(A) Within five days from the date of said inspection, the Code Enforcement Officer shall make and file in the Office of the County Judge/Executive a written report, which shall contain the following information:
(1) The name and address of the owner of record of the structure;
(2) The book and page number of the deed of record of the property with a copy of said deed attached to the report;
(3) The date of the inspection;
(4) A statement setting forth whether or not the structure, in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer, is susceptible to being repaired or should be demolished If the structure is susceptible to being repaired, the Code Enforcement Officer should state specifically what repairs are necessary to make the structure suitable for human and/or commercial occupancy;
(5) A statement to the owner of record that if he disagrees with the determination of the Code Enforcement Officer, he or she may appeal to the County Fiscal Court;
(6) A statement to the owner that said owner has 60 days from the date the report is filed in the Office of the County Judge/Executive to:
(a) Repair the structure or provide sufficient proof to the Code Enforcement Officer, with approved surety, that the repairs will be timely made;
(b) To demolish and remove the structure and all debris; or
(c) File a written statement in the office of the Code Enforcement Officer to the County Fiscal Court.
(7) A statement to the owner of record that if he or she takes no affirmative action within the time provided in division (A)(6) above, he or she shall be presumed to consent his or her abandonment of his or her interest in said structure and to all action taken by the county or its agents.
(B) If the owner of record is a resident of the county at the time of filing the written report in the Office of the County Judge/Executive, the Code Enforcement Officer shall deliver two copies of said report to the County Sheriff with instructions to the Sheriff to serve one copy of the report upon the owner of record of said structure; to reflect the service of said copy of the report upon the second copy, and to return the second copy of the Office of the County Judge/Executive.
(C) If the owner of record of said structure is a nonresident of the county at the time of filing the written report in the Office of the County Judge/Executive, the Code Enforcement Officer shall mail by certified mail, return receipt requested, a copy of said report to the owner of record of said structure to his or her last known address as same may be reflected in the public records contained in the county courthouse.
(D) In the event the Code Enforcement Officer is unable to deliver a copy of the report to the owner of record of the structure as provided in divisions (A) and (B) above, then in that event the Code Enforcement Officer shall notify the owner of record by publishing said report pursuant of KRS Chapter 424.
(Ord. 2008-9, passed 6-23-2008)