(A) Owners who are required to register their properties pursuant to this subchapter shall submit a completed structure registration form provided by the city containing, at minimum, the following information:
(1) The name of the owner of the property;
(2) A mailing address where mail may be sent that will be acknowledged as received by the owner;
(3) The name of a responsible party for the care and control of the property;
(4) The designation of the type of structure being registered: vacant; seasonal occupancy; repair/remodel; or “for sale”;
(5) A current address, phone number, fax and e-mail (if fax and e-mail addresses are available) where communications may be sent that will be acknowledged as received by the owner or responsible party for the care and control of the property. If certified mail/return receipt requested is sent to the address and the mail is returned marked “refused” or “unclaimed”, or if ordinary mail sent to the address is returned for whatever reason, then such occurrence shall be prima facie proof that the responsible party has failed to comply with this requirement; and
(6) The structure registration form shall also contain, directly above the signature lines, a statement of acknowledgment and acceptance of the city’s property maintenance requirements. The statement of acknowledgment and acceptance shall serve as notice for any abatement actions the city may deem necessary to take against said property, and that the costs of abatement shall be billed to that property owner. Upon the owner’s failure to satisfy that bill within 60 days, the costs of abatements shall be considered an outstanding bill and will be required to be satisfied prior to any city service being activated or transferred regarding that property, or the same may be assessed against the property as a special assessment.
(B) Annual registrations are due by May 31 of each year or within 30 days of the structure becoming subject to this subchapter.
(C) Annual registration that is timely done shall not be charged a registration fee.
(D) (1) Where the owner of a structure required to be registered under this subchapter has failed to register that property by the May 31 deadline, a late registration fee shall be administered by using the following scale:
Date | Residential Property | Commercial Property |
Up to May 31 | No fee | No fee |
Between June 1 and June 30 | $275 | $550 |
Between July 1 and July 31 | $300 | $600 |
Between August 1 and August 31 | $325 | $650 |
(2) Any fees not paid by August 31 shall be subject to collection under any remedy authorized by law.
(E) If at any time the information contained in the registration form is no longer valid, the property owner or his or her agent shall file a new registration form containing current information within 30 days. There shall be no fee to update the current owner’s information.
(F) If at any time the condition and use of the property has changed such that it is no longer required to be registered under the provisions of this subchapter, the property owner shall notify the Code Enforcement Officer, in writing, of such changes which will justify the removal of the property from the appropriate registry.
(Prior Code, § 12.08.08) (Ord. 927, passed 5-6-2019)