(A) The initial registration fee for each building shall be $300 for a building consisting of less than 20,000 square feet and $600 for a building consisting of more than 20,000 square feet. The registration fee thereafter shall be $500 for a building consisting of less than 20,000 square feet and $1,000 for a building consisting of more than 20,000 square feet. The initial and any subsequent registration shall be valid for a period of 3 months. The registration fee is due at the time of the application for the registration permit. If at the end of any registration period, the building official determines that the building does not meet the criteria set forth in § 154.03, the owner will not be required to register the building. If the owner notifies the building official that the building no longer meets the criteria set forth in § 154.03, and the Building Official concurs, the owner shall be reimbursed an amount equal to the number of months remaining in the registration period.
(B) Before any building is registered or reregistered, a joint inspection shall be conducted by the department and any other city department deemed necessary by the Building Official to determine whether any violations of this code exist. If an owner or occupant of the building refuses to allow an inspection or re-inspection to be conducted, an administrative search warrant may be requested from the circuit court pursuant to the provisions stated in § 152.10.
(C) Once a building has been registered, the owner shall obtain a certificate of occupancy in the manner set forth in Chapter 155 prior to any occupancy of the registered building.
(D) After a building has been registered, or required to be registered by the department, for a period of three years, no further registration shall be permitted and the owner shall be required to either obtain permits sufficient to obtain a certificate of occupancy or demolish the building. At such time, the department shall undertake a comprehensive inspection of the building for determining whether the building should be deemed an unsafe or dangerous building as defined in § 150.21. Any owner who does not obtain such permit or permits within 60 days of the end of the said three-year period shall be subject to a fine of not less than $750. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation of this section occurs or continues.
(E) Each building that has been registered under this chapter shall be listed on the city’s website, which listing shall include the address of the building and the name of the record owner of the property on which the building is located.
(F) The fees provided for herein shall be effective for the fiscal year commencing May 1, 2014 to be initially applicable during that fiscal year and thereafter unless otherwise amended.
(Ord. 2246, passed 10-4-2010; Am. Ord. 2479, passed 3-11-2014)