ACTION REQUESTED:
Title
Communication from the City Manager and Director of Community Development with a Request to WITHDRAW an ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 5 of the CODE of the City of Peoria Pertaining to the REGISTRATION OF LOTS.
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BACKGROUND:
Based on the conversation during the First Reading of this item and on other modifications to the larger Property Registration and Inspection Program that is being worked on concurrently, the administration is requesting that this specific item be withdrawn. A comprehensive revised program will be brought back to Council during the 2017 budget discussion.
The deadline to register property in the City of Peoria for the annual non-owner occupied property registration is March 1st. Property owners are mailed out renewal forms as well as reminded multiple times through print and electronic media of this deadline. However, some property owners refuse to voluntarily comply with this deadline. They often play a game of “wait and see”, hoping that they will not get caught. Staff has issued 798 citations for failure to register this year with an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 citations still to be issued. If a property owner comes into compliance before a citation is issued, the City of Peoria has no mechanism to impose a late fee for the registration process. In addition, if the citation is dismissed by the Hearing Officer for whatever reason, property owners are not held to the same standard as those who are in compliance.
The attached ordinance would establish a $100 late fee for failure to register a property 30 days after the established deadline. This would incentivize compliance by the established deadline and not create a system that essentially punishes those who comply by the established deadline.
This ordinance change who only impact those property owners who refuse to comply with the already established ordinance.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: NA
NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS: Being a landlord in the City of Peoria is a business. One of the greatest concerns residents bring up during neighborhood meetings is a lack of accountability for rental property. This adds an additional layer of accountability to rental properties in the City of Peoria.
IMPACT IF APPROVED:
IMPACT IF DENIED:
ALTERNATIVES: NA
EEO CERTIFICATION NUMBER: NA
WHICH OF THE GOALS IDENTIFIED IN THE COUNCIL’S 2014 - 2029 STRATEGIC PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION ADVANCE?
1. Attractive Neighborhoods with Character: Safe and Livable
2. Financially Sound City Government, Effective City Organization
3. Grow Peoria: Businesses, Jobs, and Population
WHICH CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S) FROM THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES THIS RECOMMENDATION IMPLEMENT?
1. Reinvest in neighborhoods.
2. Have an efficient government.
3. Keep taxes and fees competitive.
DEPARTMENT: Community Development