99.705 Definitions.

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99.705 Definitions. Unless the context otherwise requires: <br>(1) &quot;Blighted&quot; or &quot;deteriorated&quot; property means any vacant structure or vacant or unimproved lot or parcel of ground in a predominantly built-up neighborhood: <br>(a) Which because of physical condition or use is regarded as a public nuisance at common law or has been declared a public nuisance in accordance with a city <br>of any class, or in counties containing a city of the first class or consolidated <br>local government, with the housing, building, plumbing, fire, or related codes; (b) Which because of physical condition, use, or occupancy is considered an attractive nuisance to children, including but not limited to abandoned wells, <br>shafts, basements, excavations, and unsafe fences or structures; (c) Which because it is dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, vermin-infested, or lacking in the facilities and equipment required by the housing code of a city <br>or county containing a city of the first class or consolidated local government, <br>has been designated by the department responsible for enforcement of the <br>code as unfit for human habitation; (d) Which is a fire hazard, or is otherwise dangerous to the safety of persons or property; (e) From which the utilities, plumbing, heating, sewerage, or other facilities have been disconnected, destroyed, removed, or rendered ineffective so that the <br>property is unfit for its intended use; (f) Which by reason of neglect or lack of maintenance has become a place for accumulation of trash and debris, or a haven for rodents or other vermin; (g) Which has been tax delinquent for a period of at least three (3) years; or <br>(h) Which has not been rehabilitated within the time constraints placed upon the owner by the appropriate code enforcement agency. (2) &quot;Redevelopment&quot; means the planning or replanning, design or redesign, acquisition, clearance, development, and disposal or any combination of these, of a property in <br>the preparation of such property for residential and related uses, as may be <br>appropriate or necessary. (3) &quot;Residential and related use&quot; shall mean residential property for sale or rental and related uses; including but not limited to park and recreation areas, neighborhood <br>community service, and neighborhood parking lots. (4) &quot;Vacant property review commission&quot; means a commission established by ordinance to review vacant properties to make a written determination of blight and <br>deterioration. Effective: July 13, 2004 <br>History: Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 3, effective July 13, 2004. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 128, effective July 15, 2002. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 170, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1988. -- Created 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 2, <br>effective July 13, 1984.