Louisville Metro Government - File #: O-293-15

• File #: O-293-15
• Version: 3
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/8/2015
• In control: Metro Council
• On agenda: 10/22/2015
• Final action: 10/22/2015
• Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (LMCO) SECTION 156.057 RELATING TO PUBLIC NUISANCE (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION).
• Sponsors: Steve Magre (D-10)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/22/2015	3	Metro Council	passed	Pass
10/19/2015	2	Public Safety Committee	untabled
10/19/2015	2	Public Safety Committee	amended	Pass
10/19/2015	2	Public Safety Committee	approved as amended and sent to the Metro Council	Pass
9/30/2015	1	Public Safety Committee	untabled
9/30/2015	1	Public Safety Committee	tabled	Pass
9/16/2015	1	Public Safety Committee	recommended for approval
9/16/2015	1	Public Safety Committee	tabled	Pass

ORDINANCE NO. __________, SERIES 2015
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING LOUISVILLE METRO CODE OF ORDINANCES (LMCO) SECTION 156.057 RELATING TO PUBLIC NUISANCE (AMENDMENT BY SUBSTITUTION).
BODY
Sponsored By: Council Member Steve Magre

WHEREAS, KRS 82.710 authorizes local governments to enact a nuisance code; and
WHEREAS, the Louisville Metro Council desires to amend its nuisance code to make it more effective in responding to and eliminating nuisances.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT (THE COUNCIL) AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION I: Section 156.005 of the LMCO is amended as follows:
? 156.005 DEFINITIONS.
HOTEL. A building or structure kept, used, maintained, advertised, or held out to the public as a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public, and includes motels, tourist homes, and similar establishments, but excludes boarding houses and rooming houses.

PERSON. An individual, corporation, partnership, trustee, lessee, agent or assignee or any other group acting as a unit.

PREMISES. A lot, plot or parcel of land including any structures thereon. Any building, structure, parking lot, parcel of land, common area, driveway, open space or any portion thereof or the ground itself.
SECTION II: Section 156.057 of the LMCO is amended as follows:
? 156.057 PUBLIC NUISANCE.
(A) Criminal activity as a public nuisance.
(1) Definitions. For the purposes of this section, PUBLIC NUISANCE shall mean:
(a) Any contraband production contaminated property premises;
(b) Any premises or place where law enforcement officers have, on more than one occasion in the preceding 12-month period or with hotels at least five (5) occasions per 100 rooms or units in the preceding sixty (60) day period, criminally cited or arrested persons for violations of the law governing prostitution, gambling, the sale or use of alcoholic beverages on or from eith...