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GOOD NEIGHBOR PRACTICES AND POLICIES
The City of Fort Wright partners with Planning & Development Services of Kenton County to facilitate any Zoning and Code Enforcement Issues and/or Violations reported to us by members of the community.
Your local Zoning & Code Enforcement Department collaborates with property owners to guarantee that their properties adhere to the International Property Maintenance Code, local government Zoning Ordinances, and any other applicable Laws and Ordinances in a timely manner. Typically, they handle lots of reported violations of local Ordinances concerning the upkeep of homes, apartment complexes, businesses, yards/lots, and conduct inspections for general structure maintenance, property maintenance, nuisance violations, and zoning violations.
With the coming of warmer weather, sunny days, and pleasant evenings, we all tend to spend more time outdoors. To make sure that we keep our neighborhoods looking nice, we wanted to remind you of a few ordinances/laws in place to help us do just that. On a few occasions, we have found that after being cited for violations, residents were unaware that they were in violation of a City Ordinances. Hopefully, by listing a few of these issues here, we can be pro-active and prevent some common occurrences.
Yard Maintenance: The growth of weeds or grass in excess of ten inches above the surface of the ground on any lot or parcel of real estate that is less than four acres in area and developed with the public utilities of water, electricity and sewers.
Commercial Vehicles: It shall be unlawful to park or to keep any truck or commercial vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds, at any place on property located in a residential district zone, except in a completely enclosed garage.
Inoperable Vehicles: Parked on the street or on your property, all vehicles must be properly licensed and in an operable condition. No inoperable motor vehicle or any motor vehicle parts shall be stored in excess of 72 hours in any residential zone, unless it is in a completely enclosed building. No inoperable motor vehicle shall be parked in the right-of-way of any city street for more than 72 hours.
Junk/Debris Storage:The accumulation of any rubbish on any portion of any lot or parcel of real estate outside of any building.
Pods: Portable Storage Container (POD) is a temporary structure designed for storage, less than 169 square feet in size and eight feet in height, that may be delivered onsite by a commercial enterprise, then picked up and removed to a commercial storage facility or the customer’s destination. Portable storage containers are permitted as a non-permanent accessory use to provide temporary storage for moving and similar short-term purposes. One portable storage container may be located at any residence or business for two non-sequential periods, not exceeding 16 days for each period, per calendar year. The portable storage container shall be situated on an improved surface; shall not block any sidewalk, shared-use path or lane; and may not be placed on any public right-of-way, street or road. A portable storage container is not permitted as a permanent accessory storage structure, regardless of the proposed location of the unit on a parcel.
Recreational Vehicles (Campers, Motor Homes, Boats, and Trailers): No person shall allow a recreational vehicle to be parked or otherwise located on a public street. The parking of any recreational vehicle, boat or trailer anywhere in any residential area is restricted except for only one of any such vehicles:
(1) In the rear yard of any lot or parcel of real estate that is paved with blacktop or concrete, provided that no part of such vehicle is within one foot of any point in the nearest boundary line;
(2) In any area of a side yard that is continuously paved with blacktop or concrete, provided that no part of such vehicle is within one foot of any point in the nearest boundary line; or
(3) In any driveway during the period after May 1 and before October 15 in any calendar year, provided that:
(a) There is no more than one of any such vehicles parked, stored or otherwise located in any portion of any driveway on any one lot or parcel of real estate at any one time; and
(b) No part of any such vehicle is within one foot of any point in the nearest boundary line.
(4) Under no circumstance may any recreational vehicle, boat, or trailer be permitted to remain in a residential area more than five consecutive days and no more than a total of 25 days per year.
(5) However, a recreational vehicle, boat or trailer less than twenty feet in length from tongue to bumper may remain indefinitely provided it rests on a paved surface behind the front-most portion of the home. The paved surface may also be in the rear of the house.
Please note - it shall be unlawful for any person(s) to live in any boat, automobile, camper, recreational vehicle, or truck in the city limits.
Trash Containers: The location of any municipal solid waste container in the front yard of any lot or parcel of real estate in the city at any time other than that period of time that begins at 6:00 p.m. on the day before the day that municipal solid waste is scheduled by the city for collection from that real estate and ends at 6:00 a.m. on the following day.
Any complaints and/or violations can be reported to 859.331.8980 or via email to info@fortwrightky.gov. Once received the complaint process is outlined in the below graphic.
A well kept home/property and kind/friendly folks make good neighborhoods and are a deterrent to criminals. Please be conscience of your neighbors and neighborhood, and help us keep our Fort Wright Community a great place to live.
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