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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-11-8830ORDINANCE NO. 2024-11-8830 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 46 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH WHEREAS, the health and safety of the citizens of the City of Paducah is dependent upon enforcement of minimum fire, housing and sanitation standards and the only effective means of enforcing such codes is by consistent enforcement and routine systemized inspections of all physical structures; and WHEREAS, the City of Paducah enacted Ordinance No. 2019-4-8568 to create standard addressing for properties and buildings in the City of Paducah; and WHEREAS, the City now desires to amend said ordinance to require property owners to comply with addressing assignment changes and to create a penalty section. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION A. That the City of Paducah, Kentucky, hereby amends Chapter 46 of the Paducah Code of Ordinances by amending the following sections: Sec. 46-13. Address revisions. (a) Whenever, in the opinion of the Fire Prevention Division, it shall become necessary or advisable to readdress any or all parcels and buildings, the Fire Prevention Division shall designate the address for all such properties and buildings; and notify the owners and/or occupants. Following notice from the Fire Prevention Division that a parcel has a revised address, it shall be the owners and/or occupants' duty to change or update address displays or building markers consistent with revised address for the parcel or building. Failure to comply shall result in penalties set forth in 46- (b) The Fire Prevention Division will assign revised addresses as required for parcels and buildings. Any changes or modifications to parcels and/or buildings will require a submittal documenting such changes so that the Fire Prevention Division can give notice of such change, update or modification to all affected parties. Engineering Public Works Department will assign building and property revised addresses related to subdivisions, waiver of subdivisions and commercial developments as those related plats originate in the Planning Department with Engineering Public Works oversight. (c) Any property owner requesting a change or modification to a parcel or building address shall be responsible for the payment of all costs incurred as a result of the change or modification. All such requests shall be submitted in writing to the Fire Prevention Division and shall be reviewed and subject to the approval by the Fire Prevention Division. (d) A request for an address change is subject to a fee of $100.00. Sec. 46-14. Maintenance of address display; defacement; noncompliance, penalties. (a) The Fire Prevention Division is authorized to require the owner of any business or residential parcel or building within the City to replace or repair a damaged or missing address display or identifier at the expense of the owners thereof. Fire Prevention Division may issue notices of violations to enforce sections 46-10 through 46 14 4646=12 and such violations may be enforced as civil offenses pursuant to the procedure set forth in subsection (c) hereinin semen 46 4. (b) Violations. The following shall constitute violations: (1) The failure of any owner of a business or residential structure to affix an address or property identifier, or any part thereof, upon a structure or other device, within thirty (30) business days of notification by the Fire Prevention Division; (2) The failure of any owner of a business or residential structure to change or update an address or property identifier, or any part thereof, upon a structure or other device, within thirty (30) days of notification of an address revision by the Fire Prevention Division. (23) Defacing, moving, or removing by any person, any address or property identifier, or any part thereof, in such a way to cause the address not to be clearly visible and identifiable at all times during daylight hours, including, but not limited to, obstruction preventing visibility; (34) Naming a private access easement without the prior approval of the Fire Prevention Division; or (45) Placing or causing to be placed any sign bearing an identifier not approved by the Fire Prevention Division, upon any private access easement. (c) Enforcement and Penalties. (1) Warninz. If after thirty (30) days following notice of an address revision by the Fire Prevention Division, the property still remains marked with an inaccurate address, a written warning shall be issued to the property owner and such warning shall be posted to the property. If the property remains marked with an inaccurate address, forty (40) days following notification of an address revision, the penalty set forth in subsection (2) herein shall apply. (2) Penalty. Any person in violation as set forth in Sec. 46-14(b) is subject to the penalty of Sec. 1-19 of the Code of Ordinances. Each day's violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. (3) Enforcement. Violations shall be enforced through the Code Enforcement Board pursuant to Sec. 42-40 of this Code. SECTION B. Compliance with Open Meetings Laws. The City Commission hereby finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this City Commission, and that all deliberations of this City Commission and its committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in full compliance with appliable legal requirements. SECTION C. Conflicts. All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby repealed and the provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail and be given effect. SECTION D. Effective Date. This Ordina'George ead on two separate days and will become effective upon summary publication puVayor"-- T 424. Bra EST: in dsey Parish Clty Clerk Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, November 12, 2024 Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, November 27, 2024 Recorded by Lindsay Parish, City Clerk, November 27, 2024 Published by The Paducah Sun, November 30, 2024 4883-1139-8870 Ord\46-addressing amendment