(A) General. Within 60 days after the effective date of this chapter, the Commissioner shall evaluate all buildings in the city he believes to be unoccupied on the effective date of this chapter and make a determination for each as to whether the building is a vacant building within the meaning of this chapter. At any point after the effective date of this chapter, the Commissioner may evaluate buildings he believes have become unoccupied and make a determination as to whether each building is a vacant building.
(B) For buildings the Commissioner determines to be vacant buildings, he shall, within seven days of making such determination, send a written notice of determination with the factual findings to the last taxpayer of record listed on the most recent Cook County tax roll. Said notice of determination shall be sent via first class mail or may be personally served on the taxpayer of record. Failure of delivery shall not excuse a person from complying with this chapter.
(C) The notice of determination shall contain a statement of the obligations of the owner of a building determined to be a vacant building, a copy of the registration form the owner is required to file pursuant to this section, and a notice of the owner's right to appeal the Commissioner's determination.
(D) The notice of determination shall identify a date and time on which the owner may voluntarily allow for a code compliance inspection of the interior and exterior of the vacant building to identify what steps the owner must take to bring the vacant building into compliance with the city's codes, regulations and policies. The city shall provide the report from the code compliance inspection to the owner within 30 days of the inspection.
(Ord. O-29-16, passed 11-1-16)