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"(c) Representatives of a property owner who is deceased or is no longer legally competent must register the property and are otherwise subject to this article but may be exempt from the registration fees. If representatives of the property owner cannot be identified and provisions of this article are required to be carried out by the city to protect the property, then the city reserves the right to make corrections and charge the cost to the owner(s) by filing appropriate liens with the county clerk. "(d) Where the owner of the property has obtained a building permit and is progressing in an expedient manner to prepare the premises for occupancy, the owner must register the property and is otherwise subject to this article but may be exempt from the registration fees. "Sec. 7 -174 - Jurisdiction, enforcement and penalties. "(a) Written notice of violation of the standards of care set forth in Section 7 -172 herein will precede the issuance of a criminal citation. In the notice of violation, the vacant property owner will be given a reasonable length of time, as determined by the city manager or his /her designee, to remedy the violation. Written notice shall be issued to the vacant structure property owner by means of personal service, or by certified mail return receipt requested to his /her last known address according to the county appraisal district records, and by posting on the property and shall be deemed issued upon mailing. "(b) Failure to register with the city after written notice to the vacant structure property owner, as is hereinafter specified, is a violation of this article as set forth in Section 7 -169 herein. "(c) Violation of this article is a class C misdemeanor. "(1) This is a strict liability offense in which no mental state is required. "(2) The fine for this offense may not exceed five hundred dollars ($500), the maximum amount allowed by state statute. "(d) Administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement are alternative remedies which may be sought independently of each other. Criminal prosecution may occur regardless of pursuit of civil or administrative remedies and vice versa." "Secs. 7 -174 - 7 -180 are reserved." Section 3. That all provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris, Texas in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Paris not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and effect.