(A) Any person who violates any provision of the state codes adopted in § 150.01 shall be subject to the following penalties:
(1) Violators of the Uniform State Building Code or the Uniform Sate Residential Code shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. (KRS 198B.990 (1))
(2) Violators of the State Standards of Safety shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $1,000, imprisonment for not more than 60 days, or both, for each offense. (KRS 227.990 (1))
(3) Violators of the State Plumbing Code shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $100, imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both, for each offense. (KRS 318.990)
(B) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which another penalty is not provided shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $500. ('88 Code, § 150.99)
(C) Any violation of this chapter is hereby classified as a civil offense, pursuant to Chapter 41 and KRS 65.8808, and such classification is intended, and shall be construed, to provide an additional or supplemental means of obtaining compliance with the applicable code sections, and nothing contained herein or in Chapter 41 shall prohibit the enforcement of this chapter by any other means authorized by law.
(D) If a citation for a violation of this chapter is not contested by the person charged with the violation, the civil fine to be imposed for each offense shall be $50 for the first offense, $90 for the second offense, and $210 for the third, and thereafter, offense.
(E) If a citation is contested and a hearing before the Code Enforcement Board is required, the maximum civil fine which may be imposed at the discretion of the Board shall be from $20 to $200 for the first offense, from $60 to $600 for the second offense, and from $180 to $1,800 for the third, and thereafter, offense.
(F) Each section of the ordinance violated shall be considered a separate fineable offense. If two or more sections of the ordinance are violated, the fines shall be cumulative and be enforced under the same citation. Each day a violation exists shall be considered a separate offense upon issuance of a separate citation.
(Ord. 1999-13, passed 8-17-99)
Cross-reference:
Code Enforcement Board, see Chapter 41