(a) Duty to Amend Registration Statement. If the status of the registration information changes during the course of any calendar year, it is the responsibility of the owner, responsible party or agent for the same within 30 days of the occurrence of such change and update the registration with those changes.
(b) Exceptions. This section shall not apply to any building owned by the United States, the state, the City, or any of their respective agencies or political subdivisions.
(c) Violations and Penalties for Failure to Register. The failure or refusal for any reason of any owner, or agent of an owner acting on behalf of the owner, to register a vacant building upon adoption of this section or to pay any fees required to be paid pursuant to the provisions of this section, within thirty days after they become due, shall constitute a violation punishable upon conviction thereof by a fine in the amount of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each failure or refusal to pay a required vacant building fee, as applicable. In such cases, whenever the minimum fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) is imposed, it shall not be subject to suspension or reduction for any reason. (Ord. 15662. Passed 2-1-22.)