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§ 151.06 EXEMPTIONS.
   (A)   Vacant properties meeting the following conditions may be exempt from this chapter.
   (B)   Exempt properties are properties for which the Village Board of Trustees has granted an exemption as set forth in this section that are:
      (1)   Property advertised in good faith for sale or lease (for the purpose of this section, GOOD FAITH is defined as being listed for sale and actively marketed at a price no more than 125% of the assessed value as determined by the County Assessor);
      (2)   Property actively under construction (a property is “under construction” when the Village Clerk-Treasurer has issued a valid building permit to the owner of the property, however, this exemption shall cease to apply if the building permit is revoked or expires in any way); or
      (3)   Owned by the federal government, the state or any political subdivision thereof.
(Ord. 2022-3, passed 10-4-2022)
§ 151.07 PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR POWERS.
   (A)   A subsequent owner or owners of property subject to this chapter will assume the obligations of the previous owner or owners.
   (B)   Property shall be removed from the vacant property registration database when the property is no longer vacant.
   (C)   Owners of registered property shall submit a plan for occupancy of the property.
   (D)   Owners have the right to prior notice and to appeal adverse decisions of the Program Administrator. Such notice shall be sent by certified mail to the registered owner at the address maintained in the County Assessor’s office at least ten days prior to such adverse decision.
   (E)   The Program Administrator, or his or her designee, may inspect the interior and exterior of the vacant property upon registration and at one-year intervals thereafter for so long as the property remains on the vacant property registration database.
(Ord. 2022-3, passed 10-4-2022)
§ 151.08 APPLICABILITY.
   The provisions of this chapter shall be supplemental to and in addition to the Vacant Property Registration Act (Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 19-5401 et seq.) and any other laws of the state relating to vacant property.
(Ord. 2022-3, passed 10-4-2022)
§ 151.99 PENALTY.
   Failure of a property owner to comply with the requirements of this chapter may be enforced by municipal fines of up to $100 per violation. A new violation shall be deemed to have been committed every 24 hours of failure to comply with the provisions of this chapter. In addition, the village may enforce the collection of vacant property registration fees by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction. Unpaid vacant property registration fees and unpaid fines for any violation of a vacant property registration ordinance shall become a lien on the applicable property upon the recording of a notice of such lien in the office of the Register of Deeds of the county.
(Ord. 2022-3, passed 10-4-2022)