(A) (1) The owner of any building or structure required to be registered under this subchapter shall pay an annual registration fee to the Town of Shirley through the Code Enforcement Officer, upon registration.
(2) Owners who voluntarily register a vacant building, but not abandoned as defined in this subchapter, are not required to pay a registration fee.
(B) Fees shall be as follows:
(1) Buildings or structures used or zoned for residential purposes and contains no more than two dwelling units the registration fee shall be $50.
(2) Buildings or structures used or zoned for non-residential purposes shall be:
(a) $250 for the first year or any part thereof;
(b) $375 for the second year or any part thereof;
(c) $500 for the third and each subsequent year of any part thereof that the property is required to be registered pursuant to this subchapter.
(C) The registration fee is to reimburse the Code Enforcement Officer, Fire Chief, or Police for the costs of monitoring the buildings or structures and the additional costs of responding to emergencies and any property maintenance cost incurred by the town for the vacant and abandoned building or structure not covered by any other statue, law or ordinance.
(Ord. 09092019B, passed 10-7-19)