(A) The Code Enforcement-Nuisance Board shall have jurisdiction to enforce those city ordinances and code provisions classified as “nuisance” ordinances under Chapter 92 of the Code of Ordinances for the City of Lawrenceburg and such other city ordinances or codes which have been classified as “civil offenses” pursuant to KRS 65.8808 or which otherwise specifically provide for Code Enforcement and Nuisance Board enforcement.
(B) The City of Lawrenceburg Code Enforcement-Nuisance Board shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To adopt rules and regulations to govern its operations and the conduct of its hearings.
(2) To conduct hearings, or assign a hearing officer to conduct a hearing, to determine if there has been a violation of an ordinance over which it has jurisdiction. Any board member, including the chairman, may also be assigned to conduct hearings on behalf of the board.
(3) To subpoena alleged violators, witnesses and evidence to its hearings. Subpoenas issued by the board may be served by any code enforcement officer.
(4) To take testimony under oath. The chairman, or an assigned hearing officer, shall have the authority to administer oaths for the purpose of taking testimony.
(5) To make findings of fact and issue orders necessary to remedy any violation of a city ordinance or code provision which the board is authorized to enforce.
(6) To impose civil fines, as authorized, on any person found to have violated an ordinance over which the board has jurisdiction.
(C) The Code Enforcement-Nuisance Board shall not have the authority to enforce any ordinance the violation of which constitutes a criminal offense under any provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes, including specifically, any provision of the Kentucky Penal Code and any moving motor violation offense.
(Ord. 2005-12, passed 8-8-05; Am. Ord. 2013-002, passed 2-11-13)