(a) Unless otherwise indicated, an application for a certificate of authorized occupancy shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) for each dwelling unit for the initial annual certificate of authorized occupancy required by Section 1306.02 of this Code. For each subsequent annual renewal of the certificate of authorized occupancy, a fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each dwelling unit shall be charged.
(b) Notwithstanding the charges in subsection (a) hereof, in the case of a multiple dwelling building, the application fee for an initial certificate of occupancy shall be the greater of either seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) or twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per dwelling unit and for each subsequent annual renewal of the certificate of authorized occupancy, it shall be the greater of either four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) or twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per dwelling unit.
(c) In addition to the penalty and remedies set forth in Section 1306.99 of this Code, in the event an owner, agent, or person in charge of any rental unit fails to timely submit a complete and proper application pursuant to Sections 1306.02 and 1306.03 of this Code, an additional fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) shall be charged to such owner, agent, or person in charge prior to the issuance of a certificate of authorized occupancy.
(d) If the person responsible for paying the fees set forth in this section fails to make the payment of any such fees within sixty (60) days of the date of a notice of delinquency of fee payment being sent to such person by regular United States Mail:
(1) The Building Commissioner shall report the failure to make payment and the amount owed in writing to City Council; and
(2) Upon Council’s receipt of the report of the amount owed in subsection (d)(1) of this section, it shall make written return to the Fiscal Officer of Cuyahoga County of the City’s action to collect the delinquent fees with the statement of the amount owed on those delinquent fees and a description of the premises of the person responsible for paying the fee for which the certificate of authorized occupancy was required for the purpose of making the same a lien upon the lands of said premises, to be collected as other taxes and returned to the City with the General Fund.”
(3) An administrative fee of $150.00 shall be added to the total amount owed per Sections 1306.04(a) through 1304.06(c) of this ordinance by the owner of each parcel for which the failure to make the necessary payments was reported to City Council by the Building Commissioner. Said administrative fee shall be added to the amount reported to the County Fiscal Officer to be collected as taxes. (Ord. 34-2014. Passed 6-24-14.)