KRS 381.440: Excavations in a city of the first class and consolidated local government --

Protection of adjacent property.

Whenever the owner of a lot in a city of the first class or a consolidated local government

proposes to excavate upon the lot to a depth greater than ten (10) feet below the top of the

curbstone of the sidewalk adjoining the lot, he shall, at his own expense, protect any wall

on adjoining land near the excavation from injury from such excavation, if the necessary

license is afforded him to ent er upon the adjoining land for that purpose, but not

otherwise.