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Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances
CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCES LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE - URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CHARTER
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION1
Chapter 2A - AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT1
Chapter 2B - CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING BOARDS
Chapter 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1
Chapter 4 - ANIMALS AND FOWL1
Chapter 5 - BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS1
Chapter 5A - CIVIL DEFENSE: CIVIL EMERGENCIES
Chapter 6 - EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONS1
Chapter 7 - FINANCE AND TAXATION1
Chapter 8 - MINING AND/OR QUARRYING1
Chapter 9 - FIRE PREVENTION1
Chapter 9A - FIREWORKS
Chapter 10 - FOOD AND DRUGS1
Chapter 11 - HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Chapter 12 - HOUSING1
Chapter 13 - LICENSES AND REGULATIONS1
Chapter 13A - MINIMUM WAGE
Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS1
Chapter 15 - PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS1
Chapter 16 - SEWAGE, GARBAGE, REFUSE AND WEEDS1
Chapter 16A - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS1
Chapter 17 - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS1
Chapter 17A - SUBDIVISIONS1
Chapter 17B - STREET TREES1
Chapter 17C - PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Chapter 17D - DOCKLESS VEHICLES
Chapter 18 - TRAFFIC1
Chapter 18B - SNOW EMERGENCIES1
Chapter 18C - EMERGENCY AMBULANCE, TRANSPORTATION AMBULANCE LICENSING, REGULATIONS1
Chapter 19 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Chapter 20 - ZONING1
Chapter 21 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM1
Chapter 22 - UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE1
Chapter 23 - DIVISIONS OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND POLICE1
Chapter 24 - DETENTION CENTER1
Chapter 25 - ETHICS ACT
Chapter 26 - RURAL LAND MANAGEMENT
APPENDIX A RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE - ORDINANCES
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Zoning Code
Sec. 18-129. - Parking of vehicles in any residential section.
(1)   (a)   It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle exceeding seven (7) feet in overall width (excluding mirrors) or twenty (20) feet in overall length or seven and one-half (7½) feet in overall height, upon any street or highway in any residence district for longer than two (2) hours except when loading or unloading.
(b)   As used in this section, the terms "loading" and "unloading" shall include, in addition to active loading and unloading of a vehicle, any time not exceeding twenty-four (24) hours that a recreational vehicle is being leveled for the purpose of preparing its heating or cooling system for use.
(c)   However, any person may secure from the urban county government office designated by the mayor a visitor's permit which, when affixed to the driver's side of the front windshield, shall permit an out-of-county visitor's recreational vehicle exceeding the size limitations of this subsection to park upon a street or highway in a residence district for a specified twenty-four-hour period.
(2)   It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle within the front yard, side yard, or back yard of any residential structure except upon an approved residential driveway as defined in article V of chapter 17. For purposes of this subsection, it shall also be unlawful for a person owning, possessing, managing or controlling residential property to allow the parking of vehicles within the front yard, side yard or back yard of such premises except upon an approved residential driveway as defined in article V of chapter 17.
(3)   It shall be unlawful for any person to park a vehicle upon a sidewalk. As used in this subsection, the term "sidewalk" shall mean that portion of a street between the curblines, or the lateral lines of a roadway, and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of pedestrians, including any strip of ground between curb and paved sidewalk.
(4)   Citation officer as authorized in section 14-10 of the Code of Ordinances or any safety officer, parking officer, peace officer is authorized to issue citations for violations of this section.
(Ord. No. 87-85, § 2, 5-2-85; Ord. No. 209-86, § 1, 10-2-86; Ord. No. 89-98, § 1, 4-16-98; Ord. No. 329-2005, § 12, 12-13-05; Ord. No. 82-2011, § 1, 6-23-11; Ord. No. 61-2018 , § 1, 9-13-18)