(a) A first year fee of $200 for each one-family dwelling or dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling required to register shall be:
(1) Submitted with the registration form required by this division; and
(2) Submitted with a new registration upon a change of ownership of the one-family dwelling or dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling.
(b) Unless an additional year has been added under § 7-421(b), a second year fee of $100 for each one-family dwelling or dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling required to register shall be:
(1) Submitted with the registration form required by this division; and
(2) Submitted with a new registration upon a change of ownership of the one-family dwelling or dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling.
(c) A registration is valid for one year from the date the completed registration form is filed in the office of the code compliance director, and payment of the registration fee for that year has been made, unless the ownership of the complex changes.
(d) A registration is not assigned or transferable. If a change of ownership of the complex occurs during the period that a registration is otherwise valid, the landlord of the complex shall have 30 days from the date the change of ownership occurred to file a new registration with the code compliance director, and pay a new registration fee.
(e) If a one-family dwelling or dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling fails a follow-up inspection, the city shall assess the owner a follow-up inspection fee of $25. Written notice of the assessed follow-up inspection fee shall be sent by the code compliance director via United States mail to the owner.
(f) The owner of a one-family dwelling or dwelling unit of a two-family dwelling must file with the code compliance director a written request for an administrative hearing not later than the thirtieth day after the fee is assessed under subsection (e) above. The fee shall be considered assessed on the date the notice is mailed by the city to the landlord.
(g) An administrative hearing shall be conducted by the code compliance director on the assessment of a fee under subsection (e) of this section not later than the twentieth day after the date the hearing request is filed.
(Ord. 17827, § 10, passed 10-9-2007)