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ABANDONED URBAN PROPERTY TAX
For the purposes of this subchapter, the following definition shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED URBAN PROPERTY.
(1) Any vacant structure or vacant unimproved lot or parcel of ground in the City of Pikeville which has been vacant or unimproved for a period of at least one (1) year and which:
(a) Because it is dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe, varmint infested, or otherwise dangerous to the safety of persons, it is unfit for its intended use;
(b) By reason of neglect or lack of maintenance has become a place for the accumulation of trash and debris; or has become infested with rodents or other varmints; or
(c) Has been delinquent for a period of at least three (3) years;
(2) Any property in the city that has been identified as “blighted” or “deteriorated” by the Vacant Property Review Commission.
(Ord. 0-2005-06, passed 4-25-05; Am. Ord. 0-2011-018, passed 6-13-11)
(A) The rate of taxation levied upon abandoned urban properties is one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) on each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of assessed value.
(B) All money and funds derived from the Abandoned Urban Property tax under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the city and placed to the credit of the city’s general revenue fund and for the general expenses and purposes of the city.
(Ord. 0-2005-06, passed 4-25-05; Am. Ord. 0-2011-018, passed 6-13-11; Am. Ord. 0-2016-010, passed 6-27-16)
The Code Enforcement Department shall each year determine which properties in the city are abandoned urban properties and shall prepare and furnish a list of abandoned urban properties located in the city to the city Finance Department and the Pike County Property Valuation Administrator prior to January 1 of each year.
(Ord. 0-2005-06, passed 4-25-05; Am. Ord. 0-2011-018, passed 6-13-11)
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