§ 14-344. Continuing maintenance; mandatory and involuntary registration.

(a)

Upon finding a building vacant and abandoned, the building commissioner, or his designee, may issue to the building owner an order for continuing maintenance pursuant to the Unsafe Building Act, IC 36-7-9-1, et seq., as it may be amended from time to time or pursuant to similar authority granted by state statue, this Code, or other ordinances and regulations.

(b)

The owner of a building that is abandoned shall register with the building department pursuant to section 14-346

(c)

The owner of a building that is vacant but not abandoned, within the meaning of this division, may opt to register the building with the building department, so as to notify the city officials of the identity and contact information for the property manager and exchange other information pertinent to the condition of the building/property.

(d)

The owner of building that is registered shall at all times display the registration permit issued to him by the city on the front of the vacant or abandoned building/structure in a visible, secure, and weather proof location on said building/structure.

(Ord. No. 2013-23, 6-24-2013)