The annual registration and vacant property inspection fees shall be $180.00, to offset the cost of processing the form, conducting the safety and maintenance inspection and maintaining the records. In addition, in the case where the owner has failed to register, the owner shall be assessed the added cost of the City’s, or its designee’s, expense in having to determine ownership, which may include, but is not limited to, title search and legal expenses. The $180.00 fee only applies to properties that have been vacant for thirty days and up to one calendar year. For properties that have been vacant longer than one calendar year, from the date of the enactment of this chapter, the amount shall be based on the duration of the vacancy and set forth in the Vacant Property Registration Fee Resolution, as determined by City Council, and a copy of which will be available at the City Building/Engineering Department.
(Ord. 2013-02. Passed 2-5-13; Ord. 2019-04. Passed 4-2-19.)