2024-123 Ordinance Amending City Code Chapter 70.2 Registration of at Risk Properties

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Exhibit A annual renewal registrations of properties shall be the same as initial fees, and fees are due within ten (10) days of the expiration of the previous registration. Said fees shall be used to offset the costs of. (1)registration and registration enforcement,(2)code enforcement and mitigation related to vacant properties, (3) City neighborhood revitalization initiatives, and (4) for any related purposes as may be adopted in a polie by the City Council. D. If the property is sold or transferred, the new owner is subject to all the terms of this Chapter. Within fifteen (15) days of the transfer, the new owner shall register the Registerable Property or update the existing registration. The previous owner(s) will not be released from the responsibility of paying all previous unpaid fees, fines, and penalties accrued during that owner's involvement with the vacant property. E. If the Registerable vacant property is not registered, or either the registration fee or the semi-annual registration fee is not paid within thirty(30)days of when the registration or semi- annual registration is required pursuant to this section, a late fee shall be assessed equivalent to ten percent (10%) of the semi-annual registration fee and shall be charged for every thirty (30) day period, or portion thereof, the property is not registered and shall be due and payable with the registration. This section shall apply to the initial registration and renewal registrations required by subsequent owners of the Registerable vacant property. F. Properties subject to this section shall remain subject to the semi-annual registration requirement, and the inspection, security, and maintenance standards of this section as long as the property remains a Registerable Property or has evidence of derelict vacancy as defined herein. G. Failure of the owner to properly register or to modify the registration to reflect a change of circumstances as required by this ordinance is a violation of this Chapter and shall be subject to enforcement by any of the enforcement means available to the City.