(a) Application for Inspection. Whenever an owner, operator, agent, occupant, bona fide prospective purchaser, mortgagee or bona fide prospective occupant shall apply to the Property Maintenance Officer for an inspection in order to ascertain if any section of this Code has been violated, the Officer shall, upon payment of the fee hereunder stated, cause an inspection to be made of the premises and issue an information certificate or report of the inspection to the applicant, indicating therein any violations of this Code on the premises. The applicant for such inspection shall state, in writing, his or her full name, residence address and the reasons and basis for which the inspection is requested. The Officer may deny the application for failure to comply with this requirement.
(b) Application for Status Report. Where, in lieu of an inspection, an owner, operator, agent, occupant, lessee, bona fide prospective purchaser, mortgagee or bona fide prospective occupant, requests a status report as to whether or not there are any known violations presently pending on the premises, upon payment of the fee prescribed herein and a written request, a copy of any notice or order on any violation then pending shall be sent to the applicant.
(c) Fees for Inspection or Status Report.
(1) The minimum fee for any inspection made under division (a) of this section shall be thirty- five dollars ($35.00), except that there shall be no fee for any initial reinspection. Dwelling structures of more than one dwelling unit shall pay one fee of thirty-five dollars ($35.00).
(2) The fee for any status report under division (b) of this section shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
(3) The thirty-five dollar ($35.00) inspection fee will be waived for those property owners over the age of 75 at the time of die inspection.
(Ord. 122-01. Passed 12-19-01; Ord. 92-2003. Passed 10-7-03.)