# KRS § 198B.070: 198B.070 Appeals > Kentucky · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.070 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 198B.070 - **Heading:** 198B.070 Appeals - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XVII / Chapter 198B / Section 198B.070 ## Text 198B.070 Appeals. (1) The mayor or county judge/executive of a local government which is enforcing the Uniform State Building Code may, upon the approval of the local legislative body, appoint a local appeals board, consisting of five (5) technically qualified persons with professional experience related to the building industry, to hear appeals from the decisions of the local building official. At least three (3) members of the appeals board shall not be employed by the local government hearing the appeal. (2) Local governments that are enforcing the Uniform State Building Code may cooperate with each other to provide a local appeals board and shall adhere to the provisions of KRS Chapter 65 when entering these cooperative agreements. A local building official or employee of a local inspection department shall not sit on a local appeals board if the board is hearing an appeal to a decision rendered by his or her department. A member of a local appeals board shall not hear an appeal in a case in which he or she has a private interest. (3) Any party to a decision by the local building official may appeal that decision to the local appeals board. Upon receipt of an appeal from a qualified party, the local appeals board shall convene a hearing to consider the appeal within fifteen (15) days of receipt. All parties to the appeal shall be notified of the time and place of the hearing by letter mailed by certified mail no later than ten (10) days prior to the date of the hearing. The local appeals board shall render a decision within five (5) working days after the hearing. (4) A local appeals board may uphold, amend, or reverse the decision of a local building official, and there shall be no appeal from the decision of a local appeals board other than by appeal to the department. Appeals to the department shall include citation of those provisions of the Uniform State Building Code which are at issue, and an explanation of why the decision of the local appeals board or the local building official relative to those provisions is being contested. (5) The department shall serve to hear appeals from the decisions of local appeals boards, when these boards exist, or to hear appeals directly from the decisions of local building officials in cases where no local appeals board has jurisdiction. In no case shall the department hear an appeal directly from a party aggrieved by the decision of a local building official when there is a local appeals board with jurisdiction in the case. (6) The department shall hear appeals directly from a party aggrieved by the decision of an agent of the department. These appeals shall include citations of those provisions of the Uniform State Building Code which are at issue, and an explanation of why the decision of the agent of the department relative to those provisions is being contested. appeals board with jurisdiction in the case. (6) The department shall hear appeals directly from a party aggrieved by the decision of an agent of the department. These appeals shall include citations of those provisions of the Uniform State Building Code which are at issue, and an explanation of why the decision of the agent of the department relative to those provisions is being contested. (7) Appeals to the department shall be addressed to the commissioner, who shall immediately notify the department when an appeal is received. The commissioner or a designated employee of his or her department shall then investigate the evidence pertaining to the appeal and, based upon the results of the investigation, make recommendations to the department on the disposition of the case in question. No employee of the department shall investigate or make recommendations on an appeal to his or her own decision, but shall defer in such cases to employees who were not party to the decision which led to the appeal. In conducting an investigation, the commissioner or his or her designated representatives, acting for the department, shall have the authority to administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoenas authorized by law, rule upon offers of proof and receive relevant evidence, take or cause depositions to be taken, regulate the course of any informal or fact-finding hearings they may schedule, and hold conferences for the settlement or simplification of the issues by consent of the parties. The commissioner shall complete his or her investigations within thirty (30) days after receiving an appeal. (8) If the matter is not settled by agreement of the parties through the procedure established in subsection (7) of this section, the commissioner shall schedule an administrative hearing that shall be conducted in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. (9) The commissioner may appoint five (5) or more members of the department to conduct the hearing, and those appointed shall act in all matters concerning the appeal for the entire department. (10) The department may uphold, amend, or reverse the decision of a local appeals board, a local building official, or an agent of the department by final order. An appeal of the department's final order shall be to the Circuit Court within whose jurisdiction the property in question is located in accordance with KRS Chapter 13B. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 198B.010 198B.010 Definitions for chapter](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.010.md) - [KRS § 198B.030 198B.030 Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction -- Comments from advisory committee to be received before promulgating administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.030.md) - [KRS § 198B.032 198B.032 Housing, Buildings and Construction Advisory Committee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.032.md) - [KRS § 198B.040 198B.040 General powers and duties of the department](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.040.md) - [KRS § 198B.050 198B.050 Uniform State Building Code](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.050.md) - [KRS § 198B.060 198B.060 Local enforcement of Uniform State Building Code -- Workers' compensation coverage requirement -- Informal hearing -- Appeal](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.060.md) - [KRS § 198B.062 198B.062 Mandatory nature of approved construction documents -- Role of on-site inspectors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.062.md) - [KRS § 198B.070 198B.070 Appeals](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.070.md) - [KRS § 198B.080 198B.080 Amendments to the Uniform State Building Code](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.080.md) - [KRS § 198B.085 198B.085 Requirement for compliance of agritourism building with Kentucky Building Code -- Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.085.md) - [KRS § 198B.090 198B.090 Certification of professional classifications -- Training program for building code administration and enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.090.md) - [KRS § 198B.092 198B.092 Licensed proprietary schools -- Articulation agreements -- Recognition -- Licensing](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.092.md) - [KRS § 198B.093 198B.093 Internship and cooperative placement hours to count towards licensure by department -- Hours of equivalency -- Administrative regulations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.093.md) - [KRS § 198B.095 198B.095 Authorization for building inspectors training program -- Purpose -- Trust and agency fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.095.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXVII_C198B_S198B.070. 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