(A) The owner of a vacant property must register said property with the City Clerk within 30 calendar days of written notice provided to the owner or the owner's resident agent of the existence of the vacant property. Such notice shall be served on the owner or resident agent by personal service or by certified mail, return receipt requested. If notice by personal service or certified mail is unsuccessful, notice shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city or by conspicuously posting the notice on the commercial building or residential building which is vacant. A copy of the notice under this section shall be recorded by the County Clerk, or his or her designee, in the records of the Register of Deeds for Cedar County, Nebraska and indexed against the premises. For purposes of this section, EVIDENCE OF VACANCY means any condition or circumstance that on its own or in combination with other conditions or circumstances would lead a reasonable person to believe that a residential building or commercial building is vacant. Such conditions or circumstances may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Overgrown or dead vegetation, including grass, shrubbery, and other plantings;
(2) An accumulation of abandoned personal property, trash or other waste;
(3) Visible deterioration or lack of maintenance of any building or structure on the property;
(4) Graffiti or other defacement of any building or structure on the property; or
(5) Any other condition or circumstance reasonably indicating that the property is not occupied for residential purposes or being used for the operation of a lawful business.
(B) For purposes of this section, a vacant property shall not be used for storage unless specifically allowed pursuant to the City of Randolph zoning ordinances.
(Ord. 730, passed 11-9-2022)