A. Fees: The owner shall pay, along with the registration fee, a boarded building fee of fifty five dollars ($55.00) for a single- family dwelling or one hundred dollars ($100.00) for any other type of vacant building, for each month that a building is boarded, which fee shall be due:
1. At initial registration:
a. For each month during the registration period that the building is proposed to be boarded under the vacant building plan,
b. For each month, after notification of the registration requirement that the owner failed to register as required herein.
2. At reregistration:
a. For each month that the building was boarded during the prior registration period, for which fees were not previously paid,
b. For each month during the registration period that the building will be boarded under the approved vacant building plan,
c. For the entirety of the upcoming registration period, if the vacant building plan is not completed in accordance with the plan.
3. If the owner fails to register, at the end of each month, after notification of the registration requirement that the owner fails to register as required herein.
B. Refunds: The building official shall refund any of the above amounts applicable to future months, if the building is not boarded in any respect for the entirety of such month. In no event shall the owner be charged more than once for the same month.
C. Failure To Pay Fees: If the property owner fails to register or pay the boarded building fee, the city may take legal action to collect any amounts owed.
(Ord. 2001-69, 12-4-2001, eff. 12-9-2001)