Bolthole Index county-legal census · checked 2026-10-09
21 of Kentucky's 120 counties — 18% — set no minimum dwelling size. That is the 4th-largest count of any state. The strongest of them on the Bolthole Index is Wayne County (75/100). Every entry below cites the county’s own official source.
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21 of 120 Kentucky counties · sorted by Index score
Residential development in unincorporated Wayne County, to the extent a minimum dwelling size would arise only from county zoning. The county states that it has no zoning ordina…
Wayne County General Information ↗Unincorporated Lee County: no county rule sets this, because Lee County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivision an…
psc.ky.gov ↗Zoning-based minimum dwelling-size controls for unincorporated Green County. The official state source states that Green County has no planning and zoning and has enacted no zon…
psc.ky.gov ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling size in unincorporated Metcalfe County. The absence is limited to county zoning; state building, health, septic, floodplain, and other appli…
Kentucky State Board on Electric Generation and Transmission Siting, Case No. 2025-00064 Order ↗Unincorporated Estill County: no county rule sets this, because Estill County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivis…
Kentucky's Planning Units 2005 ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling size in unincorporated Caldwell County. The county has no zoning restrictions; building, septic, health, and other non-zoning requirements m…
FAQs - Caldwell County ↗County zoning minimum dwelling-size controls in unincorporated Breckinridge County. This is an absence of county zoning dimensional control only; incorporated cities have their …
Ordinances – Breckinridge County Government ↗Unincorporated Nicholas County: no county rule sets this, because Nicholas County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subd…
Kentucky Interim Joint Committee report ↗Unincorporated Wolfe County: no county rule sets this, because Wolfe County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivisio…
New Cingular Wireless Application, PSC Case 2014-00044 ↗Unincorporated Breathitt County: no county rule sets this, because Breathitt County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, su…
COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY — Clayhole Response to Steven Jones ↗County zoning minimum dwelling-size standards in unincorporated Pulaski County. No county zoning-based minimum is established by the no-zoning statement; building-code and healt…
County Government – Pulaski County Government ↗Unincorporated Letcher County: no county rule sets this, because Letcher County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdiv…
Grand View Letcher County Environmental Assessment ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling size in unincorporated Knott County. No county zoning regulations were identified; building-code minimums and health requirements may still …
dlg.ky.gov ↗Unincorporated Graves County: no county rule sets this, because Graves County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivis…
Motion for Deviation from Setback Requirements, Case No. 2025-00395 ↗County zoning dimensional controls in unincorporated Rowan County. This is an absence of county zoning; building-code, septic, subdivision, floodplain, and municipal rules may s…
rcky.us ↗Zoning-based minimum dwelling size in unincorporated Montgomery County. Montgomery County's official page states there is no official planning and zoning in the county. This cla…
Montgomery County Fiscal Court ↗County zoning dimensional controls in unincorporated Marshall County. This conclusion concerns county zoning only. Municipal zoning applies in Benton and Calvert City.
Zoning Compliance | Marshall County, KY ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling size in unincorporated Pike County. The absence applies to county zoning at the cited unincorporated project location. Municipal zoning and …
Pike County Solar Project Site Assessment Report, Tab 12 ↗County zoning-based minimum dwelling size requirements in unincorporated Christian County, Kentucky. The absence is limited to county zoning requirements in unincorporated areas…
psc.ky.gov ↗County zoning minimum dwelling-size standard in unincorporated Owen County. This conclusion concerns only county planning and zoning regulation; separate state, health, building…
Contact Us - Owen County Clerk's Office ↗Unincorporated Perry County: no county rule sets this, because Perry County's own reviewed answer confirms it has no county-wide zoning ordinance. Septic, floodplain, subdivisio…
Bright Mountain Solar Project — Socioeconomic Report ↗Every county here has a full profile — water, land prices, hazard safety, seclusion, and the rest of its building rules. See the Kentucky state page for all 120 counties ranked, or go back to the national list.
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General guidance, not legal advice. Off-grid, building, and land-use rules are often set at the county level and change often. Verify with your county and state before acting. Data reviewed 2026-06-26.
