Owners who fail to submit a residential rental unit application as required under sections 15.24.011 and
15.24.012 will be in violation of the provision of this title and shall be subject to the penalties (or fines) assessed on an annual basis as set forth below:
A. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter and who has received notification from the Department of Community Development or Code Enforcement shall be subject to a civil penalty (or fine) of up to one hundred dollars for the first violation for the first thirty days after the deadline. Additional violations within any consecutive twelve-month period shall be as follows:
1. Second violation - two hundred dollar penalty for the next thirty days;
2. Third violation - five hundred dollar penalty for the next thirty days
B. Total cumulative maximum annual penalty shall not exceed eight-hundred fifty dollars for each separate parcel of real estate on which a residential rental unit is located. This penalty will be assessed in addition to the required annual registration fee established by the City of Columbus with each thirty day period being a separate and distinct violation. Total penalties shall not exceed those allowable under I.C. § 36-1-3-8(a)(10)(B).
C. A court of law may assess additional civil penalties for noncompliance.
D. The civil penalties shall be paid to the City Clerk. (Ord. 2-2018, 2018)