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1. All fee waivers must be applied for on an annual basis, and are subject to approval by the City Mayor or his or her designee.
2. A fee waiver is valid for no more than 12 months, and may be issued for a shorter period of time.
a. Property which has been devastated by a catastrophe such as fire or flood, the owner has 30 days to register from the date of the disaster but may be exempt from the fees. This exemption is for the duration of one year from the date of the catastrophe; thereafter all applicable fees are due.
b. A property owner who is indigent must register and is otherwise subject to this article but may be exempt from the fees.
c. Representatives of a property owner who is deceased or is no longer legally competent must register the property and are otherwise subject to this article, but may be exempt from the registration fees. If representatives of the property owner cannot be identified and provisions of this article are required to be carried out by the city to protect the property, then the city reserves the right to make corrections and charge the cost to the owner(s) by filing appropriate liens with the County Clerk.
d. Where the owner of the property has obtained a building permit and is progressing in an expedient manner to prepare the premises for occupancy, the owner must register the property and is otherwise subject to this article but may be exempt from the registration fees.
(Ord. 2019-05, passed 7-8-2019)
1. Written notice of violation will precede the issuance of a citation, in which the vacant property owner will be given 30 days, as determined by the City Mayor or his or her designee, to remedy the violation. Written notice shall be issued to the vacant structure property owner by means of personal service, or by first class mail to his or her last known address according to the county appraisal district records, and by posting on the property.
2. Failure to register with the city after written notice to the vacant structure property owner, as is hereinafter specified, is a violation of this article.
3. Any person, firm or corporation found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of an ordinance affecting the public health and safety, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the general provisions of this code of ordinances.
4. Administrative, civil and criminal enforcement are alternative remedies which may be sought independently of each other.
(Ord. 2019-05, passed 7-8-2019)
The legislature of the state has, in 82 O.S. §§ 1601 through 1618 as amended, delegated the responsibility to local governmental units to adopt ordinances designed to minimize flood losses. Therefore, the city ordains the following, to be effective on and after July 20, 2009.
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