(a) “Owner” or “property owner” means a person, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, who individually or joint with others:
(1) Has legal title to the property, with or without actual possession of the property;
(2) Has charge, care or control of the property as owner or agent of the owner;
(3) Is an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of the estate of the owner;
(4) Is the agent of the owner for the purpose of managing, controlling or collecting rents; or
(5) Is entitled to control or direct the management or disposition of the property.
(b) “Vacant building” means a building or other structure that is unoccupied, or unsecured and occupied by one or more unauthorized persons for more than two (2) days.
(c) “Vacant property” means a property on which no building is erected and no routine activity occurs.
(d) A new building under construction shall not be deemed a vacant building or vacant property.
(e) The property owner may request that a property be exempt from registration for good cause shown that the owner will be unable to occupy the building for a determinate period of time.
(Ord. 2016-10. Passed 8-11-16.)