2015 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 99 - URBAN RENEWAL AND REDEVELOPMENT
99.705 Definitions.

Download as PDF 99.705 Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Blighted" or "deteriorated" property means any vacant structure or vacant or unimproved lot or parcel of ground in a predominantly built-up neighborhood: (a) Which because of physical condition or use is regarded as a public nuisance at common law or has been declared a public nuisance in accordance with a city of any class, or in counties containing a city of the first class or consolidated local government, with the housing, building, plumbing, fire, or related codes; (b) Which because of physical condition, use, or occupancy is considered an attractive nuisance to children, including but not limited to abandoned wells, shafts, basements, excavations, and unsafe fences or structures; (c) Which because it is dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, vermin-infested, or lacking in the facilities and equipment required by the housing code of a city or county containing a city of the first class or consolidated local government, has been designated by the department responsible for enforcement of the code as unfit for human habitation; (d) Which is a fire hazard, or is otherwise dangerous to the safety of persons or property; (e) From which the utilities, plumbing, heating, sewerage, or other facilities have been disconnected, destroyed, removed, or rendered ineffective so that the property is unfit for its intended use; (f) Which by reason of neglect or lack of maintenance has become a place for accumulation of trash and debris, or a haven for rodents or other vermin; (g) Which has been tax delinquent for a period of at least three (3) years; or (h) Which has not been rehabilitated within the time constraints placed upon the owner by the appropriate code enforcement agency. (2) "Redevelopment" means the planning or replanning, design or redesign, acquisition, clearance, development, and disposal or any combination of these, of a property in the preparation of such property for residential and related uses, as may be appropriate or necessary. (3) "Residential and related use" shall mean residential property for sale or rental and related uses; including but not limited to park and recreation areas, neighborhood community service, and neighborhood parking lots. (4) "Vacant property review commission" means a commission established by ordinance to review vacant properties to make a written determination of blight and deterioration. Effective: July 13, 2004 History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 3, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 128, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 170, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 2, effective July 13, 1984.