(A) The 2018 Kentucky Building Code, as promulgated in 815 KAR 7:125 by the Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction, Commonwealth of Kentucky, the Kentucky Plumbing Code, as contained in Chapter 20, Title 815 of the Kentucky Administrative Regulations; and the Kentucky Standards of Safety, as contained in Chapter 10, Title 815 of the Kentucky Administrative Regulations, are hereby adopted by reference as if fully set forth in this code of ordinances. Copies of the above codes, together with a copy of all other regulations or N.F.P.A. pamphlets adopted or referred to thereunder, and any amendments thereto, shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk, where they shall be available for public inspection during normal business hours. The Building Inspector shall be designated as the local enforcement agent for the Kentucky Building Code. All inspections shall be performed by persons certified by the Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction.
(Ord. 1997-0-15, passed 8-26-97; Am. Ord. 2007-O-22, passed 11-5-07; Am. Ord. 2014-O-1, passed 3-3-14)
(B) The city does hereby adopt the 2018 Kentucky Residential Code to apply to all one- and two-family dwellings, and townhouses, located in the city, which are fabricated, erected, constructed, enlarged, altered, and/or repaired within the jurisdiction; together with such appurtenances and accessory structures. The Code further provides for the issuance of permits and provides for penalties for the violation of any provision of this code.
(Ord. 1997-0-13, passed 8-12-97; Am. Ord. 2004-O-13, passed 8-2-04; Am. Ord. 2007-O-23, passed 11-5-07; Am. Ord. 2014-O-02, passed 3-3-14)
(C) Each of the codes, including all penalty provisions thereof and including any amendments thereto, shall be in force throughout the city.
(D) The city hereby adopts any subsequent editions of the Kentucky Building Code (International Building Code with Kentucky Supplement) and the Kentucky Residential Code (International Residential Code with Kentucky Supplement). Any subsequent editions of the Kentucky Building Code and the Kentucky Residential Code shall supersede the prior code. The new code shall be adopted in full as an ordinance of the city as if set out at length herein.
(E) Pursuant to the provisions of KRS 198B.010(5), KRS Chapter 198B and the Kentucky Building Code, as adopted in division (A) above, are hereby extended to cover single-family dwellings which may hereafter be constructed within the city.
(Am. Ord. 2024-O-01, passed 2-5-24) Penalty, see § 150.99