(a) Owners of a vacant structure shall register each vacant structure on a form supplied by the City. The registration form shall require, but is not limited to, the following information:
(1) The street address of the vacant structure;
(2) The type of vacant structure;
(3) The square footage of each vacant structure;
(4) The name, residence address, telephone number, e-mail address, mobile telephone number, and facsimile number of all owners of the vacant structure;
(5) The name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the person authorized to make or order repairs or services for the vacant structure, if in violation of the Building and Housing Code, if the person is not the owner;
(6) If an owner resides or is domiciled outside the City, the name, address and telephone number of a person located within the City who is designated to accept all legal notices of fees due or services of process with respect to the vacant structure;
(7) If the owner is a corporation or a limited liability company, the name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of an officer of the corporation or limited liability company who is designated to accept all legal notices of fees due or services of process with respect to the vacant structure;
(8) If the owner is an estate, the name, address and telephone number of the executor of the estate;
(9) If the owner is a trust, the name, address and telephone number of the trustee(s) designated to accept all legal notices of fees due or services of process with respect to the vacant structure;
(10) If the owner is a partnership, the names, addresses and telephone number of all partners with an interest of ten percent (10%) or greater;
(11) If the owner is any other form of unincorporated association, the names addresses and telephone numbers of all principals with an interest of ten percent (10%) or greater.
(b) Amending Information. If the registration information collected in accordance with this section changes or becomes inaccurate during the course of any calendar year, it is the responsibility of the owner, responsible party or agent for the same to contact the Code Enforcement Agency Official within thirty (30) days of the occurrence of such change and advise the department of those changes in writing.
(c) If an owner of a vacant structure has failed to register in compliance with Section 1760.06 (a) of this article, the Code Enforcement Agency Official may post a notice on the subject structure directing the owner to either:
(1) Register the structure in accordance with the provisions of this article;
(2) Provide the Code Enforcement Agency Official with evidence demonstrating that the structure is not a vacant structure as defined by this article. In addition to posting the aforementioned notice on the structure itself, the Code Enforcement Agency Official shall, via registered mail or via regular mail if registered mail is unsuccessful, send a copy of the same notice to the record owner of the property according to the tax or other public records maintained by the assessor or sheriff of Kanawha County. If, within thirty (30) days of posting and mailing, the owner has neither registered the property in the vacant property registration created by this article nor demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Agency Official that the property is not a vacant structure, then the Code Enforcement Agency Official shall add the structure to the vacant property registry;
(3) Proof of a liability insurance policy, if any, in force for the protection of surrounding property owners, so as to ensure that the purposes of this article are met; or
(4) The owner's plan for maintenance and repair of the property, including the time within which the owner anticipates completion of all repairs necessary to bring the property into compliance with the city building code. (Ord. 2020-13. Passed 12-7-20.)