Ky. Rev. Stat. § 96.070
The legislative body of any city may grant rights-of-way over the public streets or public grounds of the city to any utility company, on such conditions as seem proper, shall have a supervising control over the use of same, and shall regulate the speed of cars and signals and fare on street cars. The legislative body may compel any railroad company to erect and maintain gates at street crossings and prevent railroads from obstructing public ways of the city, and fix penalties for the violation of these provisions. Nothing in this section shall prevent any property owner whose property abuts on a street on which a railroad is granted a right-of-way from recovering from the railroad any damage done to his property by the occupation or use of the street by the railroad.
KRS 96.070
Amended 1980 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 92, effective7/15/1980. --Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective 10/1/1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 3490-25.