10-8-5: FEE:
   A.   The owner of a vacant building shall pay an annual registration fee as established in section 3-1-3 of this code. Said fee may be modified by city council resolution from time to time. Subsequent annual fees shall be paid on the anniversary of the initial registration. This fee is imposed to defray the costs of registering and monitoring the vacant building. (Ord. 2017-01, 1-3-2017)
   B.   The first annual fee shall be paid no later than ten (10) days after the building has become a "vacant building" as defined by this chapter. (Ord. 2009-021, 9-21-2009)