The Planning Commission has Code Enforcement responsibilities for all five (5) of the incorporated cities and Warren County in all areas of Zoning Compliance, Bowling Green and Warren County for Property Maintenance (BOCA) issues and Subdivision compliance county-wide. If you need to report a zoning violation or property maintenance compliant in one of the above mentioned areas, please call (270) 842-1953 or e-mail the .

Code Enforcement Process

• Complaint Report
  
  
• Complaint made by phone, mail, or e-mail to Code Department
  
  
• Initial Inspection
  
  
• Code Official inspects property in question for violation
  
  
• Notice of Ordinance Violation

If violation DOES exist, Code Clerk sends Notice of Ordinance Violation (NOV) to property owner and/ or tenants by certified mail which includes the description of the ordinance violation and the time-frame to correct the violation

• Property/ Violation Re-Inspected

Code Official (after time has lapsed for property in violation to be corrected) conducts re-inspection on the property/ violation

IF violation corrected, report closed out

IF property/ violation still exists, Citation may be issued

• Citation Issued

IF violator within seven (7) days corrects violation AND pays fine, report closed out

OR violator can request a hearing (IN WRITING) to the Code Clerk on the citation in question (hearing conducted at next regular Code Enforcement Board meeting)

• Code Enforcement Board Proceedings

Code Enforcement Board conducts televised hearing and determines findings in open session and issues conclusions of law

IF Code Enforcement Board finds that violation DID exist, Board Order mailed to violator (correct the violation, AND pay the fine), OR lien directive may be filed

• Appeal Process

Violator CAN within thirty (30) days file an Appeal to Warren District Court on the hearing conducted , and/or the order imposed by Code Enforcement Board