what noise and amplified-sound restrictions already bind the property, folding that duty into the county's STR permit system. 06(D). Skipping the brochure, or issuing one that omits the noise disclosure, is a Chapter 114 violation enforced the same way as any other STR requirement.
03(E)-(F) where the owner has "permitted" a violation on the premises. Every STR must first hold a Boone County short term rental permit and occupational license from the Occupational License Office; the brochure duty runs with that permit for as long as it stays active.
Violations & Fines
A missing or incomplete brochure is cited under § 114.08: a $200 civil fine for a first violation, rising to $500 for any repeat violation of the same type at the same property within 365 days, with each non-compliant day a separate offense. Boone County can also lien the property for unpaid fines, and the County Administrator may deny or revoke the STR permit under § 114.03(E)-(F).
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Boone County set specific quiet hours for short-term rentals?
Who has to give guests the noise notice?
What happens if an STR owner skips the brochure?
Sources & Official References
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