Vacant property that is left open and/or accessible shall be subject to entry by the City in order to ensure that the property has not become an attractive nuisance and to ensure that the property is locked and/or secured. The owner of vacant property subject to this chapter, which property is found open or unsecured, shall be responsible for a securing fee as set by the City Council to offset the cost incurred by the City in contacting the owner or management company to secure the property, or if the owner and/or management company cannot be contacted or does not secure the property within a reasonable time - not to exceed twenty-four hours, the cost incurred by the City in securing the property.
(Ord. 911. Passed 7-21-10.)