(A) (1) The amount of the cost of the vacating and closing, or removal or demolition by the Building Inspector, including the cost of advertising and publishing of notices, shall be the personal debt and liability of the owner or owners, and shall be a lien against the real property upon which the cost was incurred.
(2) This cost shall be placed upon the city’s tax books against the property and may be collected and the liens may be foreclosed, in the same manner as taxes and tax liens are collected and foreclosed, or by other civil suit or process as the City Attorney may determine.
(B) If the dwelling, dwelling unit or building is removed or demolished by the Building Inspector, he or she shall if possible, sell the materials of the dwelling, dwelling unit or building and shall credit the proceeds of the sale against the cost of removal or demolition, and any balance remaining shall be deposited in Circuit Court by the Building Inspector, shall be secured in such manner as may be directed by the Court and shall be disbursed by the Court to the persons found to be entitled thereto by final order or decree of the Court.
(C) The boarding up of a building for future repair shall not extend beyond six months, unless approved by the building inspector or repairs are underway on a reasonably continuous basis.
(D) The demolition fee for a permit to demolish a structure shall be based on the size of the structure as follows:
Demo Area x 1000 sq. ft. | Building Demo Fee |
Demo Area x 1000 sq. ft. | Building Demo Fee |
1 | $81.00 |
2 | $124.00 |
3 | $167.00 |
4 | $210.00 |
5 | $253.00 |
6 | $296.00 |
7 | $339.00 |
8 | $382.00 |
9 | $425.00 |
10 | $468.00 |
11 | $511.00 |
12 | $554.00 |
13 | $597.00 |
14 | $640.00 |
15 | $683.00 |
16 | $726.00 |
17 | $769.00 |
18 | $812.00 |
19 | $855.00 |
20 | $898.00 |
21 | $941.00 |
22 | $984.00 |
23 | $1,027.00 |
24 | $1,070.00 |
25 | $1,113.00 |
26 | $1,156.00 |
27 | $1,199.00 |
28 | $1,242.00 |
29 | $1,285.00 |
30 | $1,328.00 |
31 | $1,371.00 |
32 | $1,414.00 |
33 | $1,457.00 |
34 | $1,500.00 |
35 | $1,543.00 |
36 | $1,586.00 |
37 | $1,629.00 |
38 | $1,672.00 |
39 | $1,715.00 |
40 | $1,758.00 |
41 | $1,801.00 |
42 | $1,844.00 |
43 | $1,887.00 |
44 | $1,930.00 |
45 | $1,973.00 |
46 | $2,016.00 |
47 | $2,059.00 |
48 | $2,102.00 |
49 | $2,145.00 |
50 | $2,188.00 |
For all structures larger than 50,000 square feet, the fee shall be $2,188.00 plus $43.00 for each 1,000 square feet of space above 50,000 square feet. | |
(1989 Code, § 151.107) (Ord. 1073, passed - -1967; Am. Ord. 2871, passed 8-24-2015; Am. Ord. 2020-2953, passed 1-27-2020; Am. Ord. 2022-3014, passed 6-27-2022)
Statutory reference:
Abatement costs to be a personal debt of the property owner and that the city has a lien against the property, see KRS 381.770