{"id":2956,"date":"2019-03-16T12:11:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T16:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/?page_id=2956"},"modified":"2024-02-19T19:50:50","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T00:50:50","slug":"metro-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/?page_id=2956","title":{"rendered":"Metro Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Please be aware that some Metro laws and codes&nbsp;<\/strong>apply to all of Metro Louisville Jefferson County Government area:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The City of Bellemeade is under the law enforcement jurisdiction of Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD).\u00a0 <\/strong>We are served by LMPD Division 8, 2927 Goose Creek Road, 40241; phone 503-574-2258, FAX 502-245-1249.\u00a0 <strong>911 &#8211; Please immediately report all suspicious behavior and suspected or known criminal activity to Louisville Metro Police Department by calling 911.\u00a0 <\/strong>You can call <strong>502-574-2111 Option 5<\/strong> with as much detail as you can provide to file a delayed report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discharge of firearms and open burning are not allowed anywhere in Jefferson County. &nbsp; <\/strong>Bellemeade residents can call LMPD to report discharge of firearms and St. Matthews &#8211; Lyndon Fire Department&nbsp; 502-425-7474 to report burning violations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fire pits and grills for non-commercial cooking<\/strong>&nbsp;are permitted with certain state and METRO restrictions.&nbsp; Fire pits must be located a minimum of fifty (50) feet from buildings and property lines per the state fire code.&nbsp; Fire pits and grills must not be used under structures constructed with wood or other flammable material or adjacent to or directly under trees or other flammable vegetation .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Building permits<\/strong>&nbsp;and zoning changes must go through Louisville Metro.&nbsp;&nbsp; https:\/\/louisvilleky.gov\/government\/construction-review\/building-permits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Door-to-door solicitors are&nbsp; REQUIRED<\/strong> to have a Metro Louisville solicitor&#8217;s license.&nbsp; The license is roughly the same size as our Kentucky driver&#8217;s license.&nbsp; The license is issued to individuals, not companies; therefore EACH solicitor is REQUIRED to have one.&nbsp; Unlicensed solicitors should be reported to the police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Commercial advertising yard signs<\/strong> are not allowed on residential lawns except while contractors are working on a residence. Please remove them when the work is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Signs of any type&nbsp;<\/strong>should not be posted in the right-of-way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>RVs, trailers, and boats<\/strong> are not allowed to park in front of the facade of the house, and if a motor vehicle is parked behind the house, it must be parked on a hard surface of concrete or asphalt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pets must be restrained<\/strong> by a fence or on a leash in accord with METRO Ordinance.&nbsp; &nbsp; Pet owners must retrieve their pets droppings and properly dispose of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Home and lawn<\/strong> exterior must be kept clean and neat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trees<\/strong> are not to be planted  in the right-of-way within twelve feet of the edge of the pavement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parking heavy trucks<\/strong> in residential areas is strictly prohibited by Metro Ordnance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Unlicensed or disabled motor vehicles<\/strong> shall NOT be parked, kept or stored on any premise per Metro Ordnance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Complaints&nbsp;<\/strong>concerning any Metro Ordnance violation should be made to Metro officials (Metro Call 311).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please be aware that some Metro laws and codes&nbsp;apply to all of Metro Louisville Jefferson County Government area: The City of Bellemeade is under the law enforcement jurisdiction of Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD).\u00a0 We are served by LMPD Division &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/?page_id=2956\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7788,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"onecolumn-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2956","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7788"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2956"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4595,"href":"https:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2956\/revisions\/4595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bellemeade-ky.gov\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}