ABANDONED BUILDING or STRUCTURE: | Any single or multi-tenant building or structure that has been unoccupied for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days and any of the following conditions exist: |
1. Open to uninvited entry or trespass; | |
2. Damaged by fire, flood, weather, or vandalism to an extent which prohibits safe occupancy; | |
3. Is the site of loitering or vagrancy; | |
4. Is the site of unlawful criminal or quasi-criminal activity; | |
5. Lack of property maintenance and upkeep as evidenced by one or more violations of the Village Property Maintenance Code, Fire Code, or Zoning Regulations; | |
6. Under notice for being in violation of Village Code(s); | |
7. Boarded up for at least thirty (30) days; | |
8. Outstanding bills, invoices or fees in arrears to the Village for a period of time exceeding three hundred sixty-five (365) days; | |
9. Utilities are disconnected or not in use; | |
10. Not actively for sale or rent; | |
11. Under condemnation notice or legal order to vacate; | |
12. Structurally unsound; | |
13. Potential hazard or danger to persons. | |
Exception: Not to include abandoned buildings or structures that are actively under construction, rehabilitation or renovation, and in compliance with Village Code. Not to include multi-tenant buildings or structures where are at least 50% of the square footage of the building or structure is occupied. | |
VACANT BUILDING or STRUCTURE: | Any single or multi-tenant building or structure, or portion thereof, that has been unoccupied for a period of ninety (90) consecutive days, no violation(s) of Village Code, and any of the following conditions exist: |
1. Unoccupied and secured; | |
2. All lawful residential or business activity has ceased, including lack of contents; | |
3. Actively for sale or rent; | |
4. Actively a foreclosure, Sheriff sale, or up for auction; | |
Exception: Not to include vacant unoccupied buildings or structures that are actively under construction, rehabilitation or renovation, and in compliance with Village Code. Not to include multi-tenant buildings or structures where are at least 50% of the square footage of the building or structure is occupied. (Ord. 2020-10, 3-9-2020) | |