1507.04 REGISTRATION.
(a) Every Vacant Property located within the City shall be registered by the Owner or Person in Control thereof with the Fire Department within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this Chapter. Following this initial registration, every Vacant Property shall be registered on a yearly basis on or before December 31st.
(b) In the event the Fire Department notifies an Owner or Person in Control of property that such property must be registered pursuant to this Chapter based on evidence of vacancy, the Owner or Person in Control shall register the Vacant Property within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Fire Department's notice. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Fire Department's notice to register the Vacant Property, the Owner or Person in Control may provide evidence to the Fire Chief that the Vacant Property is entitled to exemption from registration pursuant to Section 1507.07 herein. If no evidence is provided, the property shall be conclusively deemed to be Vacant Property and failure to register the Vacant Property in accordance with this Chapter shall subject the Owner and/or Person in Control to the penalties and remedies set forth in Section 1507.99 herein.
(c) Registration shall be made on forms provided by the Fire Chief and verified by the Owner or Person in Control of the Vacant Property and shall contain all of the following:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the Owner or Person in Control;
(2) The name, address and telephone number of the Authorized Agent, if required;
(3) The names, addresses and telephone numbers of all known lienholders on, and all other parties with any legal interest in, the Vacant Property;
(4) If the Vacant Property is for sale, the name, address and telephone number of the company and the realtor or agent responsible for marketing the property;
(5) The address of the Vacant Property and the permanent parcel tax identification number of the property;
(6) The date on which the property became vacant or will become vacant;
(7) The reason for the vacancy and the estimated length of time the property is expected to remain vacant;
(d) No person shall furnish false information to the Fire Department in the Registration Form. Registration shall be valid for the registering Owner and/or Person in Charge of the Vacant Property until December 31st of the year of registration. No Owner or Person in Control of a Vacant Property shall fail to notify the Fire Department and file an amended Registration Form within seven (7) days of any change in the registration information required by this section.
(e) Any transfer of title to the Vacant Property shall require the new Owner and/or Person in Charge to file a new Registration Form together with a new registration fee. No person, including but not limited to, an Owner, Person in Control, purchaser, escrow agent, real estate agent or realtor, shall participate in the transfer of title to, or disburse proceeds from transfer of title to, a Vacant Property without having in escrow with the escrow agent handling the property transaction a copy of the Registration Form completed by the purchaser of the property, the appropriate registration fee pursuant to Section 1507.05 herein and the deposit required by Section 1507.12 of this Chapter, if applicable. The annual registration fee shall not be prorated. If the transfer of title occurs within ninety (90) days from the end of the calendar year, the annual registration fee shall be applied to the following calendar year. The escrowed Registration Form and the annual registration fee shall be forwarded to the Fire Chief with seven (7) days of the transfer of title. (Ord. 2021-4-24. Passed 4-14-21.)