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An Ordinance amending Article 5-1(a) of the Zoning Ordinance to provide for right-of-entry and administrative warrants related to zoning enforcement. [Council Office, Maynard]
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE URBAN COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Article 5-1(a) of the Zoning Ordinance of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government is hereby amended to read as follows:
5-1(a) RIGHT OF ENTRY - The Director or his authorized agent is authorized to enter upon property, land, structures or buildings, at reasonable times for the purpose of inspecting, ascertaining and causing to be corrected any violation of this Zoning Ordinance. The Director is hereby empowered to prescribe, adopt, promulgate, and enforce reasonable rules, regulations, and/or guidelines pertaining to administrative inspections of properties for zoning violations which are not otherwise inconsistent with the Zoning Ordinance and constitutional restrictions of unreasonable searches and seizures. Whenever the Director or his authorized agent is denied entrance to any property, land, structure or building he may apply to the district court for a warrant allowing entrance and inspection. This authority shall apply to the interior of occupied, private dwellings only when the inspecting agent has reason to believe that a zoning violation exists in the dwelling.
Section 2 - That this Ordinance shall become effective on the date of its passage.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
Clerk of Urban County Council