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(A) No person shall own a vacant building or property, as defined in this chapter, unless the building is registered with the City Manager in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.
(B) (1) When a building, structure and/or premises are not registered as vacant, the City Manager shall cause written notice to be served by certified mail upon the owner, and, if different, the person having charge of the land, notifying them that registration of the vacant property is necessary.
(2) If the address of the owner or person having charge of the property in question is unknown, it shall be sufficient for the City Manager to cause notice to be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
(3) In lieu of the above, the City Manager, his or her designated representative or any police officer may make personal or residence service and return of the notice provided for herein, which shall be duly noted by the City Manager, setting forth the cost of the notice or publication.
(4) Upon failure of the owner or person having charge of the property in question to comply with the notice within the period of time stipulated, the City Manager shall give notice if the building is open and unsecured, to proceed with any requirements of § 156.03.
(5) (a) Upon the completion of such labor, the City Manager shall determine all costs associated thereof, including registration fees, plus administrative fees. In the event the city is required to employ outside services for the abatement work, the fee shall be the actual cost of the contract plus 15% for administration charges.
(b) The total labor costs and registration fee shall be forwarded by the City Manager to the County Auditor of such total charge which shall be entered upon the tax duplicate of the county and be allocated onto the taxes of the property in accordance with R.C. § 731.54.
(Prior Code, § 9.17.07) Penalty, see § 156.99
The building plan, as agreed upon and approved by the City Manager, with the advice and consultation of applicable departments of the city and the City Attorney, shall be binding upon the building owner and any interested person. Any disagreement between city representatives and the owner shall be subject to appeal to the City Planning Commission or, in the case of the Historic District, the Design Review Committee.
(Prior Code, § 9.17.09)
(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is prescribed shall be subject to § 10.30 of this code of ordinances.
(B) In addition to penalties prescribed for public nuisances and nuisance abatement, whosoever violates any of the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a minor misdemeanor. A separate offense shall be deemed committed each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.
(C) Absent a showing of good case, if a building is not registered within the timeframe required in division (B) above, or the registration is not renewed within 30 days after the expiration of one year from the date of the previous registration, a penalty shall be paid in addition to the annual registration fee. The penalty shall be equal to one-half of the current annual fee or $800, whichever is less.
(Prior Code, § 9.17.99) (Ord. 67-20, passed 11-29-2020)