(A) Adoption of the Kentucky Building Code.
(1) The 2018 Kentucky Building Code promulgated in 815 KAR 7:120 and the 2018 Residential Code promulgated in 815 KAR 7:125 by the Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction, Commonwealth of Kentucky, including all referenced codes and appendixes and together with any and all subsequent amendments are hereby adopted in full as an ordinance of the city as if set out at length herein.
(2) A copy of said codes are on file in the office of the Department of Planning and Development and the Director shall at all times keep a copy of said building codes for reference.
(3) An attested copy of this section shall be transmitted to the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction of the commonwealth.
(B) Designated enforcement officer. The Department of Planning and Development shall be designated as the local enforcement agency for said codes. All Building Code inspections shall be performed by persons certified by the commonwealth’s Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. All electrical inspections shall be performed by a certified electrical inspector specifically approved by this jurisdiction.
(C) Building inspection program. Pursuant to KRS 198B.060(8), a building inspection program is hereby established in the city for application to all buildings, including single-family dwellings as provided in said adopted codes. The city shall continue to perform additional plan review and inspection functions in conformance with the agreement with the commonwealth pursuant to KRS 198B.060(5).
(D) Permits and fees. The fees for permits and inspections shall be provided for by a separately adopted city ordinance.
(Prior Code, § 150.01) (Ord. passed 4-3-1972; Ord. 6, passed 1-21-1991; Ord. 27, passed 7-1-1991; Ord. 1, passed 1-7-2002; Ord. 26-2007, 6-2-2007; Ord. 03-2008, passed 4-7-2008; Ord. 26-2018, passed 9-17-2018)