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§ 92.26 DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE.
   (A)   Any owner shall not permit any structure upon his or her premises to become unfit and unsafe for human habitation, occupancy, or use or to permit conditions to exist on the structure or premises which are dangerous or interest to the health or safety of the occupants of the structure, occupants of the neighboring structure, or other residents of the city. The standards for which all structures within the city must comply and be maintained are the Kentucky Building Code, the Kentucky State Plumbing Code and or the International Property Maintenance Code as the same are adopted herein by reference.
   (B)   In the event that an owner of any structure upon his premises allows the same to become unfit and unsafe for human habitation, occupancy or use or use or to permit conditions to exist on the structure or premises which are dangerous or interest to the health or safety of the occupants of the structure, occupants of the neighboring structure, or other residents of the city and the owner fails to timely remediate or remove said conditions on the structure after being given notice or citation by the city to do so by the Code Enforcement Officer, the Code Enforcement Officer may issue a “Notice of Demolition” which notice shall require the owner to demolish the structure and returned the existing premises to grade within 90 days. The owner shall have a right to appeal this notice to the Code Enforcement Board has provided for in the city’s ordinance establishing the Code Enforcement Board. If after a final order upholding the notice of demolition the owner fails to demolish the property within the time provided for in the final order, the city shall be entitled to demolish the property and shall have a lien upon the property the cost of doing so has provided for in Pikeville’s ordinance establishing a Code Enforcement Board and liens for violations.
(Ord. 0-2016-14, passed 8-22-16)
§ 92.27 NOTICES.
   (A)   Notices to the City of Pikeville Code Enforcement Board or hearing officer shall be given to the Pikeville City Clerk in person or if by mail to the regular maintained address for City Hall.
   (B)   If to violator;
      (1)   Property owner. It shall be the duty of all property owners within the city to continuously and properly maintain their correct mailing address with the Pike County P.V.A. Office. The City of Pikeville, Code Enforcement Officer or Code Enforcement Board shall have the right to solely rely upon the address so maintained by the P.V.A. Office although they may also rely on the address where the owner may be found. Notices to the address of the entity or property owner listed with the P.V.A. Office shall be considered notice to all owners who may have an interest in the property. In the event that the property owner submits a request for hearing, the Code Enforcement Board shall also be entitled to serve notices to the property owner at the address provided by the property owner in their request for hearing.
      (2)   Lessees, tenants and other violators. The city shall give notice to a violator at their known mailing address or by leaving the notice at the person's usual place of residence with an individual residing there in who is 18 years of age or older who is informed of the content of the notice. The city may also be entitled to rely upon the address provided for utility services for the violator within the city. In the event that the violator submits a request for hearing, the Code Enforcement Board shall be entitled to serve notices to the violation at the address provided by the property owner in their request for hearing.
(Ord. 0-2016-14, passed 8-22-16)
§ 92.28 INTERFERENCE WITH HOUSING INSPECTOR DURING PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.
   It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere with the duties of the Housing Inspector or other city employees as required hereunder or to refuse entry upon any premises or into any structure in which the Housing Inspector or the Environmental Codes Officer is authorized to enter pursuant to this chapter.
(Ord. 0-90-007, passed 4-9-90; Am. Ord. 0-2011-017, passed 5-23-11; Am. Ord. O-2020-15, passed 10-26-20) Penalty, see § 92.99
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