(a) The owner of a vacant residential building shall pay an annual fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per building. Renewal of the fee shall be due one year from the original filing date.
(b) The owner of a vacant commercial building shall pay an annual fee of four hundred dollars ($400.00) per building. Renewal of the fee shall be due one year from the original filing date.
(c) The first annual fee shall be paid at the time the building is registered.
(d) The fee shall be paid in full prior to the issuance of any building permits unless the property is granted an exemption.
(e) All delinquent fees shall be paid by the owner prior to any transfer of an ownership interest in the vacant building.
(Ord. 9920-2014. Passed 6-17-14.)