Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Hawesville, Kentucky

Rules another office applies inside Hawesville

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

• Local zoningPresent (with conditions)

  Land inside Hawesville city limits is covered by the joint Hancock County Zoning Regulations for the City of Hawesville, City of Lewisport and Hancock County, administered by Hancock County Urban Planning & Zoning. This is a county-administered joint regulation, not a Hawesville-only ordinance.

  • The county planning page states the zoning regulations cover Hawesville, but the regulation text itself was not opened in this research pass; district names and dimensional limits are not established here.
  • The Lewisport code adopts the joint regulations by reference to Ordinance 22-02. Hawesville's own council adoption of Ordinance 22-02 was not confirmed on a Hawesville official page.
  • Adoption of the joint regulations is recorded in the Lewisport code, not the Hawesville code; Hawesville's own code could not be opened (hawesville.us returned an expired certificate over https).

  “zoning regulations of hancock county, hawesville and lewisport, kentucky”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Subdivision of land inside Hawesville city limits, under the joint subdivision regulations for the City of Hawesville, City of Lewisport and Hancock County

  • Subdivision standards (lot dimensions, road and utility requirements, plat approval steps) were not extracted; see followups.
  • The adopting text is in the Lewisport code; Hawesville's own adoption not confirmed.

  “the subdivision regulations for the city of hawesville, city of lewisport and hancock county, which are attached to ordinance 22-02”

• Permit processPartial

  Zoning administration for land inside Hawesville city limits under the joint Hancock County zoning regulations

  • The page gives the office, address, phone and hours only; it does not describe the application steps, forms or review timeline.
  • The page does not expressly state the office's service area in terms of Hawesville city limits; the link to Hawesville rests on the joint regulation title.

  office hours: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm

  “zoning administration 200 court square po box 692 hawesville, ky 42348 phone: 270-927-8169 hours monday, wednesday, and friday 8:00 am - 12:00 pm”

Still unanswered

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

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