Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Muldraugh, Kentucky

Muldraugh’s own rules

• Building permitRequired

  Structures erected or altered inside Muldraugh city limits.

  • Permit is issued by the city's administrative official before erection or alteration.
  • The city FAQ states building permits are also required for fences.

  “no structure shall be erected or altered until a building permit has been issued.”

• Building code adoptedAdopted

  New construction and alterations inside Muldraugh city limits.

  • Adopts the state codes by reference as amended, per the code section quoted.
  • Table of contents also lists section 150.03 International Property Maintenance Code (not opened).

  “the kentucky building code, as contained in chapter 7, title 815 of the kentucky administrative regulations; the kentucky plumbing code, as contained in chapter 20, title 815 of the kentucky administrative regulations”

• Local zoningPresent

  Land inside Muldraugh city limits; the city administers its own zoning code (Title XV, chapter 152).

  • Code copy reviewed is the 2015 supplement (s-6) PDF on the city site; later amendments were not checked.
  • Chapter 152 applies within the corporate limits of the city only.

  “pursuant to the authority granted to cities and counties by krs 100.201 to 100.213, the rules and regulations contained herein shall apply within the corporate limits of the city.”

• Zoning districtsPublished

  Zoning districts and zoning map for land inside Muldraugh city limits.

  • Map is adopted by reference in the 2015 supplement code copy; the map image itself was not opened.

  “(a) the city is hereby divided into zones or districts as described in § 152.025 and is shown on the zoning district map(s) which is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.”

• Minimum lot sizeSpecified

  Single-family lots in the R-1 district inside Muldraugh city limits.

  • Lot width of not less than 80 feet at the front building line (section 152.026(e)(2)).
  • Lot area is measured with 50% unobstructed open space required.
  • The agricultural district (section 152.035) has no lot-area figure in the copy reviewed; not covered by this claim.

  minimum lot area when served by public sanitary sewer: >= 10000 square feet · minimum lot area when not served by public sanitary sewer: >= 20000 square feet (applies when not served by a public sanitary sewer)

  “(1) lot area - the lot area shall be not less than ten thousand (10,000) square feet when served by public sanitary sewer, and not less than twenty thousand (20,000) square feet when not served by a public sanitary sewer; and shall provide not less than fifty percent (50%) of the lot area as unobstructed open space.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Two-family (R-2) lots inside Muldraugh city limits.

    “a lot of record in this district which is less than seven thousand, five hundred (7,500) square feet may not be used for a two-family structure.”

• SetbacksSpecified

  Structures in the R-1 single-family district inside Muldraugh city limits.

  • Side-yard minimum is the lesser of 10 feet or 10% of lot width at the front building line; a side yard abutting a street must be at least 25 feet.
  • Rear yard of at least 25 feet.
  • Fences up to 72 inches allowed along rear and side yards behind the front of the main structure; up to 48 inches in front and side yards.

  front yard minimum: >= 25 feet (or as required in other ordinances, whichever is greater) · rear yard minimum: >= 25 feet · side yard minimum: >= 10 feet (or 10% of lot width at the front building line, whichever is less; street-side yard at least 25 feet)

  “(5) minimum rear yard requirements. there shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than twenty-five (25) feet.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Structures in the R-2 two-family district inside Muldraugh city limits.

    “(3) minimum required front yard. all structures shall be set back so that no portion thereof falls within twenty-five (25) feet of the nearest front lot line point.”

• Lot coverageSpecified

  R-1 single-family lots inside Muldraugh city limits.

  • Expressed as a minimum unobstructed open space share, not as a maximum building-coverage percentage; no maximum lot coverage was found in the R-1 section reviewed.

  minimum unobstructed open space: >= 50 percent of lot area

  “shall provide not less than fifty percent (50%) of the lot area as unobstructed open space.”

• Building heightSpecified

  Buildings in the R-1 single-family district inside Muldraugh city limits.

  • Height excludes basements.

  maximum building height: <= 30 feet (or two and one-half stories, excluding basements)

  “(6) maximum height. no building hereinafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty (30) feet in height, excluding basements.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Specified — Buildings in the R-2 two-family district inside Muldraugh city limits.

    “(6) maximum height. no building hereafter erected or structurally altered shall exceed two and one-half stories or thirty (30) feet in height, excluding basements.”

• Manufactured homesAllowed (with conditions)

  Qualified manufactured homes on single-family lots in the R-1 district inside Muldraugh city limits.

  • Applies only to a 'qualified manufactured home' as defined in section 152.004 (manufactured on or after July 15, 2002, affixed to a permanent foundation and connected to utilities, width of at least 20 feet at its smallest measurement, among other criteria; the full criteria list was not read to its end).
  • Mobile homes (manufactured before June 15, 1976) are not covered by the R-1 permission; mobile homes are only permitted in R-4 communities (section 152.028.1).

  “single-family low density residential district, designed to encourage the building of well developed residential areas and allowing certain specified home occupations and qualified manufactured homes.”

• Accessory dwellingsProhibited

  Accessory buildings on R-1 single-family lots inside Muldraugh city limits (an accessory building may not be a residence).

  • Accessory buildings must be clearly incidental and operated and maintained by the owner of the lot.
  • Only one single-family dwelling unit per lot is permitted in R-1.

  “(b) permitted structures. each lot shall have at least one (1) front property line and shall be occupied only by one (1) single-family dwelling unit structure and such accessory buildings as are clearly incidental and normal and are operated and maintained by the owner of the lot; provided, however, that it shall not be a residence.”

  One more reviewed finding on this topic

  • Prohibited — Accessory buildings in the R-3 multi-family district inside Muldraugh city limits (an accessory building may not be a residence).

    “provided, however, that no accessory building may be used as a residence.”

• Permit feesPublished (with conditions)

  Zoning and building permit fees inside Muldraugh city limits.

  • Fee schedule is as printed in section 152.006 of the 2015 supplement (s-6) code copy; amendments after 2015 were not checked.
  • Other city permits (section 152.006(e)) are $15.00 each.

  building permit charge per square foot of building: 0.04 USD per square foot (minimum building permit charge is $15.00) · minimum building permit charge: >= 15 USD

  “(b) building permit - all buildings (per square foot).04 (the minimum building permit charge shall be $15.00)”

Still unanswered

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

• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder permit exemption inside Muldraugh city limits.
• Inspections — Inspections of construction inside Muldraugh city limits.
• Certificate of occupancy — Certificate of occupancy for new homes inside Muldraugh city limits.
• Minimum dwelling size — Minimum dwelling floor area inside Muldraugh city limits.
• Living in an RV — Occupancy of recreational vehicles inside Muldraugh 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.