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

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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 <br>effective six (6) months after promulgation by the board. Any of said local <br>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 <br>to buildings for which the department has the responsibility for plan reviews, shall <br>become effective six (6) months after promulgation by the board and as it pertains <br>to buildings for which local governments have responsibility for plan review shall <br>become effective two (2) years after promulgation by the board. Any of said local <br>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 <br>Code as it pertains to buildings for which the department has the responsibility for <br>plan reviews shall become effective six (6) months after promulgation by the board <br>and as it pertains to buildings for which local governments have responsibility for <br>plan review shall become effective three (3) years after promulgation by the board. <br>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 <br>Code may be constructed and occupied under the provisions of relevant regulations <br>in force at the time the permit was issued provided that substantial construction has <br>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 <br>begun prior to the effective date of the Uniform State Building Code in a locality <br>not then requiring a building permit may be completed and occupied without a <br>building permit. Effective: July 15, 2010 <br>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 <br>ch. 117, sec. 11, effective June 17, 1978.