(A) Building Inspector.
(1) Qualifications. The Building Inspector shall be 21 years or older and have been certified by the state’s Department of Building and Housing as a Certified Building Inspector.
(2) Duties.
(a) Applications and permits. The Building Inspector shall receive applications, review construction documents and issue permits for the erection, alteration and moving of buildings and structures, inspect the premises for which such permits have been issued and enforce compliance with the provisions of this code.
(b) Department record. The Building Inspector shall confirm the keeping of official records of applications received, permits and certificates issued, fees collected, reports of inspections and notices and orders issued. Such records shall be retained in the official records for the period required for retention of public records as promulgated by the state’s Department of Libraries and Archives pursuant to KRS 171.450.
(c) Modifications. Wherever there are practical difficulties involved in carrying out the provisions of this code, the Building Official shall have the authority to grant modifications for individual cases, upon application of the owner or owner’s representative, provided the Building Official shall first find that special individual reason makes the strict letter of this code impractical and the modification is in compliance with the intent and purpose of this code and that such modification does not lessen health, accessibility, life and fire safety or structural requirements. The details of action granting modifications shall be recorded and entered in the files of the city.
(d) General. Enforce all tenets of the more current version of the state’s Building Code.
(B) Code Enforcement Officer.
(1) Qualifications. The Code Enforcement Officer must be 21 years of age and have a minimum of three years of experience as a Code Enforcement Officer, been certified by the state’s Department of Building and Housing as certified Building Inspector or has 90 days similar experience in the real estate or building industry.
(2) Duties. The Code Enforcement Officer shall be to discover, report and issue citations for violations of Chapter 96 of this code, to include the amendment 2001-3 as directed and advise local authority when necessary to file liens or take civil action to enforce such ordinance.
(Ord. 2021-01, passed 1-11-2021; Ord. 2021-02, passed 1-11-2021)