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Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board upholds fines, sets multiple compliance review dates
Summary
At its March 28 hearing the Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board upheld fines for several absentee respondents, continued multiple property enforcement matters for return inspections and set review dates including May 9 and June 6, 2025; one foreclosure-related case was continued to July 11, 2025.
The Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board heard its March 28 docket and took a mix of enforcement and scheduling actions, upholding fines for nonappearance and setting multiple compliance review dates.
Board member Chris Wonteland, presiding, opened the session and reminded attendees that testimony is given under oath and that the hearing operates under Kentucky Revised Statutes open-records rules. Code enforcement supervisor Lakin Girdley presented inspection findings and photographs for multiple properties, citing penalties and follow-up inspections.
On the case at 2324 Magazine Street (case NFDashPayment TDash24Dash001082), Girdley said this was the sixth visit and that an $800 penalty had been placed for noncompliance on driveway and exterior issues. According to Girdley, a March 26 inspection showed "partial compliance on the exterior surfaces and total compliance on the window and total compliance on the paved areas." Attorney Ken Plotnick confirmed the photos were time-stamped March 26. The property representative asked for 30 days to repair the foundation; Wonteland set a compliance review for May 9, 2025 and told the owner to arrange a reinspection with staff if repairs are finished sooner.
On 1315 South Third Street, Unit 314 (case NFDashPMNTDash24Dash0122911), Girdley summarized prior inspections and evidence of interior water damage and temporary repairs she described as improper, including spray-foam fixes and damaged door hardware. The property representative said repairs had been started but described difficulty gaining tenant access and requested more time; the board set a status review for June 6, 2025 for total compliance.
The board upheld fines for several cases where respondents failed to appear: a $350 fine for 3024 Southern Avenue (ENFDashSWMSDash24Dash005077), a $350 fine for 311 Woodbine Street (ENFDashSWMSDash24Dash005286), and a $500 fine for 2624 Madison Street (NFSWMSDash24Dash005298). In the Fort Haven matter (3217 Fort Haven), an attendee, Eric Gephardt, confirmed the case was conditionally discharged and the board indicated the discharge would remain provided the conditions (no further contact at the address for the next year) were met.
Attorney Mr. Gaylor told the board that an agreed interim judgment signed by the circuit judge would allow the sale of a foreclosed property at 2230 Date Street; the board agreed to continue the enforcement actions on that property to July 11, 2025 while the foreclosure proceeds to judicial sale.
For docket housekeeping the chair noted a Clay Street case for which notice had been sent and referenced a $700 citation tied to nonappearance. Board staff and the chair clarified future hearing dates amid some scheduling confusion between May 7 and May 9.
The board’s actions at the March 28 hearing were procedural (continuances and status review scheduling) and enforcement (upholding fines for nonappearance). No formal contested adjudicative vote tallies were recorded in the transcript beyond the chair’s rulings to uphold citations and set review dates. The board instructed owners to coordinate reinspection with code enforcement staff when repairs are completed.
The board adjourned the docket work after handling the listed matters and scheduling follow-ups; the next status reviews include May 9, June 6 and July 11, 2025 for the properties noted above.
