(A) Definition. A specified parcel is a premises, with or without a structure, in which all of the following are applicable:
(1) The parcel has been the subject of violations of Sections 1806.08, Storage and Accumulation of Junk and Similar Materials, 1806.09, Weeds, or 1816.04, Unsecured Vacant Structures, and the Code Official has caused any of these code violations to be remedied on at least two occasions in a twelve month period;
(2) The owner and/or person responsible for the premises has failed to remedy the violations consistent with the requirements of this Code; and,
(3) The parcel is found by the Code Official to be unoccupied and vacant for a period of at least thirty days.
(B) Declaration of Public Nuisance. Specified parcels are hereby declared a public nuisance subject to immediate abatement to protect the public health and safety. This section shall be liberally construed to effectuate such immediate abatement.
(C) Specified Parcel List. Upon finding a premises to be a specified parcel, said parcel will be placed upon the City’s Specified Parcel List and subject to seasonal cutting, removal of junk and similar materials, and boarding-up until such time as the property is transferred to a new owner and/or responsible person who then maintains said parcel in a manner consistent with the requirements listed in Sections 1806.08, 1806.09, and 1816.04. Annually a Code Official shall be assigned to make a review of the Specified Parcel List in order to make any necessary additions or deletions. The Specified Parcel List is subject to final approval by the Director of the Department of Community Development.
(D) Notice and Order by Publication and Posting.
(1) Notwithstanding other notice provisions contained within this Code, owners and/or persons responsible for parcels classified as specified parcels will be given notice by publication and posting as herein described.
(2) No later than the first week of April each year, the Specified Parcel List shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least ten days prior to any services being performed by the City on the parcels. The publication shall include a description of the real estate sufficient for identification, a brief description of the code violations, an order of correction, notice that the parcel has been placed on the specified parcel list, notice of the assessment of costs and administrative fees, and rights to appeal.
(3) No later than ten days prior to any services being performed, each parcel shall be posted, by stake or placarding on any structure, as a specified parcel. The posting shall include a brief description of the code violations, an order of correction, notice that the parcel has been placed on the specified parcel list, notice of the assessment of costs and administrative fees, and rights to appeal.
(E) Appeals. Any owner and/or person responsible for the specified parcel may file an appeal with the Board of Building Appeals concerning the property’s placement on the Specified Parcel List, no later than ten days following the first publication of the specified parcel list in a newspaper of general circulation or posting, whichever is later. The appeal shall be in writing, state the reasons for the appeal, and be filed with the Code Official and the Secretary for the Board of Building Appeals. The Board shall hear the appeal in the manner prescribed in Chapter 1406 of the Codified Ordinances.
(F) Administrative Fee and Costs. Notwithstanding other administrative fees described in this Code, the Special Assessment Administrative Fee of two hundred and five dollars ($205.00) is authorized to be charged to the owner and/or persons responsible annually for initial placement or continued placement of the premises on the Specified Parcel List. The owner is additionally responsible for costs of publication and nuisance abatement costs incurred during the year.
(Ord. 072-09. Passed 03-23-09, Effective 03-23-09; Ord. 091-18. Passed 4-23-18.)