Sec. 12-4. - Authority of commissioner.

The commissioner of the department of planning, preservation and development is hereby to exercise such powers as may be necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the provisions of this chapter of the code of ordinances, including the following powers in addition to any others herein granted:

(a)   To enter upon all properties within the urban county for the purposes of inspection, observation, measurement, sampling, and testing in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(b)   To appoint and fix the duties of such officers, agents and employees as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(c)   To delegate any of his functions or powers under this article to such officers, agents and employees as he may designate.

(d)   To promulgate regulations which may be necessary to carry out and effectuate the provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 268-95, § 1, 11-30-95; Ord. No. 339-99, § 10, 12-7-99; Ord. No. 220-2016 , § 10, 12-6-16)

Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 220-2016 , § 10, adopted December 6, 2016 repealed § 12-4 and renumbered § 12-8.1 as § 12-4. Former § 12-4 pertained to nuisance abatement and litter regulations and derived from Ord. No. 268-95, adopted November 30, 1995; and Ord. No. 320-99, adopted November 18, 1999.