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Resident and code officer clash over roadside bakery stand; council directs code process
Summary
A Jeffersontown resident, citing Kentucky cottage-food rules, told the council her roadside bakery stand was cited by code enforcement. City staff said the matter belongs before the code enforcement board; the council and staff also received an update that the Ledbury property is being cleaned up.
Julie Simon, a Jeffersontown resident who operates a home bakery, told the City Council on May 20 that city code enforcement had cited her roadside stand and that she wanted help resolving the matter so she could continue serving neighbors.
Simon said her stand was built last year, is under 200 square feet, has no electricity and is intended to be moved when not in use. “I am here this evening to ask for help on how to keep my roadside roadside stand open and willing to work with whoever I need in order to get a resolution to continue to serve my community and to be able to follow the rules of J Town at the same time,” she told the council.
Ron Miller, Jeffersontown’s code enforcement officer, said his office had received a complaint, found the structure…
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