For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ABANDONED BUILDING. A structure on a parcel of real property in Downtown Yorktown which is vacant for more than 90 days; which is also subject to an order issued pursuant to the Unsafe Building Law; and upon which the condition which generated the order has existed for at least 30 days and has not been remedied.
DOWNTOWN YORKTOWN. An area located within the Consolidated Town of Yorktown, with boundaries on the east along Tiger Drive and Adaline Drive, on the north by Canal Street, on the south by High Street, and on the west by the Urban Town corporate boundary. A map showing this designated area is attached to Ordinance No. 715 as “Exhibit A.”
OWNER. A person or entity with a fee interest in a parcel of real property on which a vacant and abandoned building is located, and whose identity and address can be determined from an instrument recorded in the County Recorder’s office and/or from town records.
VACANT BUILDING. A structure or parcel of real property which lacks the habitual presence of human being or beings who have a legal right to be on the premises, or at which substantially all lawful business operations or residential occupancy has ceased.
(Ord. 715, passed 2-18-2014)