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Committee considers tiered vacant‑property registration fees, motion offered to change ordinance language
Summary
A committee member proposed replacing ordinance language to require annual vacant‑property registration fees: residential properties would start at $250, rising $100 per year to a $750 cap; commercial properties would start at $500, rising $250 per year to a $2,000 cap. A motion was made but the transcript does not record a vote.
During discussion of ordinance text, a committee member proposed an amendment to replace lines 161 through 173 (pages 6–7) to require annual vacant‑property registration fees.
The proposed language in the transcript specifies: for residential property an initial fee of $250 and an annual increase of $100 each year capped at $750; for commercial property an initial fee of $500 and an annual increase of $250 each year capped at $2,000. The speaker presented the amendment as a replacement of the cited lines.
A participant said, "So move," putting the proposed replacement forward as a motion. The provided transcript does not show a recorded seconder, a formal vote, or an outcome for the motion.
The transcript excerpt does not include further deliberations such as impact estimates, enforcement details, exemptions, or an implementation timetable; those elements were not specified in the available segments.
