(A) Owners of vacant property subject to this article shall be required to register such property with the program administrator if the property has been vacant for 180 days or longer. A vacant property registration ordinance registration form shall be in either paper or electronic form, and the following information shall be required:
(1) The name, street address, mailing address, telephone number and, if applicable, the facsimile number and email address of the property owner and his or her agent;
(2) The street address and parcel identification number of the vacant property;
(3) The transfer date of the instrument conveying the property to the owner; and
(4) The date on which the property became vacant.
(B) This article requires payment of a fee 180 days after initial registration of the vacant property pursuant to division (A) above or 360 days after the property becomes vacant, whichever is sooner, and requires the payment of supplemental registration fees at intervals every six months thereafter for as long as the property remains on the vacant property registration database.
(1) The initial registration fee shall be $250 for a residential property. Failure to register within the prescribed timeframe given to the owner shall result in the city placing the property on the registration list and the assessment of unpaid fees as a lien against the property.
(2) A supplemental registration fee shall be double the previous fee amount, with a maximum supplemental registration fee of ten times the initial registration fee amount. Registration fees may be refundable for the year preceding the date on which the property is no longer vacant.
(3) There is an exemption to the registration and fee requirements for vacant property that is advertised in good faith for sale or lease. Good faith shall be defined as being advertised at a price no more than 125% of the assessed value of the County Assessor unless a higher market value is established by a certified realtor. The owner must accept any bona fide offer for that amount or more.
(Ord. 1043, passed 3-9-2020; Ord. 1055, passed 12-14-2020)