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County of Boone

Date Revised: 9/10/2007

Contacts:
Building Department
PO Box 960
2950 Washington Street, Room 312
Burlington KY 41005
Phone:(859) 334-2218
Fax:(859) 334-3137
http://www.boonecountyky.org/bd/default.aspx

Code:

The 2007 Kentucky Residential Code, 2nd Edition, went into effect July 13. The grace period runs through Oct. 31, 2007, during which time permits may be obtained under the 2002 KRC or 2007 KRC.

The new 2007 Kentucky Building Code (KBC), ninth edition went into effect July 6, 2007. Permit applicants will have a grace period until Sept. 30, 2007, to request review under the 2002 KBC or the 2007 KBC. Unlike past years, Kentucky will not publish a complete code book specific to Kentucky. The ninth edition of the KBC will be the 2006 International Building Code (IBC) and the specific Kentucky amendments (2007 KBC) to the 2006 IBC. The 2007 KBC (Kentucky amendments) is a comprehensive list of changes, additions and deletions made by Kentucky to the 2006 IBC. The 2007 KBC and the 2006 IBC are both required in order to have the complete building code enforced in Kentucky.

• 2006 International Mechanical Code
• 2006 International Fire Code
• 2006 International Fuel Gas Code
• 2006 International Energy Conservation Code
• 2003 ICC/ANSI A 117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities

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County of Mccracken

Date Revised: 9/10/2007

Contacts:
Building & Electrical Inspection
301 S. Sixth St.
Paducah, KY 42002
http://paducahky.gov/county/inspection/inspection.php

Code:

• 2002 National Electrical Code
  Adopted January 1, 2002
• 2002 Kentucky Building Code: Adopted January 1, 2002 and is used for all construction other than detached one and two dwellings.
• 2002 Kentucky Residential Code: Adopted July 1, 2002 and is used for detached one and two family dwellings, including townhouses.
• 2001 Kentucky State Plumbing Code: Adopted by reference in the 2001 KBC and used for all interior plumbing.
• 2000 International Mechanical Code: Adopted by reference in the 2002 KBC and is used for all mechanical installations other than one and two family dwellings.
• 1999 National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54: Used in all construction.
• 2000 International Fire Code: Adopted by reference by the 2002 KBC and used in new construction for other than one and two family dwellings.
  

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County of Nelson

Date Revised: 9/10/2007

Contacts:
Code Enforcement
115 East Stephen Foster Avenue
Bardstown, KY 40004
http://www.nelsoncountyky.com/html/code_enforcement.html

Code:

• The Nelson County Code Department currently enforces the 2002 series of both the Kentucky Residential and Kentucky Building Code as adopted by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Both currently adopted uniform building codes are created from the 2000 International Residential and Building Codes series as formulated by the International Codes Council (ICC).Code Enforcement also coordinates and enforces the county drainage, sign and encroachment permitting requirements along with partial enforcement of waste management regulations as listed through the county nuisance ordinance. The Nelson County Code Department also regulates the enforcement, permitting and inspection of structures electrical/energized circuits and equipment as listed by the National Electrical Code and is further recognized by the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction in Frankfort Kentucky as an Expanded Jurisdiction Participant.

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City of Lexington-Fayette

Date Revised: 9/10/2007

Contacts:
DIVISION OF BUILDING INSPECTION
101 E. Vine St., Second Floor
Lexington, KY 40507
(859) 258-3770
Fax: (859) 258-3780
http://www.lfucg.com/pubsafety/building_inspection/index.asp

Code:

• 2005 National Electrical Code
• Effective October 1, 2007: The 2007 Kentucky Building Code is used for all commercial construction and multi-family construction in the Urban County area.
• Effective for all plans submitted as of November 1, 2007, the single family residential code will be the 2007 Kentucky Residential Code. The KRC contains its own energy code information.
  

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City of Louisville

Date Revised: 9/10/2007

Contacts:
Inspections, Permits & Licenses
444 S. 5th Street, Suite 100
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 574-3321
http://www.louisvilleky.gov/ipl/development/Electrical.htm

Code:

• 2005 National Electrical Code

Building

• 2002 Kentucky Building Code (KBC)
• 2002 Kentucky Residential Code (KRC)
• 2000 International Mechanical Code (with amendments outlined in the KBC)
  

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City of Paducah

Date Revised: 9/10/2007

Contacts:
Inspection Department
300 South 5th Street
P.O. Box 2267
Paducah, KY 42002
http://paducahky.gov/city/inspection/inspection.php

Code:

• 2002 Kentucky Building Code, Including all Referenced Standards
  Adopted January 1, 2002
  Used for all construction other than detached one and two dwellings.
• 2002 Kentucky Residential Code
  Adopted July 1, 2002
  Used for detached one and two family dwellings, including townhouses.
• 2002 National Electric Code
  Adopted January 1, 2002
  Used for all construction.
• 2000 International Mechanical Code
  Adopted by reference in the 2002 Kentucky Building Code
  Used for all mechanical installations other than one and two family dwelling which is
• regulated by the 2002 Kentucky Residential Code.
• 2000 International Fire Code
  Adopted by reference by the 2002 Kentucky Building Code
  Used for new construction other than one and two family dwellings.
• 1999 National Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54
  Used in all construction.

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City of Richmond

Date Revised: 9/10/2007

Contacts:
Codes Enforcement
239 West Main Street
Richmond, KY 40475
http://www.richmond.ky.us/Departments/codes/

Code:

• Kentucky Building Code 2002
• Kentucky Residential Code 2002
• Kentucky Accessibility Requirements 1999 (ADAAG)
• NFPA Fire Prevention Code 2000 (For existing building only)
• International Mechanical Code 2000
• International Energy Code 2000
• International Fire Code 2000 (New construction where reference by the KBC only)
• International Property Maintenance 2003 (For existing buildings only
  

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