A. When a property becomes a nuisance vacant lot, as defined in section 8.136.020, the owner of the property shall be charged a nuisance vacant lot monitoring fee. The monitoring fee shall be in addition to any other fee or penalty imposed by this code. The monitoring fee may be appealed and collected in the same manner as an administrative penalty, as specified in section 1.28.010.D.
B. A nuisance vacant lot monitoring fee shall be charged monthly until:
1. A community garden, as defined in section 17.108.040, is installed on the property;
2. A permitted structure is completed on the property; or
3. No administrative order, as defined in section 8.136.020, has been imposed against the property in the prior 24 months.
C. The owner of a nuisance vacant lot shall post a sign of a minimum size of four feet by four feet on the property with the local contact representative's phone number. This sign shall have lettering of not less than six inches high. The sign must be clearly visible from the public right-of-way. (Ord. 2018-0021 § 1)