(A) (1) The Kentucky Building Code, promulgated in 815 KAR 7:120, and the Kentucky Residential Code, promulgated in 815 KAR 7:125 by the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction, Commonwealth of Kentucky, are hereby adopted by reference and shall be enforced by the county as if set out at length in this section.
(2) Copies of the Kentucky Building Code and the Kentucky Residential Code are on file in the office of the County Clerk, and the Clerk shall at all times keep copies of the Building Code and the Residential Code for reference.
(3) An attested copy of Ordinance 687 shall be transmitted to the Commonwealth Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction.
(B) (1) The application of the Kentucky Building Code, promulgated in 815 KAR 7:120, and the Kentucky Residential Code, promulated in 815 KAR 7:125 by the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction, are hereby extended to all single-family dwellings, prefabricated, and/or mobile homes, regardless of whether they are located on farms, and agricultural exemptions shall not apply to such dwellings.
(2) This division (B) does not interfere with agricultural exemptions provided by statute for other nonresidential buildings located on agriculturally exempt real estate.
(3) An attested copy of this division (B) shall be transmitted to the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction of the commonwealth.
(4) This division (B) shall take effect and be in full force when passed, published, and recorded according to law.
(Ord. 352, passed 10-17-2000; Ord. 473, passed 7-15-2008; Ord. 687, passed 10-20-2023)