Amending Chapter 6 New Section 6-37.2 Addressing Accountability Buildings Vacant

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Accountability of Government Actions on Buildings Declared Vacant or Abandoned Ordinance Page 2 Sec. 6 -37.2. Accountability of Government Actions on Buildings Declared Vacant or Abandoned. (a) The Quarterly Administrative Reports required to be filed with the Office of the City Clerk pursuant to Section 6 -37.1 (1) of this Code, must be current as of the last quarter immediately preceding the demolition of a structure by the City or any entity hired to demolish said structure(s). (b) Only demolitions which are a declared imminent public safety hazard to the health, safety and welfare of the city may be demolished during any quarter where the Quarterly Administrative Report is not current and properly filed with the Office of the City Clerk. (c) For each proposed demolition a "Fiscal Impact /Future Use Summary Statement' shall be required to be filed by the City Administration with the Office of the City Clerk, with such filing being made not less than seventy -two (72) hours before the proposed demolition. Said form shall be filed along with a completed City "Demolition Prioritization Form" set forth as Figure 82 in the Appendix of the Vacant & Abandoned Properties Task Report, page 67. Both forms are attached and included herein by reference. (d) Upon the Office of the City Clerk receiving each "Fiscal Impact/Future Use Summary Statement' from the City Administration, said office shall electronically send copies of each to all members of the South Bend Common Council. Section II. If any part, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance. Section III. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, approval by the Mayor and legal publication.