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Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board upholds fines, sets compliance dates and issues one conditional discharge
Summary
The board heard a docket of property cases March 14, 2025, setting several April compliance dates, upholding multiple fines for cleaning and debris, and conditionally discharging one $700 penalty after evidence of late repairs. Staff will mail assistance packets to some residents.
David Pearl, a member of the Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board, presided over a March 14, 2025 docket that resolved a series of property-compliance cases, setting enforcement deadlines, affirming penalties and directing staff to connect some residents with assistance.
The board set total compliance dates of April 11, 2025, for 1319 Longfield Avenue, 2711 Chestnut Street and 3012 Penway Avenue after code staff presented photographs and inspection histories showing incomplete cleaning or repair work. Pearl said, “I’m going to set the property for total compliance on 04/11/2025,” and advised owners to contact the inspector if they finish sooner so the matter can be removed from the docket.
At 1319 Longfield Avenue, coordinator Franisha Price Bussey and supervisor Tammy Goatley presented photos from March 10 showing yard debris; appellant Maria Foley submitted updated photos and said she expected to finish in about two weeks. The board set the April 11 compliance date and explained that if the inspector documents compliance before that date, the owner may not need to appear again.
At 2711 Chestnut Street, appellant Josh Helm told the board he bought the house in October and was working long hours while removing a pile of wood and other materials. He said he planned to rent a truck the following weekend to haul the wood away. The board accepted his plan and set the same April 11 compliance deadline.
The board also addressed a rural property with a large scrap pile and rescue-farm operations. Code staff presented pictures for 13900 Bergkamp Road; Angela K. Thompson, the property occupant, said she had repaired the house and removed vehicles but could not afford a commercial hauler. The board found the cited conditions existed and upheld a $700 penalty; staff said an assistance packet listing local agencies would be mailed to Ms. Thompson.
On 3602 Wheeler Avenue, code staff documented interior water damage, cracked walls and roofing issues. Owner Greg Schell described recent repairs, including replacing flooring and cutting out and replacing damaged drywall. Pearl announced an assessed $700 penalty but granted a conditional discharge of the entire amount on the condition of no further violations for one year, citing “significant progress” on the property: “I am going to uphold the citation, assess the $700 penalty. However, I am going to conditionally discharge that entire $700 penalty with the stipulation there’ll be no further violations for a period of 1 year.”
The board dismissed or noted resolution for some matters where inspectors had already found properties maintained (for example, an online participant for 6708 Westway), and it upheld fines where property owners failed to appear for hearings, including a $600 penalty for 125 North 26 Street and $300 penalties for several other addresses.
Throughout the docket staff repeatedly offered to mail assistance packets to residents who said they lacked funds to remove debris, and members emphasized the option to contact inspectors for verification of compliance before scheduled dates. The board adjourned after handling the listed cases and noting follow-up steps for mailing assistance materials and recording conditional discharges and compliance notations.
