"BLIGHTED" or "DETERIORATED" PROPERTY” Any vacant structure or vacant or unimproved lot or parcel of ground in a predominately built up neighborhood:
(1) Which because of physical condition or use is regarded as a public nuisance at public law or has been declared a public nuisance in accordance with the city, with the housing, building, plumbing, fire, or related codes;
(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;
(3) Which because it is dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, vermin infested, or lacking in the facilities and equipment required by the housing code of the city, has been designated by the department responsible for the enforcement of the code is unfit for human habitation;
(4) Which is a fire hazard, or is otherwise dangerous to the safety of persons or property;
(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;
(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;
(7) Which has been tax delinquent for a period of at least three years; or
(8) Which has not been rehabilitated within the time constraints placed upon the owner by the appropriate code enforcement agency.
"REDEVELOPMENT." The planning or replanning, design or redesign, acquisition, clearance, development, and disposal or any combination of these, of a property in the preparation of such property for residential and related uses, as may be appropriate or necessary.
"RESIDENTIAL AND RELATED USE." Residential property for sale or rental or related uses; including but not limited to park and recreation areas, neighborhood community service and neighborhood parking lots.
(Ord. 1-2005, passed 3-14-05)