ORDINANCE NO. 2005-1

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LUDLOW, KENTUCKY REVISING, AMENDING, RESTATING, CODIFYING, AND COMPILING CERTAIN EXISTING GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY DEALING WITH SUBJECTS EMBRACED IN THE CODE

WHEREAS, the present general ordinances of the City of Ludlow are incomplete and inadequate and the manner of arrangement, classification and indexing thereof is sufficient to meet the immediate needs of the City; and

WHEREAS, the Acts of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Kentucky empower and authorize the Legislative Body of this City to revise, amend, restate, codify and to compile any existing ordinance or ordinances and all new ordinances not heretofore adopted or published and to incorporate the ordinances into one ordinance in book form; and

WHEREAS, the Legislative Body of the City of Ludlow has authorized a general compilation, revision and codification of the ordinances of the City of a general and permanent nature and publication of such ordinances in book form;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Legislative Body of the City of Ludlow that:

SECTION I

The general ordinances of the City of Ludlow as herein revised, amended, restated, codified, and compiled in book form are adopted as and shall constitute the “Code of Ordinances of the City of Ludlow.”

SECTION II

The Code as adopted in Section I shall consist of the following titles:

LUDLOW, KENTUCKY

CODE OF ORDINANCES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

10. Rules of Construction; General Penalty

TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION

30. Form of Government

31. City Council

32. City Officials

33. Finance and Revenue; Taxation

34. Civil Emergencies

35. Public Records

36. Departments, Boards and Commissions

37. Police Department

38. Fire Department

39. City Policies

40. Code of Ethical Conduct

TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS

50. Garbage and Refuse

51. Electric Regulations

52. Water

53. Sewers

TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE

70. General Provisions

71. Traffic Code

72. Parking Regulations

73. Bicycles and Motorcycles

74. Traffic Schedules

75. Parking Schedules

TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS

90. Streets and Sidewalks

91. Health and Sanitation; Nuisances

92. Fireworks; Fire Prevention

93. Littering

94. Noise Regulations

95. Animals

TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS

110. Business License Tax

111. Occupational License Tax

112. Alcoholic Beverages

113. Amusements

114. Garage Sales

115. Insurance Companies

116. Peddlers, Itinerant Merchants and Solicitors

117. Landlord and Tenant Code

118. Pawnbrokers

TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES

130. Offenses Against Property

131. Offenses Against Public Peace and Safety

132. Weapon Offenses

TITLE XV: LAND USAGE

150. Building Regulations; Construction

151. Comprehensive Plan

152. Property Maintenance Code

153. Signs and Billboards

154. Subdivision Regulations

155. Trailer Coach Parks

156. Zoning

TABLE OF SPECIAL ORDINANCES

Table

I. Contracts and Agreements

II. Zoning Map Changes

III. Franchise Agreements

IV. Street Closings

V. Street Name Changes

VI. Real Estate Transactions

PARALLEL REFERENCES

References to Kentucky Revised Statutes

References to 1996 Code

References to Ordinances

INDEX

SECTION III

All prior ordinances pertaining to the subjects treated in the Code shall be deemed repealed from and after the effective date of the Code, except as they are included and reordained in whole or in part of the Code; provided that such repeal not affect any offense committed or penalty incurred or any right established prior to the effective date of the Code, nor shall such repeal affect the provisions of the ordinances levying taxes, appropriating money, annexing or detaching territory, establishing franchises or granting special rights to certain persons, authorizing public improvements, authorizing the issuance of bonds or borrowing of money, authorizing the purchase or sale of real or personal property, granting or accepting easements or plats, accepting dedications of land to public use, vacating or setting the boundaries of streets or other public places; nor shall such repeal affect any other ordinance of a temporary or special nature or pertaining to subjects not contained in or covered by the Code.

SECTION IV

The Code shall be deemed published as of the day of its adoption and approval by the City Legislative Body and the Clerk of the City of Ludlow is hereby authorized and ordered to file a copy of the Code in the Office of the City Clerk.

SECTION V

The Code shall take effect and be in full force when passed and published, which may be in summary form, and recorded according to law. The Code shall be presumptive evidence in all courts and places of the ordinance and all provisions, sections, penalties, and regulations therein contained, and of the date of passage, and that the same is properly signed, attested, recorded and approved, and that any public hearings and notices thereof as required by law have been given.

Passed by the City Council this 3rd day of March , 2005.

CITY OF LUDLOW, KENTUCKY

A Municipal Corporation of the Fourth Class

BY: Ed F. Schroeder /s/

Ed F. Schroeder, Mayor

Attest: Paul Weekley /s/

Paul Weekley, Clerk/Treasurer