(A) An owner of an abandoned residential structure, whether registered or not, shall pay an annual abandoned residential structure registration fee in the amount of which shall be established by City Council resolution, for the time during which such structure remains an abandoned residential structure.
(B) Fees under this section shall be established to support the services rendered by the city in the course of its duties related to abandoned residential structures. Failure to register an abandoned residential structure (or pay the annual administrative fee) shall be cause for penalties to be assessed and are municipal civil infractions.
(C) The annual registration fee shall be paid so that it is received by the city within ten days after the structure has become abandoned.
(D) A late fee, in an amount to be established by the City Council, shall also be payable by an owner of an abandoned residential structure when the registration fee is not timely paid.
(Prior Code, § 7-78) (Ord. 1344, passed 4-4-2011)