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Fiscal Court adopts zoning changes for antenna structural review and fee schedule; removes proposed food‑truck timing changes
Summary
The fiscal court conducted second reading and adopted ordinance 2025‑03 amending McCracken County zoning regulations to require updated structural analyses for certain cellular antenna changes and to revise the fee schedule; the court removed a proposed amendment that would have changed mobile food vehicle timing and movement rules.
McCracken County fiscal court on May 12 conducted the second reading and approved ordinance No. 2025‑03, which amends county zoning regulations by adding a structural‑analysis requirement for certain cellular antenna work and by updating the zoning fee schedule. Separately, the court removed a proposed amendment that would have modified the county’s mobile food‑vehicle rules.
The ordinance summary read to the court states the two primary changes: "First, the cellular antenna tower section is amended by adding a requirement for an updated structural analysis under certain circumstances. Second, the zoning fee schedule is revised by updating prices and eliminating the requirement to submit hard copies of certain submissions." The clerk certified the summary as an accurate statement of the ordinance's main points.
Food‑truck language removed: earlier draft amendments included a paragraph imposing time and movement restrictions on mobile food vehicles (how long a food truck may remain in one location and related distance-from-restaurant rules). Commissioners moved to remove paragraph 2(b) of the amendment (the mobile food‑vehicle subsection) so that the existing mobile food‑vehicle ordinance remains unchanged; the court approved removing 2(b) and proceeded with second reading of the remainder of the ordinance. The second reading was approved by the court and the ordinance recital was placed on public inspection in the judge executive’s office.
Why it matters: the zoning changes add a structural check for antenna modifications, which affects telecommunications providers and developers, and update the county’s fee and submission processes to allow electronic submissions. The removal of proposed food‑truck timing rules preserves the current mobile food‑vehicle regulations and avoids new limits on how long vendors can remain in one location under county code.
Next steps: the full ordinance will be available for public inspection in the judge executive’s office during business hours, and staff will implement updated fee schedules and submission processes as provided in the adopted ordinance.
