The following are exempt from the requirements of this article:
(a) Any structure owned by city, state, or federal government, or any of their respective agencies or political subdivisions;
(b) A new structure under construction or property that is undergoing, in the reasonable discretion of the Code Enforcement Agency Official, an active renovation or rehabilitation;
(c) Any property being actively marketed; provided, however, this exemption shall only be available for up to six (6) months for each structure otherwise meeting the vacant structure designation, unless the owner provides justification satisfactory to the Code Enforcement Agency Official supporting an extension of the exemption beyond six (6) months; or
(d) Any accessory use, as defined in the City of St. Albans Zoning Ordinance, such as a garage or shed subservient to an occupied principal use on the same lot.
(Ord. 2020-13. Passed 12-7-20.)