(A) The state’s Fire Prevention Code (Standards of Safety) as promulgated in 815 KAR 10:060 by the Commissioner of the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction, on the advice and recommendation of the State Fire Marshal, is hereby adopted in full, by reference, and made a part of this code of ordinances. Copies of the Standards of Safety are available through the Department of Housing, Buildings, and Construction, 1047 U.S. South 127 South, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601.
(B) The County Fire Marshal shall be designated as the local enforcement agent/agency for the Standards of Safety as appointed by the Fiscal Court.
(1) Subject to the limitations and conditions stated in 815 KAR 10:060, it shall be the duty of the Fire Marshal to inspect or to cause to be inspected as often as he or she may deem necessary or appropriate all buildings, structures, and premises within his or her jurisdiction for the purposes of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any condition which may cause fire or explosion or endanger life from fire or explosion or any violations of the provisions of this subchapter.
(2) The Fire Marshal or his or her appointee may, without delay or advance notice and at all reasonable hours of the day or night, enter in or upon any property to make an inspection or investigation for the purpose of preventing fire loss.
(3) Upon attempting to inspect a structure three times and being denied entry, the Fire Marshal may order the structure closed to the public, or vacated until such time as the structure can be inspected.
(4) The Fire Marshal shall have the discretion to determine the time frame to bring deficiencies into compliance. Reasonable time shall be granted not to exceed 30 days.
(C) The requirements for permits and required fees shall be as provided by the Fiscal Court.
(D) All final decisions of the fire code official of the county shall be appealable to a local appeals board pursuant to the procedures adopted by the County Fiscal Court.
(Prior Code, § 72.001) (Ord. 96-21, passed 12-17-1996; Ord. 2016-6, passed 5-11-2016)