17 - Creating a New Registration Program for All Vacant Central Area Buildings

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(a) Property which has been devastated by a catastrophe such as fire or flood: the owner has thirty (30�) days to register from the date of the disaster but may be exempt from the fees. This exemption is for the duration of one year from the date of the catastrophe; thereafter all applicable fees are due., (b) A property owner who is indigent must register and is otherwise subject to this article but may be exempt from the fees. (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. "7-89. Financial Assistance in certain cases. The city shall provide for financial assistance for capital repairs and renovations to qualified vacant structures as defined in this ordinance, though the use of grants, loan guarantees, loans, and other financial programs, the eligibility for which shall be determined on a case-by-case basis. "7-90. jurisdiction, enforcement and penalties. (a) Written notice of violation will precede the issuance of a citation, in which 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 first class mail to his/her last known address according to the county appraisal district records, and by posting on the property. (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., (c) Any person, firm, or corporation found guilty of violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor of an ordinance affecting the public health and safety, and upon conviction shall be subject to a fine in accordance with the general provisions of the Paris Code of Ordinances., (d) Administrative, civil, and criminal enforcement are alternative remedies which may be sought independently of each other." Section Z. Penalty Clause. That any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a Misdemeanor,, and upon conviction, shall be subject to a fine in accordance with provisions of Sec. 1-6 of Chapter One of the City of Paris Code of Ordinances, and each and every day's continuance of any violation of the above enumerated sections shall constitute and be deemed a separate, offense.