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In order to protect, promote, and improve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens residing within the City by authorizing the creation of an administrative board with the authority to issue remedial orders and impose fines in order to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective, and inexpensive method of ensuring compliance with the ordinance in force within the City and to promote the orderly and consistent enforcement of the provisions of the code, pursuant to KRS 65.8801 through 65.8839, as may be amended, there is hereby established the Code Enforcement Board, hereinafter referred to as “the Board.”
(1995 Code, § 2.18.010) (Ord. O-99-19, passed 12-13-1999; Am. Ord. O-2016-019, passed 9-26-2016)
(A) The Board shall have the powers, duties and authority granted by the International Property Maintenance Code, 2003 Edition, as may be subsequently amended, state statute and those granted it by the code of ordinances of the City, as were originally granted to and formerly undertaken by the Existing Structures Board herein which, and as a result hereof, the Existing Structures Board shall be and is hereby merged into the Code Enforcement Board which shall act as the same.
(B) The Board shall also have the powers, duties and authority granted by the provisions of KRS 99.700 through 99.730, as may be subsequently amended, and those granted it by the code of ordinances of the City, as were originally granted to and formerly undertaken by the Vacant Properties Review Commission herein which, and as a result hereof, the Vacant Properties Review Commission shall be and is hereby merged into the Code Enforcement Board which shall act as the same.
(1995 Code, § 2.18.030) (Ord. O-99-19, passed 12-13-1999; Am. Ord. O-2012-003, passed 1-23-2012; Am. Ord. O-2016-019, passed 9-26-2016)
The following words, terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed to them herein, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ABATEMENT COSTS. The necessary and reasonable costs for and associated with clearing, preventing unauthorized entry to, or demolishing all or a portion of a structure or premises, or taking any other action with regard to a structure or premises necessary to remedy a violation and to maintain and preserve the public health, safety and welfare in accordance with any City ordinance.
CODE ENFORCEMENT BOARD. Referred to herein as “the Board”, shall mean the administrative body created and acting under the authority of the Local Government Code Enforcement Board Act. KRS 65.8801 to 65.8839.
CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. A city police officer, safety officer, citation officer, or other public law enforcement officer with the authority to issue a citation.
FINAL ORDER. Any order:
(1) Issued by the Board in accordance herewith;
(2) Issued by an assigned Hearing Officer in accordance herewith;
(3) Created because a violator neither paid nor contested any citation within seven days as provided herein; or
(4) Created because a violator failed to appear at a hearing the violator requested to contest any citation as provided for herein.
IMMINENT DANGER. A condition which is likely to cause serious or life-threatening injury or death at any time.
MAYOR. The Mayor of the City of Newport unless otherwise specifically indicated.
OWNER. A natural person, association, corporation, partnership or other legal entity having a legal or equitable title in real property.
PREMISES. A lot, plot or parcel of land, including any structures upon it.
(Ord. O-2016-019, passed 9-26-2016)
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