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Code Enforcement Board upholds citation, conditionally discharges $600 penalty for 740 Iowa Ave.
Summary
The Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board found violations at 740 Iowa Avenue, upheld the citation and assessed a $600 penalty but conditionally discharged the charge pending one year of no further violations.
The Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board on Jan. 24, 2025, found that code violations existed at 740 Iowa Avenue, upheld the citation and assessed a $600 penalty but conditionally discharged the amount provided there are no further violations for one year.
The board’s decision came after Code Enforcement Supervisor Amy Goatley summarized inspection history and photographs. Goatley told the board that on an October 2024 inspection the property was cited for cleaning and an exterior-surface violation (missing siding). A January 2025 follow-up showed the exterior-surface violation corrected and the cleaning in partial compliance; Goatley noted debris outside that an HVAC contractor had temporarily set while installing a furnace.
During the hearing David Wheeler, who identified himself as the property manager, testified that the cleaning had been completed and presented photographs taken the day before the hearing showing the cleanup. Assistant County Attorney Jason Fowler recommended a conditional discharge. Chairman David Pearl said he would find that conditions had existed, would uphold the citation and assess the $600 penalty, and — "with the recommendation of the County Attorney’s Office" — would conditionally discharge the entire $600 penalty on the condition that there be no further violations for a period of one year. Pearl said if the property remains free of violations for one year the $600 will be removed.
The board swore witnesses before taking testimony and recorded the factual findings as part of the official order. No formal roll-call vote with named tallies was recorded in the transcript; the chairman announced the finding and the conditional discharge as the board’s disposition of the case.
The board also noted the logistics for receiving written orders: in-person participants were to receive copies at the Old Jail facility and others would be mailed the order to the property mailing address of record with the Jefferson County Property Value Administration.
The conditional discharge resolves the assessed penalty provided the property has no further violations during the 12-month period; the board left the order in the record as its final action on the case.
