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Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Code of Ordinances
CHARTER AND CODE OF ORDINANCES LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT
SUPPLEMENT HISTORY TABLE
LEXINGTON-FAYETTE - URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT CHARTER
Chapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION1
Chapter 2A - AIRPORTS AND AIRCRAFT1
Chapter 2B - CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING BOARDS
Chapter 3 - ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES1
Chapter 4 - ANIMALS AND FOWL1
Chapter 5 - BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS1
Chapter 5A - CIVIL DEFENSE: CIVIL EMERGENCIES
Chapter 6 - EMPLOYEES AND PENSIONS1
Chapter 7 - FINANCE AND TAXATION1
Chapter 8 - MINING AND/OR QUARRYING1
Chapter 9 - FIRE PREVENTION1
Chapter 9A - FIREWORKS
Chapter 10 - FOOD AND DRUGS1
Chapter 11 - HEALTH AND SANITATION1
Chapter 12 - HOUSING1
Chapter 13 - LICENSES AND REGULATIONS1
Chapter 13A - MINIMUM WAGE
Chapter 14 - OFFENSES AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS1
Chapter 15 - PEDDLERS AND SOLICITORS1
Chapter 16 - SEWAGE, GARBAGE, REFUSE AND WEEDS1
Chapter 16A - HAZARDOUS MATERIALS1
Chapter 17 - STREETS AND SIDEWALKS1
Chapter 17A - SUBDIVISIONS1
Chapter 17B - STREET TREES1
Chapter 17C - PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Chapter 17D - DOCKLESS VEHICLES
Chapter 18 - TRAFFIC1
Chapter 18B - SNOW EMERGENCIES1
Chapter 18C - EMERGENCY AMBULANCE, TRANSPORTATION AMBULANCE LICENSING, REGULATIONS1
Chapter 19 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
Chapter 20 - ZONING1
Chapter 21 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM1
Chapter 22 - UNCLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE1
Chapter 23 - DIVISIONS OF FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES AND POLICE1
Chapter 24 - DETENTION CENTER1
Chapter 25 - ETHICS ACT
Chapter 26 - RURAL LAND MANAGEMENT
APPENDIX A RULES AND PROCEDURES OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL1
CODE COMPARATIVE TABLE - ORDINANCES
STATE LAW REFERENCE TABLE
Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Zoning Code
Sec. 5-20. - Permit required; historic preservation study; emergency exceptions.
(a)   Before commencing or proceeding with the wrecking, shoring, razing or moving of any structure, a permit therefor shall be first obtained by the owner or his agent from the director, division of building inspection; and it shall be unlawful to commence or proceed with such work unless such permit shall have been obtained. However, no permit shall be issued sooner than three (3) working days after the application is filed in order that the notice provisions in section 5-24 and the historical study in section 5-20(b) may be completed. No work shall commence under a permit herein for a period of twenty-four (24) hours from the time of issuance of the permit.
(b)   No permit required by subsection (a) above shall be issued until after the division of historic preservation is allowed to perform an initial examination of the structure and determine if the structure is at least fifty (50) years old and/or has any historic significance. Such examination is to be conducted on every proposed demolition regardless of whether the building or structure is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. However, under no circumstances shall such examination exceed three (3) working days in length. The time shall begin to run from the date that the application to demolish is filed with the division of building inspection.
(c)   If the division of historic preservation determines that the structure is at least fifty (50) years old and/or has any historic significance, no permit shall be issued until after the division of historic preservation has completed a thorough study of the structure and documented for future generations the historical significance of the structure. However, under no circumstances shall such study exceed thirty (30) calendar days in length. The time shall begin to run on the date following the end of the initial three-day waiting period.
(d)   Subsections (a), (b) and (c) above and section 5-24 shall not apply in any case where the division of building inspection, division of fire and emergency services, division of code enforcement, the board of health, or any officer or agency thereof, or any court orders or directs the demolition of any structure or building for the purpose of remedying emergency conditions determined to be dangerous to life, health or property.
(Ord. No. 4004, § 1, 1-28-60; Ord. No. 240-83, § 1, 12-15-83; Ord. No. 248-96, § 1, 12-12-96)