(a) A judge of the municipal court may dismiss one or more citations of a property owner who is charged with violating this chapter, if the property owner donates the property, for which the citations have been issued, to a nonprofit corporation selected by the city.
(b) The city is authorized to contract with a nonprofit corporation for the acceptance of property donated pursuant to Subsection (a) of this section. The terms of the contract must provide that the nonprofit corporation will:
(1) within 90 days from the date of acceptance of the donated property, bring the property into compliance with this chapter, including, but not limited to, providing all necessary cleanup, maintenance, repairs, and alterations; and
(2) within 120 days from the date of acceptance of the donated property, sell the property directly to an occupant owner or rent the property directly to an occupant tenant. (Ord. Nos. 19234; 19896; 21973; 26455)