198B.110 Effective dates for Uniform State Building Code -- Exemptions. - Kentucky Statutes

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198B.110 Effective dates for Uniform State Building Code -- Exemptions. (1) In all local governments in a county containing a city of the first or second class, and in urban-county governments, the Uniform State Building Code shall become
effective six (6) months after promulgation by the board. Any of said local
governments may adopt the code prior to that time. (2) In all local governments in a county containing a city of the third or fourth class, but not a city of the first or second class, the Uniform State Building Code, as it pertains
to buildings for which the department has the responsibility for plan reviews, shall
become effective six (6) months after promulgation by the board and as it pertains
to buildings for which local governments have responsibility for plan review shall
become effective two (2) years after promulgation by the board. Any of said local
governments may adopt the code prior to such times. (3) In all local governments in a county containing no city or a city of the fifth or sixth class, but not a city of the first through fourth classes, the Uniform State Building
Code as it pertains to buildings for which the department has the responsibility for
plan reviews shall become effective six (6) months after promulgation by the board
and as it pertains to buildings for which local governments have responsibility for
plan review shall become effective three (3) years after promulgation by the board.
Any of said governments may adopt the code prior to such times. (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS 198B.060(8) and (9), a building for which a permit was legally granted prior to the effective date of the Uniform State Building
Code may be constructed and occupied under the provisions of relevant regulations
in force at the time the permit was issued provided that substantial construction has
commenced within one (1) year from the date the permit was issued. (5) A building for which plans were prepared at least three (3) months prior to the effective date of the Uniform State Building Code and upon which construction was
begun prior to the effective date of the Uniform State Building Code in a locality
not then requiring a building permit may be completed and occupied without a
building permit. Effective: July 15, 2010
History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 255, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 308, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1982. -- Created 1978 Ky. Acts
ch. 117, sec. 11, effective June 17, 1978.