902 KAR 7:010 (hotel and motel code) under KRS 219.021; annual Cabinet for Health and Family Services permit, $100 application fee, plus room-count-tiered inspection fees; latest history entry certified effective May 14, 2026. Enforced by Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Dept for Public Health (permits filed through local health departments; the cabinet inspects); State Fire Marshal handles fire-code enforcement for hotels, not local fire departments. Checked on the primary source; the state record was last reviewed 2026-11-12.
Cabinet inspects each hotel at least once every 12 months, plus follow-ups. Annual permit application fee $100 (late renewal adds $50); inspection fee $150 for 1-25 rooms up to $350 for 601+. Fire-code enforcement for hotels rests with the State Fire Marshal.
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Statewide layer. County and city amendments sit on top; confirm the local office for the address.
In force; certified May 14, 2026, 7-year expiration May 14, 2033; no statewide balcony-inspection, sprinkler-retrofit, or hotel-specific smoke-alarm statute found
902 KAR 7:010 (hotel and motel code) under KRS 219.021; annual Cabinet for Health and Family Services permit, $100 application fee, plus room-count-tiered inspection fees; latest history entry certified effective May 14, 2026. Cabinet inspects each hotel at least once every 12 months, plus follow-ups. Annual permit application fee $100 (late renewal adds $50); inspection fee $150 for 1-25 rooms up to $350 for 601+. Fire-code enforcement for hotels rests with the State Fire Marshal.
Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Dept for Public Health (permits filed through local health departments; the cabinet inspects); State Fire Marshal handles fire-code enforcement for hotels, not local fire departments.
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