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

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Exhibit A A. AT-RISK REGISTRABLE PROPERTY shall mean: (1) Any real property located in the City, whether vacant or occupied, that is encumbered by a mortgage subject to an ongoing foreclosure action by the mortgagee or trustee, that has been the subject of a foreclosure action by a mortgagee or trustee and a judgment has been entered, or has been the subject of a foreclosure, sale where the title was transferred to the beneficiary of a mortgage involved in the foreclosure and any properties transferred under a deed in lieu of foreclosure/sale. The designation of a foreclosure property as "registrable" shall remain in place until such time as the property is sold to a non-related bona fide purchaser in an arm's length transaction, designation as a Registerable Property is changed by the City as provided herein, or the foreclosure action has been dismissed; or (2)Any property that is vacant for more than sixty(60) days and has had a property maintenance violation judgment entered in aAdministrative or eCircuit ECourt in the previous 4-2 twelve (1J months; or lacks actively used utilities and services, and where the property has evidence of derelict vacancy. B. DEFAULT shall mean that the mortgagor has not complied with the terms of the mortgage on the property, or the promissory note, or other evidence of the debt, referred to in the mortgage. C. ENFORCEMENT OFFICER shall mean any law enforcement officer, building official, zoning inspector, code enforcement officer, fire inspector, building inspector, or other person authorized by the City to enforce the applicable code(s). D. EVIDENCE OF DERELICT VACANCY shall mean any condition that on its own, or combined with other conditions present, would lead a reasonable person to believe that the property is vacant. Such conditions may include, but are not limited to: overgrown and/or dead