Hotel/Motel Facilities

Environmental Management Branch
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, Ky.  40621
(502) 564-4856
 
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In Kentucky, a hotel is defined as any building or structure kept, used, maintained, advertised or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are provided to the public. This includes motels, tourist homes and similar establishments, but excludes boarding homes and rooming houses.

The state hotel and motel inspection program ensures that applicable lodging facilities are clean and free of health and safety risks. Inspections are conducted by local health department environmentalists at least once each year with follow up inspections and and complaint investigations as necessary.

Plans for new hotels and modifications to existing hotels must be submitted to local health departments. For further information on submitting hotel construction, expansion of remodeling plans, please contact your local health department environmentalist or the Kentucky Department for Public Health Environmental Management Branch at (502) 564-4856.

Local Health Department Listing

Kentucky Revised Statutes

KRS 219.021 - Permits for hotels -- Fee -- Exemptions

KRS 219.031 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit; hearing; Cabinet and local health department employees authorized to enter premises

KRS 219.041 - Regulations -- State hotel code

KRS 219.051 - Enforcement of fire and safety regulations

KRS 219.071 - Trust and agency fund -- Expenditure of funds

KRS 219.081- Short title

Kentucky Administrative Regulation

902 KAR 7:010 - Hotel and Motel Code