For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"ABATEMENT COSTS." Has the meaning provided in KRS 65.8840(1).
"ANYBODY." Any human being, or any organization or combination thereof, in the form of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, unincorporated association or otherwise.
"ABATEMENT COSTS." Has the meaning provided in KRS 65.8840(1).
"ANYBODY." Any human being, or any organization or combination thereof, in the form of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, unincorporated association or otherwise.
"BUILDING." Any relatively permanent enclosure consisting of no less than three connected walls covered by a roof.
"CITY." The City of Fort Wright.
"CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER." Has the same meaning provided in KRS 65.8840(1), and shall include the Public Works Director; the City Administrative Officer; police officers; and as defined in KRS 65.8801 et seq., any employee of Planning and Development Services of Kenton County charged with the enforcement of this chapter as a Code Enforcement/Citation Officer, exclusive of clerical and administrative staff.
"COMMERCIAL SIGN." Any sign which includes any information, message identification which is, in any way, related to the promotion of any business or commerce.
"CONTROL." To exercise restraint or direction over.
"DELIVER." Includes any manner of delivery that conforms to the federal and state constitutional requirements for procedural due process.
“EVERYBODY." Every human being, and every organization or combination thereof, in the form of a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, unincorporated association or otherwise.
"FRONT YARD." That portion of a lot or parcel of real estate that extends from the street upon which the principle building on that lot or parcel fronts, for the full width of that lot or parcel, back to every part of the front (as distinguished from the sides and back) of that principle building.
"GRAFFITI." Any display of words, letters, numbers, design or symbols scrawled, by hand or otherwise, in any ink, paint, chalk, dye or any other medium on any building or structure, without the consent or authority of the owner thereof, and which is within view from any public property or right-of-way.
"IMMINENTLY DANGEROUS." A condition which could cause serious or life-threatening injury or death.
"INOPERABLE MOTOR VEHICLE." A motor vehicle that is:
(1) Wrecked or otherwise in a state of disrepair or disassembly;
(2) Mechanically inoperable; or
(3) Legally inoperable on public streets and highways.
"LIVESTOCK." Animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, equine, camelide and cervid species, including, without limitation, horses, cattle, sheep, swine and goats.
"MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE." Has the same meaning provided in KRS 224.1.010(30)(a).
"MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE CONTAINER." A clean, covered, rigid metal or plastic container with a capacity of no less than 30 gallons and no more than 96 gallons.
“NOBODY." No human being, or any organization or combination thereof, in the form of a corporation, partnership, joint venture, unincorporated association or otherwise.
"OUTSIDE." An area of a lot or parcel of real estate that is not enclosed within a building.
"RECREATIONAL VEHICLE." Has the same meaning provided in KRS 227.550(11).
"RUBBISH." Worthless, discarded material.
"UNLEASHED ANIMAL." Any animal that is not secured and controlled by the owner or custodian of that animal by means of a leash.
"UNSOLICITED WRITTEN MATERIAL." Any written material that is distributed to any lot or parcel of real estate in the city without the affirmative express invitation or permission of an owner or occupant of that lot or parcel of real estate.
(Ord. 15-2015, passed 1-20-16; Am. Ord. 13-2016, passed -–; Am. Ord. 07-2022, passed 10-5-22)