The owner of a vacant structure may formally request the City to exempt the subject structure from the registration provisions of Section 1713.13 of this Article. The City shall, upon a finding for good cause by the City Building Inspector that the owner of the structure will be unable to occupy the structure for a determinant period of time, exempt the owner from the registration provisions of Section 1713.13 of this Article. A finding for good cause may be established if the owner can demonstrate that, due to facts or circumstances that differentiate the structure from other structures required to be registered under the provisions of 1713.13 of this Article, or the requirements of this Article present a special or undue hardship that is unique or unduly burdensome to the specific structure.
(a) All property owned by the United State of America, the State of West Virginia and Putnam County, West Virginia or the City is hereby exempt from the requirements of this Article.
(Ord. 2017-2018-6. Passed 1-9-18.)