Kentucky Revised Statutes
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 182.020 (2026)
Wharves, piers and bulkheads on private land -- Abatement
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(1) Any person owning land upon a watercourse may erect a wharf on his land, or a pier or bulkhead in the watercourse opposite his land, but he must not obstruct navigation nor injure the private rights of any person in doing so.
(2) If the Circuit Court of the county in which the wharf, pier or bulkhead is located, believes that the wharf, pier or bulkhead obstructs navigation or encroaches on any public landing so as to prevent the free use thereof, the court may abate it. Effective: January 2, 1978 History: Amended 1976 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 169, effective January 2, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4323.
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case, 1980–1980 · leading case: Greater Cincinnati Marine Serv., Inc. v. City of Ludlow, 602 S.W.2d 427 (Ky. 1980).
Greater Cincinnati Marine Serv., Inc. v. City of Ludlow, 602 S.W.2d 427 (Ky. 1980). “hat (1) the complaint filed was not solely an appeal of the action of the Board of Adjustments; (2) the Court of Appeals erred when it overruled the trial court’s finding of fact that Marine’s use of the land was a lawful nonconforming use; (3) the City of Ludlow, through its…”
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