Kentucky 2023 Regular Session

Kentucky House Bill HB296 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version

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AN ACT relating to local government. 1 
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2 
Section 1.   KRS 67.410 is amended to read as follows: 3 
(1) The fiscal court of any county may appoint a qualified and competent person to 4 
administer such regulations. His or her official title shall be "Building Inspector of 5 
.... County, Kentucky." His or her salary shall be fixed by the fiscal court, and paid 6 
out of the county levy. He or she shall have such deputies and assistants as the 7 
fiscal court deems necessary, and their salaries shall likewise be fixed by the fiscal 8 
court and paid out of the county levy. The fiscal court shall also pay out of county 9 
funds the necessary expenses of his or her office. The fiscal court may contract 10 
with individuals or corporations for the performance of technical or scientific 11 
services required for the proper enforcement and administration of its building 12 
regulations.  13 
(2) No person shall build, erect, construct, reconstruct, remodel, relocate, alter or repair 14 
any building within the county without first obtaining a building permit from the 15 
building inspector.  16 
(3) The fiscal court shall establish a system of reasonable fees to be charged every 17 
applicant for such permit, but such fees shall not exceed the cost of the service 18 
provided.  19 
(4) Any person aggrieved by any ruling, order, or decision of such building inspector 20 
may appeal using the procedures provided in KRS 198B.070. 21