ACTION REQUESTED:
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Communication from the City Manager and the Community Development Director with a Request to ADOPT an ORDINANCE Amending CHAPTER 5 of the City of Peoria CODE Pertaining to REGISTRATION OF LOTS.
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BACKGROUND: 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 do not voluntarily comply with this deadline. In 2016, staff issued about 1,400 citations for failure to register. 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, resulting in a disincentive to register by the deadline.
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. The late fee would also help to off-set some of the staff cost associated with tracking down unregistered properties.
In addition, the ordinance change allows for the dismissal of a citation if the registration and late fee are paid before the court date.
Additional information was requested during the first reading of this item that occurred on June 27th, 2017. That information is below.
Councilwoman Moore requested a breakdown of citations written in 2016 to compare persons receiving tickets vs corporations/LLC.
Person - 960 citations
Corporation/LLC/Trusts - 413 citations
Councilman Riggenbach requested a historical breakdown of how many properties have registered annually with the City of Peoria.
Total Registrations Paid
Revenue Collected
2014
7,848
$ 241,425.00
2015
8,505
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