(A) The purpose of the Building Code Appeals Board is to hear appeals of the decisions of the County Building Official charged with the responsibility of enforcing the Kentucky Building Code. No building official or his employee may sit on the Board if the Board is hearing an appeal of a decision rendered by his department; and no member of the Board shall hear an appeal in a case in which he has a private or financial interest.
(B) Any party adversely affected by the decision of the building official may appeal to the Board. An appeal must be made in writing and filed with the Chairperson or his designated agent within 30 days of the date of the decision being appealed. The appeal shall state the following minimum information: the name and the address of the party making the appeal; the location, including street number and city, where applicable, of the property involved; a statement of the action taken by the building official: and a statement of why the party making the appeal believes the decision of the building official is incorrect, improper, or in violation of the Kentucky Building Code. Also, if the
making the appeal is represented by an attorney, the name and address of same. The address to which the appeal should be mailed or delivered shall be made available at the County Fiscal Court Building.
(C) Upon timely receipt of an appeal from a qualified party, the Board shall convene a hearing to consider the appeal within 15 days of receipt. Said hearing shall be open to the public unless requested otherwise by all parties making the appeal.
(D) All parties to the appeal shall be notified of the time and place of the hearing by letter mailed by registered mail no later than ten days prior to the date of the hearing.
(E) The Board shall render a decision within five working days after the hearing. The Board may uphold, amend, or reverse the decision of the building official. The Board's decision shall be in writing and a copy mailed to the building official and to all parties to the appeal.
(F) There shall be no appeal from the decision of the Board other than an appeal to the Kentucky Board of Housing, Building and Construction as provided for in KRS Chapter 198B.
(Ord. 0-15-80, passed 10-6-80)