Title
Amending Chapter 43 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to Vacant Buildings as it relates to the Vacant Building Registration Fee.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1
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Section 43.03 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 43.03. - Vacant building registration.
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(k) Vacant building fees:
(1) The owner of a vacant building shall pay an annual registration fee two thousand eighty-five dollars ($2,085.00) two thousand one hundred twenty-seven dollars ($2,127.00) each year the building remains a vacant building. The registration fee is intended to at least partially recoup, and shall be reasonably related to the administrative costs for registering and processing the vacant building owner registration form and for the costs of the city in monitoring the vacant building site.
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SECTION 2
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and publication.