{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-179.470","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 179.470","heading":"Maintenance of subdivision roads in counties.","body":"(1) In counties containing a city with a population equal to or greater than eight\nthousand (8,000) but less than twenty thousand (20,000), and not containing a city\nof the first class or a consolidated local government, any street or road located\noutside of the corporate limits of an incorporated city which is a street or road of a\nsubdivision established by a recorded plat that dedicates the street or road to public\nuse, shall be maintained by the fiscal court of the county in the same manner that\nroads established under KRS 178.115 are maintained, if the street or road is at least\none thousand (1,000) feet in length and at least fifty percent (50%) of the lots\nabutting the street or road contain houses which are occupied, and the street or road\nhas been or sh all be so constructed as to meet the approval of the county road\nengineer or, if there is no county road engineer, the approval of the fiscal court, such\napproval being based upon the established standards for county road construction\nwithin the county.\n(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 178.010(2), in counties containing a city of\nthe first class or a consolidated local government, any street or road located in the\narea of the county not within a city with a population that equals or exceeds three\nthousand (3,000) or within the area formerly comprising a city of the first class,\nwhich is a street or road of a subdivision that dedicated the street or road to public\nuse, may be maintained by the fiscal court of the county or consolidated local\ngovernment as the case may be, in the same manner as provided in subsection (1)\nand subject to the same conditions. In addition, street lights and other improvements\nalready established may be maintained by the fiscal court or consolidated local\ngovernment. The co unty or consolidated local government shall be reimbursed for\nthe cost of such maintenance by the abutting property owner whose proportionate\nshare of the cost of maintenance shall be added to the owner's county tax bill and\ncollected in the same manner as other taxes.\n(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 178.010(2), in counties containing a\npopulation between eighty thousand (80,000) and one hundred fifteen thousand\n(115,000) and a city with a population equal to or greater than twenty thousand\n(20,000) or in counties containing a city with a population that is less than eight\nthousand (8,000) and not a city with a population that equals or exceeds eight\nthousand (8,000), any street or road in an unincorporated area or a city with a\npopulation of less than one thousand (1,000) of the county, which is at least two\nhundred (200) feet in length and dedicated to public use, may be maintained by the\nfiscal court of the county in the same manner as provided in subsection (1) of this\nsection. In addition, street lights, garbage collection, water, and sewer services may\nbe provided by the fiscal court. The county shall be reimbursed for the cost of such\nmaintenance and services by the abutting property owner whose proportionate share\nof the cost of maintenance and services shall be added to the owner's county tax bill\nand collected in the same manner as county taxes. Further, upon the petition of fifty\npercent (50%) or more of the abutting property owners of the street or road, the\nfiscal court may by proper resolution provide for the improvements.\n(4) No street or road shall be accepted by a fiscal court or consolidated local\ngovernment under the provisions of subsection (2) or (3) of this section for county\nmaintenance unless twenty -five percent (25%) of the abu tting property owners\npetition the fiscal court or consolidated local government for county maintenance.\nThe fiscal court or consolidated local government within thirty (30) days thereafter\nshall hold a public hearing on the petition. If fifty percent (50% ) of the abutting\nproperty owners agree in writing to accept county maintenance, the fiscal court of\nthe county or the consolidated local government may maintain the road or street in\nthe same manner as provided in subsection (2) or (3) of this section as applicable\nand subject to the same conditions.\n(5) For the purposes of this section, the population of a city shall be determined by\nusing the most recent federal decennial census data.","path":["KRS Chapter 179"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=43838","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:31Z","sha256":"1408e9bee20ac309eee4fdfef1883e0651c57b25c0c2d20cce70c092999a92a6","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-179.460","next":"us-ky/krs-179.480"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}