Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Strathmoor Village, Kentucky

Strathmoor Village’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Construction, alteration, or structural change of any building, structure or improvement on land inside the corporate limits of Strathmoor Village city; the approval and permit come from the Strathmoor Village city commission per the city's ordinance 5.401.

  • Applicant must first seek approval and obtain a permit from the city commission before work begins, so construction is conditional on that permit.
  • Before seeking approval the applicant must submit an outline of the plans, specifications and proposals.
  • Violation is punishable by a fine of $250.00 and/or a stop work order and/or removal of the offending structure.
  • Only the city's own ordinance page was opened; whether Louisville Metro or state building-code permits are also needed was not established from official sources in this run.

  violation fine: 250 USD (per ordinance 5.401(c); also stop work order or removal)

  “it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership and/or corporation to construct, alter, change, erect or in any manner structurally change any building or structure or improvements upon the land in the corporate limits of the city without first seeking the approval and obtaining a permit from the city commission.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Required — Fences erected or constructed inside Strathmoor Village city limits.

    “any person erecting and/or constructing a fence within the city limits shall be required to provide a plan, specifications and/or proposal concerning said fence to the city commission and receive its approval before the erecting, building and/or constructing any such structure.”

• Living in an RVLimited

  Parking, storage or maintenance of recreational vehicles, motor homes, boats, trailers and similar vehicles on public or private property inside Strathmoor Village city; this is a storage/parking rule, not a full occupancy rule.

  • Allowed if enclosed within a garage or structure and not occupied as a dwelling or sleeping place, or if it cannot be seen from the street in front of the residence or from any city street bordering the property (ordinance 4.111(a)).
  • A city resident may park such a vehicle in the driveway for up to 72 hours (not necessarily continuous) for loading, unloading, cleaning, repairing or servicing (4.111(b), (d)).
  • A non-resident guest's RV may be parked in the host's driveway for up to 72 hours (4.111(c)).
  • Violation results in towing or removal at the owner's expense, including reasonable attorney fees (4.111(e)).

  driveway parking period: <= 72 hours (resident loading/servicing or guest RV, per ordinance 4.111(b)-(c))

  “it shall be unlawful for any person to park, store or otherwise maintain a boat, highway tractor, any type of trailer (an unpowered vehicle towed by any type of motorized vehicle) disabled vehicle, recreational vehicle and/or motor home”

• Driveway accessRequired

  New or replaced driveway approaches and landscaping between the sidewalk and street (public right-of-way) inside Strathmoor Village city.

  • Approval of the city commission is required; driveway approaches must not interfere with city drainage and must sit below the drainage point or have a pipe underneath (ordinance 3.110(a)).
  • Violation may require correction at the owner's expense (ordinance 3.110(b)).
  • Quoted rule covers the right-of-way area only; it does not state rules for driveways on private lots, which were not found.

  “any person constructing a new or replacing an existing driveway or landscaping of any area between the sidewalk and street must have the approval of the city commission”

• Permit processPartial

  Applicants for construction or structural changes inside Strathmoor Village city limits, as handled by the city commission.

  • Ordinance text states the outline-of-plans step only; no application form, fee schedule, review timeline or inspection step is stated on the ordinances page.
  • Full process is likely in the full 2026 code PDF, which was not opened.

  “before seeking approval, applicant must submit an outline of the plans, specifications and proposals.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Strathmoor Village or Jefferson County directly.

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder exemption from licensing or permits inside Strathmoor Village city
• Building code adopted — Building code adopted for construction inside Strathmoor Village city
• Inspections — Building inspections for construction inside Strathmoor Village city
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for buildings inside Strathmoor Village city
• Local zoning — Zoning for land inside Strathmoor Village 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.