Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Whitesville, Kentucky

Whitesville’s own rules

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Whitesville city limits, under the Owensboro Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance, which the city adopts jointly with Owensboro and Daviess County

  • The zoning ordinance is a joint text adopted by the City of Owensboro, the City of Whitesville and Daviess County and administered through the Owensboro Metropolitan Planning Commission, which the OMPC page describes as established by joint agreement of those three bodies.
  • The Article 8 PDF states that uses were made uniform across owensboro, whitesville and unincorporated daviess county in a text amendment, so the district schedule is not separate for Whitesville in the text opened.
  • Whitesville zoning-map atlas assignments for a given parcel were not opened; parcel zone must be confirmed from the zoning map.
  • Whether a parcel is zoned is not established by this claim; it records that the adopted joint zoning ordinance covers the city.

  “deleted differences between uses located in owensboro, whitesville and unincorporated daviess county”

• Zoning districtsPublished (with conditions)

  Zone classes of the joint Owensboro Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance as applied inside Whitesville city limits

  • The Article 8 Schedule of Zones is published as a PDF on the OMPC site; the full zone list and zone map atlas were not opened.
  • Agricultural zones (A-U and A-R) are described here; other district rules are not summarized.

  “the a-u zone is also intended to designate potential development areas surrounding particular rural communities of daviess county and the area surrounding whitesville.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  Single-family R-1a, R-1b and R-1c residential zones inside Whitesville city limits under the joint Owensboro Metropolitan Zoning Ordinance

  • Applies only to parcels in the R-1a, R-1b or R-1c zones; the R-1t zone is governed by note (k) of the schedule, which was not extracted.
  • Zone assignment for a parcel must be confirmed from the zoning map atlas, which was not opened.
  • Table text was read from a PDF extract; the adjoining row values were not otherwise verified.

  maximum lot coverage: 50 percent of total lot area (R-1t zone subject to note (k), not extracted)

  “maximum lot coverage r-1a, r-1b, r-1c zones 50% of total lot area”

Rules another office applies inside Whitesville

Whitesville does not set these itself; the county, a health district or the state does, and they apply to every address inside its limits.

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Land divisions inside Whitesville city limits, under subdivision regulations adopted for Owensboro, Whitesville and Daviess County

  • The regulations are adopted by the OMPC, a joint agency, not by Whitesville alone.
  • The subdivision regulation text was not opened; lot-split, plat and approval rules are not established by this claim.

  “adopt subdivision regulations for owensboro, whitesville, and daviess county”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Whitesville or Daviess County directly.

• Building permit — New residential construction inside Whitesville city limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction of a home inside Whitesville city limits
• Building code adopted — Building code adoption for construction inside Whitesville city limits
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Whitesville city limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Whitesville city limits

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.