It is the purpose and intent of Berea City Council, through the adoption of this chapter, to establish an abandoned residential property registration program as a mechanism to protect residential neighborhoods from becoming blighted through the lack of adequate maintenance and security of abandoned properties. Berea City Council finds that the presence of vacant, abandoned residences can lead to neighborhood decline, create an attractive public nuisance, contribute to lower property values, and discourage potential buyers from purchasing a home adjacent to or in neighborhoods with vacant abandoned residences.
(Ord. 2009-71. Passed 10-19-09.)