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ARTICLE XII. LICENSING, REGISTRATION AND REGULATION OF ABANDONED AND
VACANT RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES
Sec. 6-201. Definitions.
As used in this article the following terms have the meaning set forth herein:
Abandoned structure. A residential structure is considered to be abandoned if it has not been
legally occupied by a human, continuously for thirty (30) days or more or meets any of the following
criteria:
(1) Provides a location for loitering, vagrancy, unauthorized entry or other criminal activity.
(2) Has been boarded or partially boarded restricting ingress and egress through windows and/or
doors for at least thirty (30) days.
(3) Has real estate taxes in arrears for a period of time exceeding one hundred sixty-five (165)
days.
(4) Has either water, sewer, electric or gas or any of the foregoing disconnected or not in use.
(5) Has not been maintained in compliance with ordinances of the city that relate to residential
structures their occupancy or use.
Vacant structure. Refers to a residential structure not legally occupied by a human for thirty (30)
days or more continuously.
(Ord. No. 348, § 2, 5-14-09)
Sec. 6-202. Inspection requirements foreclosure.
Any lender under a note secured by a mortgage or any person, firm, or corporation holding a
mortgage on a property who has filed a complaint for foreclosure by judicial action or is publishing
a notice of foreclosure by advertisement, shall within five (5) days of either filing the complaint or
publishing the notice, inspect the property subject matter of the foreclosure proceedings. If the
property is vacant or shows evidence of either being abandoned or vacant, the property shall
forthwith be registered within ten (10) days pursuant to this article. The property shall thereafter be
inspected at least once monthly until any rights of the lender or party holding a mortgage no longer
exists in the subject property.
A lender and/or party holding a mortgage shall undertake all reasonable and necessary steps to
continue utility service to the subject parcel in order to avoid sump pump failure, back-up, broken
pipes, or other damage to the subject property.
(Ord. No. 348, § 2, 5-14-09)
Sec. 6-203. Registration of abandoned and vacant properties.
Owners and holders of any mortgage on abandoned and/or vacant structures, jointly and severally,
shall be responsible for registering such properties compliant with this chapter. Registration
requirements do not preclude the city from taking action pursuant to any applicable federal or state
law or ordinance of the city, or to issue notices and orders as may apply under other ordinances of
the city. Fees shall be charged to defray the city's cost of registering such properties, as shall be
determined and established periodically by resolution of the city council.
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