City of Bowling Green, Kentucky

Citation Number:
2020-00011653.1

Date Issued:
Mon, Nov 23, 2020 10:41 AM

Status:
Final Order

Total Citation Amount:
$604.05

Name of Person Cited:
COGSWELL BLAKE S & WILLIS SHERRY ANN

Property in Violation:
1336 MAGNOLIA ST
BOWLING GREEN KY 42104
PVA Parcel #: 040B24 047

Property Owner:
COGSWELL BLAKE S & WILLIS SHERRY ANN
1336 MAGNOLIA ST
BOWLING GREEN KY 421043051

Code Compliance Officer:
Brad Schargorodski

Inspection Date:
Mon, Nov 23, 2020 8:30 AM

Code:
IPMC 3.304.15 Doors General Requirements / Exterior Structure

Code Description:
The exterior of a structure shall be maintained in good repair, structurally sound and sanitary so as not to pose a threat to the public health, safety or welfare. All exterior doors, door assemblies and hardware shall be maintained in good condition. Locks at all entrances to dwelling units and sleeping units shall tightly secure the door. Locks on means of egress doors shall be in accordance with Section 702.3. There is at least one exterior door on a structure at this location that is missing and/or not maintained in good repair.

Code:
IPMC 3.304.18.1 Doors General Requirements / Exterior Structure / Building Security

Code Description:
Doors providing access to a dwelling unit, rooming unit or housekeeping unit that is rented, leased or let shall be equipped with a deadbolt lock designed to be readily openable from the side from which egress is to be made without the need for keys, special knowledge or effort and shall have a lock throw of not less than 1 inch (25 mm). Such deadbolt locks shall be installed according to the manufacturer's specifications and maintained in good working order. For the purpose of this section, a sliding bolt shall not be considered an acceptable deadbolt lock. There is at least one exterior door on a structure at this location that is missing and/or not maintained in good repair.

Code:
BGKY C27 27.4.02.a.6 Vacant Building Not Secured Property Code / Amendments to Property Maintenance Code / Unsafe / Problem Structures / Unsafe / Problem Structures Defined

Code Description:
An unsafe / problem structure is defined as a building or other structure that poses a nuisance or danger to the public, police department or fire department and includes, but is not limited to the definition in the International Property Maintenance Code, as well as the following: Any vacant building or structure not secured from entry or the elements. C27.5.02.a.b Compliance Time Period When an unsafe / problem structure, not in danger of structural collapse, has been closed and secured from entry and the elements by the property owner and the structure continues to remain closed and secured from entry and the elements by approved methods, it may remain standing in a safe condition for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of the condemnation, fire, or damage from other means, or the date of the release of the property from a governmental, criminal, fire or explosives investigation, at which time an application must have been made for a building permit to repair or for a demolition permit. If a building permit is requested and approved, repair or renovation work to bring the property into compliance must be completed within sixty (60) days of the date of the issuance of the permit. If a demolition permit is requested and approved, demolition must be initiated within five (5) days and must be completed within thirty (30) days of the date of the issuance of the demolition permit. C27.5.02.a.c Failure to Comply Failure of the property owner to obtain the required permit(s) in the specified time and/or to keep the structure closed and secured from entry shall constitute permission to an official, employee, or other authorized agent of the City to enter upon the property to remedy the situation and to abate the nuisance by demolition and removal of the unsafe / problem structure. The vacant dwelling at this property is unsecured and open to entry and the elements.  Contact was attempted with the bank/mortgage company and property preservation company to have the property secured without positive result.

Code:
BGKY C27 27.5.05.n Hoarding of materials

Code Description:
The accumulation of materials, trash, food, newspapers, magazines, old clothes and other items that create a serious fire or health hazard that can cause disease, contribute to vermin and/or insect infestations, affect the occupants of the building, neighbors, public safety personnel and the general public, or contribute to an unsanitary environment unfit for human habitation; The vacant dwelling at this location is unsecured, open to entry and the elements, and as such is an attractive nuisance.