ORDINANCE NO. 579

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE COUNTY OF BARREN, KENTUCKY, REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING, AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE COUNTY DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN SUCH CODE OF ORDINANCES, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.

WHEREAS, the present general and permanent ordinances of the County of Barren, Kentucky, are inadequately arranged and classified and are insufficient in form and substance for the complete preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the County of Barren, Kentucky, and for the proper conduct of its affairs; and

WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky empower and authorize the Legislative Body of this County to revise, amend, restate, codify and compile any existing ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate such ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and

WHEREAS, the Legislative authority of the County of Barren, Kentucky, has authorized a general compilation, revision, and codification of the ordinances of the County of Barren, Kentucky, of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinance in book form; and

WHEREAS, it is necessary to provide for the usual daily operation of the County of Barren, Kentucky, and for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the municipality that this ordinance take effect at an early date.

NOW, THEREFORE, by the Legislative Body of the County of Barren, Kentucky, that:

Section 1. The general ordinances of the County of Barren, Kentucky, as revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are adopted as and shall constitute the "Code of Ordinances of the County of Barren, Kentucky."

Section 2. Such Code of Ordinances as adopted in Section 1 shall consist of the following Titles:

BARREN COUNTY, KENTUCKY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

TITLE 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS

10. Rules of Construction; General Penalty

TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION

30. General Provisions

31. Organizations

32. Code of Ethics

33. Personnel Policies

34. Finance and Revenue

35. Fees

36. Public Records

TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS

50. Solid Waste

51. Open Dumping

52. Hazardous Material Response

TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE

70. General Provisions

71. Traffic Schedules

72. Parking Schedules

TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS

90. Animals

91. Nuisances

92. Fire Prevention

93. Fair Housing

TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS

110. Sexually-Oriented Businesses

111. Cable Television Franchises

TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES

(Reserved)

TITLE XV: LAND USAGE

150. Flood Damage Prevention

151. Building Code

152. Mobile Homes

153. Central Addressing System

154. Subdivisions

155. Comprehensive Plan

TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES

Table

I. Contracts and Agreements

II. Real Estate Transactions

III. Road Maintenance

IV. Acceptances and Dedications

PARALLEL REFERENCES

References to Kentucky Revised Statutes

References to Resolutions

References to Ordinances

INDEX

Section 3. All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in the Code shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of this Ordinance, except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part in such code; provided, such repeal shall not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of this Ordinance, nor shall such repeal affect the provisions of ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements, plats, or dedication of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code.

Section 4. Such Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the County Legislative Body and the Clerk of the County of Barren, Kentucky, is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of such Code of Ordinances in the Office of the County Clerk.

Section 5. Such Code shall be in full force and effect as provided in Section 6, and such Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties and regulations therein contained, and of the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded and approved, and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.

Section 6. This Ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure necessary for the immediate preservation of the peace, health, safety, and general welfare of the people of this County, and shall take effect at the earliest date provided by law.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Legislative Authority of the County of Barren, Kentucky, on this 21st day of June , 2016

/s/ Micheal Hale

Micheal Hale

Barren County Judge/Executive

ATTEST: /s/ Sherry J. Jones

Sherry J. Jones

Fiscal County Court

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