(a) Blighted or deteriorated property shall mean any vacant structure or vacant or unimproved lot or parcel of land in the Urban Service Area or in any residential neighborhood outside of the Urban Service Area:
(1) Which because of its physical condition or use is regarded as a public nuisance at common law or has been declared a nuisance in accordance with the housing, building, plumbing, fire or related codes; or
(2) Which because of physical condition, use or occupancy is considered an attractive nuisance to children, including but not limited to abandoned wells, shafts, basements, excavations, and unsafe fences or structures; or
(3) Which, because it is dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, vermin-infested or lacking in facilities or equipment required by the International Property Maintenance Code as adopted in chapter 12 of this Code, has been designated by the division of code enforcement as unfit for human habitation; or
(4) Which is a fire hazard or is otherwise dangerous to the safety of persons or property; or
(5) From which the utilities, plumbing, heating, sewerage or other facilities have been disconnected, destroyed, removed or rendered ineffective so that the property is unfit for its intended use; or
(6) Which by reason of neglect or lack of maintenance has become a place for accumulation of trash and debris or a haven for rodents or other vermin; or
(7) Which has been tax delinquent for a period of at least three (3) years; or
(8) Which has not been rehabilitated within the time constraints placed upon the owner by the appropriate governmental agency.
(b) Redevelopment shall mean the planning or replanning, design or redesign, acquisition, clearance, development and disposal or any combination of these, of a property and the preparation of such property for residential or related uses as may be appropriate or necessary.
(c) Residential and related use shall mean residential property for sale or rental, and related uses including, but not limited to, park and recreation areas, neighborhood community services and neighborhood parking lots.
(d) Vacant property review commission or review commission shall mean the commission established by this code to review vacant properties to make a written determination of blight and deterioration.
(Ord. No. 78-2000, § 1, 3-23-00; Ord. No. 118-2015, § 2, 10-22-15 )