Welcome to the City of Leitchfield

ZONING ORDINANCE
FOR LEITCHFIELD, KENTUCKY

PREPARED AND ADOPTED BY
LEITCHFIELD PLANNING COMMISSION

314 West White Oak Street
Leitchfield, Kentucky 42755
Adopted by Leitchfield City Council – 1999 Ordinance # 09-99
Amended by Leitchfield City Council - 2004 Ordinance # 04-01

Technical Assistance Provided By
Lincoln Trail Area Development District
Elizabethtown, Kentucky

The preparation of this document was financed with Federal, State and local funds under a Joint Funding Administration Program approved by the Southeastern Federal Regional Council.

The Lincoln Trail Area Development District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, or disability, and provides, upon request, reasonable accommodation including auxiliary aids and services necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in all services, programs and activities of the agency.

Zoning Ordinance for Leitchfield, Kentucky
Table of Contents

Section

Page

1.1	ENACTING CLAUSE	1
1.2	TITLE	1
1.3	PURPOSE	1
1.4	INTERPRETATION	2
1.5	CONFLICT OF ORDINANCE	2
1.6	PLANS AND CONSTRUCTION IN PROGRESS	2
1.7	SEPARABILITY	3
1.8	DEFINITIONS	3
2.1	ADMINISTRATION	19
2.2	BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRED	19
2.3	BUILDING/ZONING PERMIT ISSUANCE AND FEE	19
2.4	COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER CODES, STATUTES & REGULATIONS	20
2.5	CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED	20
2.6	AUTHORIZED USE	21
2.7	COMPLAINTS REGARDING VIOLATIONS	21
2.8	PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION	21
2.9	PLANNING COMMISSION	21
2.10	MAP AMENDMENT PROCEDURES	22
2.11	ZONING TEXT AMENDMENTS	24
2.12	BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENT	24
2.13	CONDITIONAL USES	26
2.14	VARIANCES	28
2.14.6	PROCEDURE FOR APPEAL TO THE BOARD	29
2.15	APPLICATION OF VARIANCE	30
3.1	ZONING DISTRICT MAP	31
3.2	MAP AMENDMENT IDENTIFICATION	31
3.3	INTERPRETATION OF ZONE AND DISTRICT BOUNDARIES	31
3.4	APPLICATION OF ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS	32
3.5	CONVERSION OF DWELLING STRUCTURES	33
3.6	USE EXEMPTIONS	33
3.7	ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS	34
3.8	ZONE DESCRIPTIONS AND PERMITTED USES	34
4	GENERAL REGULATIONS	57
4.2	GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR LOTS AND YARDS	60
4.3	GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR SIGNS AND OUTDOOR ADVERTISING	60
4.4	GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR VEHICLES	62
4.5	SPECIAL REGULATIONS	65
4.55	WALLS AND FENCES	71
4.6	EXCEPTIONS	72
4.7	GENERAL BUFFER/SCREENING REGULATIONS AND RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS	73
5.1	CLARIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION	75
5.2	VIOLATIONS	75
6	ADMINISTRATION: FEES	76
6.2	REZONING REQUEST	76
6.3	BUILDING/ZONING PERMIT	76
6.5	VARIANCE REQUEST	76
7.1	CONFLICT WITH OTHER ORDINANCES & PRIVATE DEEDS	78
7.2	VALIDITY	78
7.3	EFFECTIVE DATE	78
	INDEX	79
	* INDEX NOTE: BOLD AND CAPITALIZED SUBJECTS ARE FOUND IN THE "DEFINITIONS" SECTION IN ARTICLE 1, BEGINNING ON PAGE 3.

ZONING ORDINANCE FOR LEITCHFIELD, KENTUCKY

ZONING ORDINANCE
FOR LEITCHFIELD, KENTUCKY