City of Bowling Green, Kentucky

Citation Number:
2022-00009697.5

Date Issued:
Wed, Sep 28, 2022 2:40 PM

Status:
Final Order

Total Citation Amount:
$1,004.57

Name of Person Cited:
RUSSELL HANKINS/ACELAND HOLDINGS LLC

Property in Violation:
1500 SUNRISE DR N
BOWLING GREEN KY 42101
PVA Parcel #: 040A07 037

Property Owner:
ACELAND HOLDINGS LLC
PO BOX 747
BOWLING GREEN KY 421020747

Code Compliance Officer:
Heather Lashley

Inspection Date:
Wed, Sep 28, 2022 8:30 AM

Code:
IPMC 3.304.2 Protective Treatment 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 surfaces, including but not limited to, doors, door and window frames, cornices, porches, trim, balconies, decks and fences, shall be maintained in good condition. Exterior wood surfaces, other than decay-resistant woods, shall be protected from the elements and decay by painting or other protective covering or treatment. Peeling, flaking and chipped paint shall be eliminated and surfaces repainted. All siding and masonry joints, as well as those between the building envelope and the perimeter of windows, doors and skylights, shall be maintained weather resistant and water tight. All metal surfaces subject to rust or corrosion shall be coated to inhibit such rust and corrosion, and all surfaces with rust or corrosion shall be stabilized and coated to inhibit future rust and corrosion. Oxidation stains shall be removed from exterior surfaces. Surfaces designed for stabilization by oxidation are exempt from this requirement. There are areas of the main structure and out building at this location that lacks and/or has insufficient protective treatment including, but not limited to, areas of peeling/flaking/chipping paint.

Code:
IPMC 3.304.6 Exterior Walls 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 walls shall be free from holes, breaks, and loose or rotting materials; and maintained weatherproof and properly surface coated where required to prevent deterioration. There are holes on both the main structure and the out building. There are areas of the exterior structures where the wood is rotting and in a state of deterioration and disrepair.

Code:
IPMC 3.304.18.3 Basement Hatchways General Requirements / Exterior Structure / Building Security

Code Description:
Basement hatchways that provide access to a dwelling unit, rooming unit or housekeeping unit that is rented, leased or let shall be equipped with devices that secure the units from unauthorized entry. Basement/crawlspace hatchways are not secured.

Code:
BGKY C27 27.5.03 Duty of Maintenance of Private Property Property Code / Nuisances

Code Description:
It shall be unlawful to place, leave, deposit or keep discarded and/or dilapidated items or objects, trash, garbage, junk and/or rubbish on any private property in the City. Such discarded and/or dilapidated items or objects, trash, garbage, junk and/or rubbish are declared to be a public nuisance. No person owning, leasing, occupying or having charge of any property or premises shall maintain or keep any nuisance thereon, nor shall any such person keep or maintain such property or premises in a manner which could cause a substantial reduction in the value of the other property in the area in which such property or premises are located. There are multiple code violations at this property. There are signs of neglect of the dwelling and out building.

Code:
BGKY C27 27.5.05.b Accumulation of Construction, Demolition or Landscaping Debris Property Code / Nuisances / Certain Conditions Declared a Nuisance

Code Description:
All exterior property and premises shall be free from any accumulation of combustible and noncombustible waste materials, including any material resulting from maintenance, demolition, repair, alteration or construction of buildings, structures or grounds. Exterior property and premises shall be free from landscaping debris or natural damage of grounds, including but not limited to ashes, stones, glass, concrete, unused piles or bags of rock/mulch/soil, fallen trees, tree branches, limbs, brush and yard trimmings; There is an accumulation of landscape debris on the premises including, but not limited to, tree branches and/or limbs, and wood. Please remove any and all landscape debris from the premises.

Code:
BGKY C27 27.5.05.h Dilapidated Structures Property Code / Nuisances / Certain Conditions Declared a Nuisance

Code Description:
It shall be unlawful for the owner, occupant or person having control or management of any public or private land within the City to permit a public nuisance to develop thereon. Public nuisances include, but are not limited to, the following conditions: Dilapidated structures. All buildings, walls and other structures including, but not limited to greenhouses, smokehouses, antennas, retaining walls, mailboxes and fences, which have been damaged by fire, decay or otherwise and which are in a state of dilapidation, deterioration or decay so as not to provide shelter, sufficient sewer, plumbing, electrical or heating facilities or which are unsound or in danger of collapse or failure and which are a danger to the safety of the public or which are vacant or abandoned and open or accessible to vagrants or passersby or which are otherwise built, erected or maintained in violation of any ordinance. The roof on the out building is in disrepair and is falling in. There are holes on the outbuilding, rotting wood, windows with no covering, and missing areas of protective treatment.

Code:
BGKY C27 27.5.05.k Scattered garbage Property Code / Nuisances / Certain Conditions Declared a Nuisance

Code Description:
The throwing, placing or scattering of any garbage, rubbish, trash or other refuse over or upon any premises, or the allowing of any scattered garbage, rubbish, trash or other refuse to remain on a property. No refuse/trash shall be stored or accumulated in a manner that allows for blowing or scattering onto adjacent properties; There is garbage scattered on the premises. Please remove. Also please ensure that garbage and trash are properly disposed of to avoid scattering of rubbish/garbage.