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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances Book 17, Page 1134, Ordinance Number 72-8-690ORDINANCE NO. 72-5-690 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7-10.1 "INSPECTIONS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH HOUSING BUILDING, ELECTRICAL AND GAS INSTALLATION CODES; FEES FOR CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY OR COMPLIANCE" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That Section 7-10.1 "Inspections for compliance with housing building, electrical and gas installation codes; fees for certificates of occupancy or compliance", of the Code of Ordinances City of Paducah, Kentucky, which was adopted by ordinance 69-7-231 dated July 22, 1969, be amended and reordained so that said Section as amended and reordained shall hereafter read as follows: "Sec. 7-10.1. Inspections for compliance with housing, building, electrical and gas installation codes; fees for certificates of occupancy or compliance. The building and electrical inspector shall provide inspections for compliance with the city's housing code and the building, electrical and gas installation cedes adopted by the City, an d whenever such inspections are made for issuing a certificate of occupancy or compliance, whether for new or old construction, except new construction in which compliance with plans and specifications only is sought for which other fees are to be paid, the inspector shall collect a fee of $25.00 for inspection of buildings up to 2,000 square feet of floor space, plus $10.00 for any portion of the next 2,000 square feet of floor area, and $5.00 for each additional 2,000 square feet of area or any part thereof for such inspection and certificate. In the event of the finding of noncompliance the in- spector shall collect a fee of $10.00 for each reexamination plus $1.00 for each item to be reexamined in excess of one. No such certificate so issued shall be construed so a guarantee against any defects, faulty material or workmanship or any hazard which may exist on the inspected property, nor shall any such certification be a guarantee against future noncompliance with any code when a change in condition or adoption of a stricter code subsequently 1135 occurs. Inspectors employed by the City or agencies of the City to amke inspections in Federally assisted project areas are hereby authorized to provide inspections for compliance with the City's housing code and the building, electrical and gas installation codes within the project areas, provided however, that any inspectors performing services relating to any specific code must be adequately qualified and where required must possess any necessary certificates or licenses as may otherwise be required of the building' and electrical inspector of the City of Paducah. Any inspectors employed for service in such Federally assisted project areas shall be responsible for coordinating their activities with the City's building and electrical inspector and to assist in seeing that all improvements and alterations are properly permitted and generally that all ordinances of the City of Paducah and statutes of the Commonwealth of Kentucky are complied with." SECTION 2. The City of Paducah hereby validates any and all inspections made by inspectors of the Urban Renewal and Commonity Development Agency of the City of Paducah and the Concentrated Code Enforcement Programs in the City of Paducah, Kentucky, and acknowledges the authority of the employed inspectors to make and certify such inspections. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption. l� l� �:� . ;�/_7��•�'it � - Mayor Passed by the Board of Commissioners August 29, 1972 Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, August 29, 1972.