McCracken County, KY Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Sidewalk Repair (2026)

Section 110.12(B) makes every person who owns, occupies, or controls a building or lot in unincorporated McCracken County responsible for keeping the adjacent sidewalk open and free from all obstructions, barriers, and impediments, and for stopping trees, brush, hedges, or other vegetation from growing into normal sidewalk or vehicular traffic within the public right-of-way. The duty sits inside the broader § 110.12 nuisance provision, which in § 110.12(A) also bars anyone from depositing rubbish, debris, or obstructions on the same sidewalks, and in § 110.12(C) bars dumping snow or letting drainage ice up county sidewalks.

Section 110.05 makes clear the responsibility runs to the property owner even when a tenant, invitee, or guest is the one who lets the obstruction develop, and presumes the owner is aware of the condition unless the owner proves otherwise. Enforcement runs through the Code Enforcement Officer under § 110.22, who can enter the property to inspect, issue a notice of violation, and, under § 110.20, abate an immediate hazard following a citation using county personnel or a hired contractor, with costs recoverable as abatement costs against the owner.