(A) Any person affected by a decision, notice, or order, of the Office of Code Enforcement, except for zoning matters, or any person affected by a decision, notice, or order, of a city official or agent who is acting under the applicable building code (except appeals under the Kentucky Building Code, KRS 198B.070), property maintenance code, electrical code, plumbing code, or fire prevention code, shall have the right to appeal to the Code Enforcement Board by filing a written notice of appeal with the City Clerk within fourteen (14) days after the decision, notice, or order was served or made effective. The filing fees for a Notice of Appeal shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and shall be paid upon filing the Notice of Appeal. The Administrative Assistant of the Codes and Planning Department shall be the records custodian and administrator of all appeals to the Code Enforcement Board.
(B) Upon receipt of a Notice of Appeal, the Code Enforcement Board shall convene a hearing to consider the appeal within fourteen (14) days of receipt. All parties to the appeal shall be notified of the time and place of the hearing by letter sent by regular first-class mail; certified mail, return receipt requested; by personal service, or by leaving the notice at the person’s usual place of residence with any individual residing therein who is eighteen (18) years of age or older and who is informed of the contents of the notice, no later than seven (7) days prior to the date of the hearing. The Code Enforcement Board shall also provide notice of hearing to any lienholders with an interest in the subject premises. The Code Enforcement Board shall issue its decision on the appeal within ten (10) working days after the hearing. A final order shall be reduced to writing, which shall include the findings and conclusions reached and the date the order was issued. A copy shall be furnished to the person named in the citation or notice of violation.
(C) All appellate decisions of the Code Enforcement Board may be appealed to the Madison Circuit Court within thirty (30) days of the Code Enforcement Board’s final decision. If no appeal from a final order of the Code Enforcement Board is filed within 30 days, the Code Enforcement Board’s order shall be deemed final for all purposes.
(D) Appeals from action or inaction of the enforcement of the Kentucky Building Code shall be made to the Kentucky Board of Housing, Buildings, and Construction, pursuant to KRS 198B.070.
(Ord. No. 14-97, 7-1-97; Am. Ord. 06-17, 4-18-17; Am. Ord. No. 02-2021, § 1, 1-19-21)