(a) Application for registration of vacant buildings shall be on forms provided by the Designated City Official and shall including, at a minimum, the following:
(1) Address of the vacant property;
(2) Name, address, telephone, and e-mail address, if applicable, of an individual owner, sole proprietor or a corporate officer or business representative of a corporation, trust or other entity capable of holding title, or foreclosing entity, if applicable;
(3) Name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, if applicable, of the Designated Agent, who must be located in the State of Ohio; and
(4) Names and addresses of all known lien holders and all other parties with an ownership interest in the building.
(5) A vacant building plan as describe in Section 1399.08.
(b) No post office boxes shall be accepted as a legal address for purposes of this chapter.
(c) Registrations shall be retained by the City as a public record and made available to any other City department or public entity upon request.
(d) Every person required to register a vacant building shall complete a new application upon amendment or change of any required information.
(e) Upon sale or transfer of the property, the previous owner shall provide the Designated City Official with the name and contact information of the new owner so that they may complete a new application for certificate of registration.
(f) The failure of the owner of the vacant building to obtain a deed for the property or to file the deed with the County Recorder shall not excuse the property owner from registering the property.
(Ord. 39-2020. Passed 5-26-20.)