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Code Enforcement Board orders vacate for unsafe Auburn Drive home, upholds fines and sets compliance dates across multiple cases
Summary
At its March 13 docket, the Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board ordered a property at 1907 Auburn Drive vacated for safety hazards, upheld a separate fine there, reduced or continued penalties in several other cases, and set common status-review dates (April 10, May 8, June 12) for property owners to demonstrate compliance.
The Louisville Metro Code Enforcement Board heard its March 13 docket and issued a mix of continuances, fines and one immediate safety order, saying it would press for compliance rather than punishment where owners worked with inspectors.
Chair Chris Watland opened the session by outlining procedures for sworn testimony and decorum and urging cooperation: “I am not here to take your money. I want your compliance,” he said, adding that the board prefers owners bring properties into compliance rather than immediately seeking fines.
The most consequential ruling came in two related citations for 1907 Auburn Drive. Code enforcement supervisor Delykin Girdley told the board inspectors found persistent safety hazards — missing smoke detectors, structural defects, compromised heating equipment…
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