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Board fines trailer-park owner after complaints about potholes and poor driveway maintenance
Summary
Hopkinsville’s code board found Little River Estates in violation of the basic property maintenance code for driveway and entrance hazards; the board assessed the minimum fine and administrative fee after the owner said she is arranging repair and repaving within two to three months.
The Code Ordinance Enforcement Board found Little River Estates, a trailer-park property, in violation of Hopkinsville’s basic property maintenance code for failing to keep driveways and similar areas in a proper state of repair and assessed the minimum fine and administrative fee.
Darnell West, code enforcement officer with the Hopkinsville Fire Department, told the board he received a tenant complaint and inspected the entrance and exit driveways to the park, which showed potholes, washout of rock and standing water that residents said was damaging vehicles. West cited the property under the basic property maintenance code, section 302.3, which requires sidewalks, walkways, driveways and similar areas be maintained free from hazardous conditions.
Beth Austin, property manager with Connect Communities, said the mailing address on the county PVA records was out of date and that the property owner did not receive notice promptly. Austin told the board she has contracted with a paving company and expects to put down temporary rock now and repave the park in two to three months, weather permitting. She said she would update the PVA address and remain in close communication with staff.
The board voted that a violation existed and later assessed the minimum fine of $350 plus a $200 administrative fee. The board record shows Austin requested a hearing and appeared to explain the delay; the board’s motion did not waive the fine.
West told the board there were no liens or prior case history on the property and that a citation followed because the required response to the notice of violation led to no corrective action by the deadline. The board closed the hearing and directed staff to prepare the final order.
