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ORDINANCE #
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING OCCUPANCY OF
UNINHABITABLE BUILDINGS AND AUTHORIZING
TERMINATION OF UTILITY SERVICE TO SAME
WHEREAS, the occupancy of uninhabitable buildings is
inimicable to the health and welfare of any occupants of such
building; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Commission to prohibit
such,.occupancy; and
WHEREAS, it is also the intent of the City Commission to
authorize the termination of water and electrical service to such
buildings so as to deter unlawful occupancy of such buildings.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
PADUCAH, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. In the event a City Building and Electrical
Inspector or a City Fire Marshal shall issue a notice of
violation together with an order to vacate against any building
or structure, any resident or occupant thereof shall immediately
vacate such building or structure in conformance with the order
to vacate, and no resident or occupant shall thereafter occupy
such building or structure until such time that the order to
vacate has been rescinded. Additionally, in such event, the City
Building and Electrical Inspector or City Fire Marshal shall have
the authority to issue an order of disconnect to Paducah Water
Works and/or Paducah Power System and/or Jackson Purchase
Electric Cooperative Corporation, and upon receipt of such order,
Paducah Water Works and/or Paducah Power System and/or Jackson
Purchase Electric Cooperative Corporation, as the case may be,
shall disconnect service to the building or structure. Such
service shall remain disconnected for so long as the order to
vacate remains in force and effect.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to occupy a
building or structure which is subject to an order to vacate. In
the event any person continues to occupy a building or structure
which is subject to an order to vacate, the City Building and
Electrical Inspector or the City Fire Marshal is authorized to
obtain a court order which shall order the forceful removal of
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such occupant from such building or structure.
SECTION 3. It shall be unlawful for any owner of a building
or structure to knowingly permit any person to occupy a building
or structure which is subject to an order to vacate.
Additionally, such owner shall also secure the building or
structure so as to prevent any unauthorized person from occupying ,
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the building or structure. Any person violating this section
shall be fined not less than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) and no more
than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) for each offense, and
each day's violation shall constitute a separate and distinct
offense.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall become effective upon
passage by the Board of Commissioners upon two readings and being
published in The Paducah Sun.
GERALDINE B. MONT 0 , OR
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners i` l9
Recorded by City Clerks
Published by The Paducah Sun x(•/8,/9 %4
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