A. Any owner of vacant property located within the Village shall, within ten (10) days after the property becomes vacant, or within ten (10) days after assuming ownership of the property, whichever is later, register the real property with the Village registry.
B. Initial registration pursuant to this section shall contain, at a minimum, the name of the owner, the mailing address of the owner, e-mail address, and telephone number of the owner, and if applicable, the name and telephone number of the property manager and said person's address, e-mail address, and telephone number.
C. At the time of initial registration each registrant shall pay a non-refundable semi-annual registration fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each vacant property. Subsequent semi-annual registrations of vacant properties and fees in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) are due within ten (10) days of the expiration of the previous registration. Said fees shall be used to offset the costs of: 1) registration and registration enforcement, 2) code enforcement and mitigation related to vacant properties, and 3) for any related purposes or as may be adopted in the policy set forth in this chapter. Said fees shall be deposited in an account of the Village used for the cost of implementation and enforcement of this chapter and fulfilling the purpose and intent of this chapter.
D. Each individual property on the registry that has been registered for twelve (12) months or more prior to the effective date shall have thirty (30) days to renew the registration and pay the one hundred fifty dollar ($150.00) semi-annual registration fee. Properties registered less than twelve (12) months prior to the effective date of this chapter shall renew the registration every six (6) months from the expiration of the original registration renewal date and shall pay the one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
E. If the property is sold or transferred, the new owner is subject to all the terms of this chapter. Within ten (10) days of the transfer, the new owner shall register the vacant property or update the existing registration. The previous owner(s) will not be released from the responsibility of paying all previous unpaid fees, fines, and penalties accrued during that owner's involvement with the vacant property.
F. Properties subject to this section shall remain subject to the semi-annual registration requirement, and the inspection, security, and maintenance standards of this section as long as the property is vacant.
G. Failure of the owner to properly register or to modify the registration to reflect a change of circumstances as required by this chapter is a violation of this chapter and shall be subject to enforcement by any of the enforcement means available to the Village.
H. Properties registered as a result of this section are not required to be registered again pursuant to the defaulted mortgage property section. (Ord. 2018-55, 10-18-2018)