(a) The Owner of any vacant structure shall file a registration statement for each such structure with the Code Administrator or his or her designee on forms provided for such purposes. Any such registration statement shall be deemed prima facie proof of the statements therein contained in any administrative enforcement proceeding or court proceeding instituted by the City against the owner or owners of the structure.
(b) The owner of any vacant structure who fails to file a registration statement for each such structure within the timeframes established by this Chapter or who fails to update a change in registration information within the timeframes established by this Chapter shall be subject to a fifty dollar ($50.00) per day administrative penalty with a ma"Ximum penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000).
(c) Notwithstanding any other language in this Chapter and unless otherwise specified, any person who violates any provision of this Chapter or of the rules and regulations issued hereunder and fails to maintain the property according to the Codes shall be guilty of an
unclassified misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for each offense and pursuant to Ohio R.C. 2929.27(B), additionally may be ordered to serve a term of community service of up to five hundred hours. Every day that a violation continues shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
(Ord. 2015-17. Passed 11-5-15.)