ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and Community Development Director to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending Chapter 5, Article XIII of the CODE of the CITY OF PEORIA Related to REGISTRATION OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY and INSPECTIONS OF DWELLINGS.
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BACKGROUND: During the August 14th, 2018 City Council meeting, Staff brought forth a first reading amending Chapter 5 of the City of Peoria Code related to registration of residential property and inspections of dwellings. Staff said they would bring back the revisions before the end of 2018.
1) Discounted Registration Fee
If a property owner meets the following conditions, they would be eligible to receive the discounted rate of $75 per property without having to attend the annual training:
- the property owner does not owe the City of Peoria any outstanding funds for any reason, including but not limited to fines, fees, city utility bills and back taxes September 15th of the prior year registration. This would not include special service payments, current economic development loans, mortgages and other similar payments.
- the property owner has not received a judgement or default related to a Chapter 5 code violation via the City of Peoria Hearing Officer within the previous calendar year.
- the property owner has not received a judgement or default related to Criminal Housing Management via the City of Peoria Hearing Officer within the previous calendar year.
- Any judgment entered in Circuit or Federal Court in a suit brought forth by the City of Peoria.
If any of the above conditions are not met by the property owner on any properties owned, the property owner will be required to attend the educational seminar in order to receive a discounted rate of $125 per property. Having the stipulation apply to property owners will prevent someone from allowing one of their properties to deteriorate while still maintaining other property in a different part of the City. ...
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