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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED,"AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING
THE BUILDING CODE RECOMMENDED BY THE NATIONAL BOARD OF FIRE UNDER-
WRITERS, EXCEPT CERTAIN CLAUSES AND SECTIONS THEREOF WHICH ARE HEREBY
EXPRESSLY ELIMINATED, AND ALSO ADOPTING THE STANDARDS OF SAFETY APPROVED
BY THE DIVISION OF INSURANCE FIRE PREVENTION AND RATES SECTION OF THE
STATE OF KENTUCKY; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A BUILDING INSPECTOR
TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE 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; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND FIXING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF",
BY ADDING SECTION 8-A TO SAID ORDINANCE WHICH WAS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1946
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. That an ordinance having the title quoted above
which was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on September 24, 1946 be
amended by adding Section 8-A thereto, which section shall read as
follows:
Iet7 2, "SECTION 8-A. The building and electrical inspector shall pro-
vide inspections for compliance with the City's housing code and the
building, electrical and gas installation codes adopted by the City,
and 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 non-compliance the inspector shall col-
lect a fee of $10.00 for each re-examination plus $1.00 for each
item to be re-examined in excess of one. No such certificate so
issued shall be construed as a guarantee against any defects, faulty
material or workmanship or any hazard which may exist on the inspected
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property, nor shall any such certification be a guarantee against
future non-compliance with any code when a change in condition or
adoption of a stricter code subsequently occurs."
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its adoption.
---/// Mayor
Passed by the Board of Commissioners July 22, 1969
Recorded by Sarah Thurman, City Clerk, July 22, 1969.