Nicholasville, KY Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Article II of Chapter 6 sets up Nicholasville's building inspection system in three short sections. Section 6-21(a) adopts the Kentucky Building Code, as promulgated in 815 KAR 7:010, 7:020 and 7:030 by the Board of Housing, Buildings and Construction, as an ordinance of the city as if set out at length. Section 6-21(b) puts a copy of the code, with all regulations and NFPA Pamphlets adopted or referred to under it, in the office of the city clerk, and the clerk must keep a copy for reference at all times. Section 6-22 designates the planning commission as local enforcement agent for the code, and Section 6-23 extends the code to all single-family dwellings in the city which are to be constructed or remodeled. The ordinance itself prints no stage-by-stage inspection list, because the technical content comes in through the adopted state code.

Permits and fees run through Chapter 14. Section 14-2 requires building permit applications for planning and zoning matters to go to the planning and zoning enforcement officer with the fee set by the city commission and on file in the city clerk's office. All fees are paid to the planning commission to defray costs of inspections and processing of applications. Section 14-2A requires a sworn list of every sub-contractor, with name, address and known telephone numbers, and a missing list means the permit is not issued. A sub-contractor not on the list cannot work until the list is supplemented, and failing to supplement gives the Administrative Office the right to revoke or rescind the permit.

Section 6-41 separately adopts the One- and Two-Family Dwelling Code, 1983 edition, with a copy on file in the city clerk's office. Where a violation of the chapter is an imminent danger to life, Section 6-1 requires written notice from the fire chief or the building inspector giving the owner and the person in possession not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days to correct it. Electrical work has its own inspection notices under Section 6-66.