Land Clearing in Frankfort, KY

We are not going to quote you a figure for Frankfort, because we could not source the city’s ordinance to a document we could stand behind and a number somebody acts on is not a thing to guess at. What we can tell you is that the limit across the Central Kentucky counties we could verify runs between ten and twelve inches and that the exemptions differ more than the figures do, so do not carry another town’s rule across. Frankfort’s own code enforcement covers property inside the city; Franklin County Planning, Zoning and Code Enforcement is on (502) 875-8701 for everything outside it.

No, and this is the most common misunderstanding we hear. Weed and grass heights are set by city and county ordinance, not by the state, which is why they differ from town to town across an area you can drive across in an hour. The state sets the framework for how local governments enforce and abate nuisances; the number itself is local every time.

Photos of the lot, the address, and ideally a photo of the notice itself: it will cite the ordinance and the deadline, which tells us both exactly what has to happen and by when. We will say straight away whether we can hit the date, including if we cannot, so you can find someone who can. From our side it is a scheduling question and nothing more.

Yes, unless the stumps are treated. It resprouts, so cutting alone does not kill it: lasting control means repeated cutting over several years or a herbicide treatment on the cut stumps. We cut, load and haul; we do not spray. The Franklin County Extension office is the right place to ask what goes on the stumps, and the job is far smaller once the thicket is already down.

Yes, and in Frankfort that is a good share of it. Certificate of insurance before the first job, a written scope so there is no argument about what was in it, completion photographs, and a single invoice covering the clearing and the haul-off rather than two. If you look after more than one property, ask about trade terms rather than having each one quoted separately.

A small residential lot with light brush and undergrowth runs $400 to $1,200, a medium or overgrown lot $1,200 to $3,500 and up, and full site preparation is quoted on the plan. These are the same figures as our main land clearing page. What moves the number is property size, vegetation density, terrain and access, and on the valley sides around Frankfort, access does more of the work than it does on flat ground.