Bill 06-16 Increase fees for code services related to demolition and nuisance abatement

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V-�i I No. 0 L - Ilo ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, APPROVING FEES FOR SECURING AND DEMOLISHING STRUCTURES PURSUANT TO THE INDIANA UNSAFE BUILDING LAW STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Indiana Unsafe Building Law, Ind. Code 36- 7 -9 -1, which is incorporated into the South Bend Municipal Code (the Code) in full and by reference at Chapter 6, Article 8, Section 6 -37, authorizes the City of South Bend through its Department of Code Enforcement to enter into and secure an owner's property or remove structures at an unsafe premises at the owner's expense if the City has complied with statutory procedures and given the owner proper notice, but the owner has failed to comply with the notice. The costs of securing property and /or removing structures upon unsafe premises include the costs of providing notice, the use of labor and equipment, and administrative costs. A schedule of fees for these services was last implemented in 2008, but the costs have increased since that time and now require adjustment. At its meeting held on November 24, 2015, the South Bend Board of Public Works conducted a public hearing and received information on the current costs of securing property or removing structures at an unsafe premises, and by Resolution No. 68 -2015, it recommended for Common Council approval a schedule of fees for costs involved in the demolition of real property and in the securing of real property, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein. The Council finds that the Schedule of Fees recommended for approval by the Board of Public Works in its Resolution No. 68 -2015 attached hereto reflect the current and actual costs for performing the specific services and should be approved. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, as follows: Section I. The Schedule of Fees for the Department of Code Enforcement's processing of orders for demolition of structures and for securing structures as set out specifically in Sections II and III of the Board of Public Works Resolution No. 68 -2015 attached hereto and incorporated herein is approved and confirmed. Section II. A copy of the Schedule of Fees approved by this Resolution shall be on file for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, the office of the Clerk of the Board of Public Works, and shall be posted on the City of South Bend's website.