(A) The owner of a vacant building shall submit an annual fee for the registration of a vacant building. The owner shall be required to renew the vacant building registration each year on the anniversary date of the initial filing for the time the building remains vacant and pay the escalating annual fee as follows:
Less than 10,000 SF | Greater than 10,000 SF | |
Initial Registration Fee | $100 | $200 |
Second Year Registration Fee | $200 | $400 |
Third Year Registration Fee | $300 | $600 |
Fourth Year Registration Fee | $400 | $800 |
Fifth Year and Each Subsequent Year Registration Fee | $500 | $1,000 |
(B) Annual fees are non-refundable, shall be capped at the fifth-year amount, and shall not increase after the fifth year.
(C) Basis of structure area determination shall be the following:
(1) Area of primary building or structure (including additions) where one primary building and one or more accessory buildings or structures exist;
(2) Aggregate area of multiple housing unit complex where more than 75% of the complex of is vacant;
(3) Each discrete unit of a commercial development consisting of independently operated businesses or commercial enterprises.
(D) No prorated refunds shall be returned. All fees are non-refundable.
(E) The payment of all fees under this chapter is secured by a lien against the property, which may be placed on the tax roll for collection in the same manner and subject to the same interest and penalties applicable to delinquent special assessments.
(Ord. 1012, passed 4-27-2021; Am. Ord. 1019, passed 9-27-2022)