COVINGTON, Ky. – The City of Covington has tweaked its noise ordinance to make it easier to understand and enforce.
The changes include separate regulations for daytime and nighttime monitoring and more objective evaluation of whether noise is unreasonably loud and thus violates the ordinan...
The release of a “chemical irritant” at Interplastic Corporation in March 2019 required a “shelter in place” order for residents and businesses of West Latonia.
Although options are limited, City taking steps
COVINGTON, Ky. – Even while acknowledging “limite...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s new City Solicitor is intimately familiar with the city – he’s practiced law in it for more than four decades.
“Every day of my career, I’ve practiced in Covington,” David Davidson said. “You learn a lot about a communit...
Lulu Northcutt’s 1924 yearbook photo at the University of Kentucky. (Photo used courtesy of UK Rosenberg College of Law.)
City’s legal conference room to bear name of female legal trailblazer
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s Lulu Northcutt made headlines in a March 6, 1929,...
Landlords who operate outside the law will be fined, maybe shut down
COVINGTON, Ky. – Time is running out for landlords who are refusing to obtain the required rental dwelling license.
The City of Covington has begun issuing citations and $250 fines to property owners who rent out their ...
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington’s new City Clerk is an amateur genealogist, makes wine and names the labels after her family’s rescue dogs, and was a Girl Scout Troop Leader for 13 years.
But what Covington residents most need to know about Susan Ellis is that she’s a probl...
When he isn’t knee-deep in legal issues, Michael Bartlett likes to fish. Here he is with a trout in Montana.
Departing City Solicitor Bartlett looks back on career
COVINGTON, Ky. – If there’s one thing that Michael Bartlett learned in almost six years in the City of Covington...
City fixes ‘drafting error’ that led to higher storm water fee
COVINGTON, Ky. – A two-word change in a City ordinance first passed in February will send most owners of duplexes in Covington a refund of $45.40 on their storm water bill.
That’s the bottom-line imp...
Landlords, Airbnb proprietors can apply now
COVINGTON, Ky. – If you own property and rent it out in the City of Covington, you can now apply online for the City’s new rental license – whether you’re a landlord who rents property long term or a homeowner seeking to make...
New licensing seeks to ensure safety, head off disruptions
COVINGTON, Ky. – Covington is joining cities around the country in adopting specific regulations governing the short-term rental of dwelling units, most commonly known by the Airbnb brand.
At last count this fall, a ...