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ORDINANCE NO. 2016 —12 — 8462
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2-591(B) AND
MODIFYING ITS CONTENT BY SPECIFYING WHAT PUBLIC
OFFICIALS HAVE THE AUTHORITY OF CITATION OFFICER
UNDER THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY.
WHEREAS, the Kentucky General Assembly passed HB 422 in 2016,
which abolishes and phases out the Kentucky Nuisance Code Enforcement Act as of
January 1, 2017 in favor of a Code Enforcement Board structure; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah is modifying Chapter 42 of the Code of
Ordinances of Paducah, Kentucky to allow for the creation of a Code Enforcement
Board, Code Enforcement Officers, and other related ordinances and sections; and
WHEREAS, the City of Paducah desires to specify its Citation Officers;
and
WHEREAS, this Ordinance will repeal and replace Chapter 2-591 of the
City of Paducah Code of Ordinances in its entirety and replace same.
NOW THEREFORE be it ordained by the City Commission of the City
of Paducah as follows:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, section 591 is repealed in its entirety and
replaced as follows:
Sec. 2-591. - Designated officials.
(a) The City does hereby empower the individuals who serve in the
hereinafter referenced positions to act in the position of Citation Officers and to have
such authority and power as provided in KRS 83A.087.
(b) The positions which are hereby accorded with the authority of
Citation Officer are as follows:
(1) Fire Chief.
(2) Fire Marshal.
(3) Deputy Fire Marshall
(4) Chief Building and Electrical Inspector.
(5) Deputy Building Inspector.
(6) Deputy Electrical Inspector.
(7) Any person who is certified for Building or Electrical
Inspection.
(8) Code Enforcement Officer.
(9) Parking Control Specialist.
(10) City Engineer.
(11) Stormwater and Drainage Engineer.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, or clause of this
chapter shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the validity of the
remaining sections, subsections, and clauses shall not be affected.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be read on two
separate days, published pursuant to KRS 424 and become effective on January 1, 2017.
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Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, December 6, 2016
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, December 13, 2016
Recorded by City Clerk, December 13, 2016
Published by The Paducah Sun, December 17, 2016
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