FIRE LIMITS; FIRE PREVENTION

§ 150.50 FIRE LIMITS ESTABLISHED.

   (A)   For the purpose of this section, fire limits shall be established as being the same territory established under the city’s zoning code as Business A and Business B Districts, and any territory within the boundaries of that business district, as may be hereafter created, extended, changed, or revised by subsequent amendment to the zoning code.

   (B)   Building construction within these districts shall conform to the Standards of Safety of the Division of Fire Prevention, Department of Public Safety, of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

(Ord. 310.2, passed 4-18-67) Civil offense, see § 38.15

§ 150.51 INSPECTION OF BUILDINGS.

   (A)   The Chief of the Fire Department or any officer or member of the Department designated by him or her for that purpose, is authorized to inspect all property for the purpose of ascertaining and causing to be corrected any conditions likely to cause fire loss, or determining the cause or origin of any fire loss, or discovering any violation of a law or ordinance relating to fire prevention and protection. This authority shall apply to the interior of occupied, private dwellings only when a fire loss has occurred therein or when the officer has reason to believe that unsafe conditions exist in the building. Inspections of property in the territory served by the Fire Department shall be made as often as practicable or as often as the City Council may direct.

   (B)   A written report of each inspection shall be made and kept on file in the office of the Chief of the Fire Department. Reports of investigations of fire losses conducted by the Fire Department may, in the discretion of the Chief, be withheld from the public.

(KRS 227.370)

§ 150.52 ORDER TO REMOVE FIRE HAZARD; APPEAL.

   (A)   Whenever the Chief of the Fire Department or any officer or member of the Department designated by him or her for that purpose finds any property which for want of repairs, lack of sufficient fire escapes, age, dilapidated condition, or any other cause, is especially liable to fire loss, or whenever an officer finds in any property, combustible or explosive matter or inflammable materials likely to result in fire loss, he or she shall order it to be remedied. The order shall forthwith be conformed to by the owner of the property.

   (B)   The owner may appeal to the State Commissioner of Housing, Buildings, and Construction within ten days following receipt of the order. The Commissioner shall, within 20 days, review the order and file his or her decision. The order shall remain in full force until it is revoked or modified by the Commissioner.

(KRS 227.380)