(A) The Commission shall have the following functions: to determine whether the property is blighted or deteriorated when it has been referred to the Commission by the City of Pikeville as tax delinquent or in violation of city codes.
(B) Certification of property as blighted or deteriorated may be made only after the following determinations have been made:
(1) The owner of the property or designated agent has been sent an order by the Codes Enforcement Officer or other state officer to eliminate the conditions which are a violation of local codes or law;
(2) That the property is vacant or subject to an order to be vacated because of violation of local codes;
(3) That the property is blighted and deteriorated;
(4) That the Commission has notified the property owner or designated agent that the property has been determined to be blighted or deteriorated and the time period for correction of such condition has expired and the property owner or agent and any interested party of record have failed to comply with the notice; and
(5) The Planning Commission has determined that the reuse of the property for residential and related use is in keeping with the Comprehensive Plan.
(6) The findings required in division (B)(1) through (5) above shall be in writing and included in the report to the City Commission.
(C) Upon making a written determination of blighted or deterioration, the Commission shall notify the owner or a designated agent and any interested party of record that a determination of blighted or deterioration has been made and that failure to eliminate the conditions causing the blight shall render the property subject to condemnation by the City of Pikeville under this subchapter and KRS Chapter 99. Notice shall be mailed to the owner or designated agent and any interested party of record by certified mail at their last known address as recorded with the Property Valuation Administrator’s office or the Pike County Court Clerk’s Office, return receipt requested. However, if the address of the owner or designated agent or any interested party of record is unknown and cannot be ascertained by the Commission in the exercise of reasonable diligence, copies of the notice shall be posted in a conspicuous place on the property affected. The written notice sent to the owner or his or her agent or interested party of record shall describe the conditions that render the property blighted and deteriorated and shall demand abatement of the conditions within ninety (90) days of the receipt of such notice. If the certified notice is returned as not deliverable, the notice shall be considered delivered as of the mailing date. An extension of the original ninety (90) day time period may be granted by the Commission at the end of the period if the owner or designated agent or any interested party of record demonstrates substantial progress towards abatement and that a specific number of additional days is needed to correct the condition cited in the notice. In no event may the time extension go beyond the additional ninety (90) day period.
(Ord. 05-07, passed 4-25-05)