Mount Sterling
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Mount Sterling

Place

Territory

GEOID
2154084
OCD-ID
ocd-division/country:us/state:ky/place:mount_sterling
POP
7,586 (2025)
CENTER
38.0648, -83.9472
SOURCE
census tiger

Government of Mount Sterling

Bodies, seats, agencies and services that belong to Mount Sterling itself.

Board of Adjustment
5/5 seats recorded
Code Enforcement Board
5/5 seats recorded
Mount Sterling City Council
7/7 seats recorded
Planning & Zoning Commission
6/6 seats recorded

Organization 7

Departments

  • Building Inspection Planning

    Issues building, sign and dumpster permits, conditional use and dimensional variance applications, and administers the sidewalk repair grant program and zoning regulations. Second floor of City Hall, Monday-Friday 8AM-4PM.

  • City Attorney Legal

    Legal counsel to the City of Mount Sterling. Office hours Thursday-Friday by appointment.

  • City Clerk Clerk

    Issues business, transient merchant and occupational licenses, receives property tax payments and handles Kentucky Open Records Act requests for the City of Mount Sterling. Located at City Hall, 33 North Maysville Street.

  • Code Enforcement and Alcohol Beverage Control Planning

    Enforces the International Property Maintenance Code and city nuisance, trash and parking ordinances, tracks blighted/abandoned/dilapidated properties, and administers city ABC (alcohol) licensing.

  • Finance Department Finance

    Manages city finances, budget and property tax billing for the City of Mount Sterling. Led by the Director of Finance at City Hall.

  • Office of the Mayor Administration

    Executive office of the City of Mount Sterling, a home rule city with a Mayor-Council form of government. The Mayor serves a four-year non-partisan term. City Hall, 33 North Maysville Street, open Monday-Friday 9AM-3PM.

  • Public Works Department Public Works

    Maintains city streets, sidewalks, storm drains, signs and city facilities; handles snow and flood response, mowing, sanitation, street light outage reports and the annual Spring Clean Up, Paint Pick-Up and Leaf Pick-Up programs. 110 Willow Street.

Services 17

  • ABC Entertainment Destination Center Event Application Code Enforcement and Alcohol Beverage Control
  • Apply for a Building Permit Building Inspection
  • Apply for a City Business License City Clerk
  • Apply for a City Job Office of the Mayor
  • Apply for a Conditional Use Permit Building Inspection
  • Apply for a Dimensional Variance Building Inspection
  • Apply for a Sign Permit Building Inspection
  • Event and Parade Permit City Clerk
  • Mobile Food Vendor (Food Truck) License City Clerk
  • Pay City Property Taxes Online Finance Department
  • Permit to Excavate Public Streets (Street Cut) Public Works Department
  • Public Records Request City Clerk
  • Report a Street Light Outage or Public Works Problem Public Works Department
  • Reserve a Public Space City Clerk
  • Sidewalk Repair Grant Program Building Inspection
  • Transient Merchant License City Clerk
  • View or Print a City Tax Bill Finance Department