(A) (1) The Kentucky Building Code as promulgated in 815 KAR 7:120 and the Kentucky Residential Code as promulgated in 815 KAR 7:125 are hereby adopted in full as regulations of the city as if set out at length herein.
(2) A copy of the Kentucky Building Code and Kentucky Residential Code, together with a copy of all other regulations or NFiPA pamphlets adopted or referred to thereunder, is on file in the office of the Building Inspector, and the Building Inspector shall at all times keep a copy of the building code for reference.
(B) The City Building Inspector or his or her assistant shall be designated as the local enforcement agent for said Kentucky Building Code and Kentucky Residential Code. Persons certified by the Kentucky Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction shall perform all building code inspections. A certified electrical inspector specifically approved by the city, pursuant to § 150.03, shall perform all electrical inspections.
(C) Pursuant to KRS 198B.060(8), a building inspection program is hereby established in the city for application to all buildings including single-family dwellings as provided in the adopted codes.
(Ord. passed 1-14-80; Am. Ord. passed 2-8-88; Am. Ord. 26:94, passed 11-14-94; Am. Ord. 02:2002, passed 3-11-02; Am. Ord. 09:2003, passed 3-10-03; Am. Ord. 03:2008, passed 1-14-08; Am. Ord. 04:2010, passed 4-12-10; Am. Ord. 19:2013, passed 9-9-13; Am. Ord. 02:2019, passed 2-11-19)
Statutory reference:
Kentucky Building Code, see KRS Ch. 198B