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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 11, Page 496, No Ordinance NumberT 496 / AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7 OF AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUILDING CODE RECOMMENDED BY THE NATIONAL'BOARD OF FIRE UNDERWRITERS, EXCEPT CERTAIN CLAUSES AND SECTIONS THEREOF WHICH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY ELIMINATED, AND ALSO ADOPTING THE STANDARDS OF SAFETY APPROVED BY THE DIVISION OF INSURA FIRE PREVENTION AND RATES SECTION OF THE STATE OF KENTUCKY; PR)VIDI FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A BUILDING INSPECTOR TO ADMINISTER AND ENFOR THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUILDING CODE AND THE STANDARDS OF SAFETY; FIXING THE FEES TO BE CHARGED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH FOR BUILDING AND WRECKING PERMITS; FIXING AND PRESCRIBING THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR, HIS COMPENSATION, POWERS AND DUTIES; PRO- VIDING A SEPARABILITY CLAUSE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERENITH; AND FIXING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF", WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON SEPTE14BER 24th, 1946 AND AMENDED ON FEBRUARY 25, 1947. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That Section 7 of an ordinance con'tain'ing the title quoted above, which was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on September 24th, 1946, and amended on February 25, 1947, be and the same is hereby amended so that said section as amended shall read as follows: "Section 7. A Building Inspector shall be appointed by the City Manager to administer and enforce the provisions of, the Building Code and the Standards of Safety, as well as all laws and ordinances of the City of Paducah relating to the sam a subject matter. He shall be generally informed on the quality and strength of building materials, on the prevailing methods of building construction, on good practice in fire prevention, and on the accepted requirements for safe exit facilities. He shall be in good health, physically capable of making the necessary examinations and inspections of buildings in course of construction. He shall not have any interest whatever directly or indirectly, in the sale or manufacture of any material, process or device entering into or used in or in connection with building construction. The Building Inspector shall be a member of the Engineering Department and all of his work shall be done under the supervision and control of the City Engineer. In the event of the Building Inspectorts absence from the city or his inability to serve, the City Manager shall designate and appoint another employee of the city to act as Assistant CE CE 497 Building Inspector during his absence or disability, and the Assistant Building Inspector in such event shall have the same powers and perform the same duties as the Building Inspector.' SEC TION 2. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. P+jayor, tem Pau A e 1, Comm ss oner Passed by the Board of Commissioners April 20, 1948 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, April 20, 1948.