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Paducah adopts abandoned-urban-property tax to target long-vacant, unsafe buildings
Summary
The Paducah Board of Commissioners adopted an ordinance creating an "abandoned urban property" tax of $1.50 per $100 assessed value, authorized under KRS statutes, and assigned the fire prevention division and the code enforcement board responsibilities for identifying properties and handling appeals.
The Paducah Board of Commissioners on Dec. 9 adopted an ordinance creating a new tax category for properties that meet Kentucky's abandoned urban property definition.
The ordinance, which the city summarized as authorized by KRS 92.305 and KRS 132.012, applies a tax rate of $1.50 per $100 of assessed value to qualifying properties and directs the fire prevention division to compile the list of candidates. The code enforcement board will review the fire prevention division's…
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