HomeMy WebLinkAbout5365ORDINANCE NO. 5365
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the City of
Bremerton, Washington, creating a new Chapter 6.11 entitled
"Vacant Commercial Building Registration".
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to add provisions to the Bremerton City
Code relating to the registration of vacant commercial buildings; NOW THEREFORE,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION]. Anew chapter, Chapter 6.11 entitled "Vacant Commercial
Building Registration", is hereby added to Title 6 of the Bremerton Municipal Code to read as
follows:
Chapter 6.11
VACANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING
REGISTRATION
6.11.010 PURPOSE.
It is the purpose and intent of the City to establish a vacant commercial building
registration program to protect the community from becoming blighted as a result of commercial
buildings that are vacant and not properly secured and maintained. The failure to safely and
completely close, maintain and secure all doorways, windows or other openings into vacant
commercial buildings, or to secure broken windows to secure the structure from unauthorized
entry, are deemed to be a public nuisance. This chapter requires that vacant commercial
buildings be properly maintained by the owners, lenders, and other responsible persons as
defined in BMC 6.11.030. Through the registration process, responsible persons are required to
maintain and secure these properties. The intent of this chapter is to obtain information for at
least one responsible person for each vacant commercial building in the City to ensure that
properties are maintained consistent with the International Property Maintenance Code as
adopted by BMC 17.04.
6.11.020 ADMINISTRATION.
This chapter will be administered by the building official, who may adopt administrative
rules and regulations consistent with its terms. The building official, and his or her designee,
and/or code enforcement officers, are authorized to enforce this chapter.
6.11.030 DEFINITIONS.
For the purposes of this chapter:
"City" means the City of Bremerton, its officers, employees, and agents.
"Commercial building" means any building that is used for commercial purposes in the
City that is not intended for residential use.
"Occupied" means a commercial building with a permitted, nonresidential use that is
physically located and lawfully operating in the building.
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"Responsible person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation,
fiduciary or any agent thereof, owning, leasing, renting or having lawful possession or control of
a structure in the City.
"Vacant commercial building" means a commercial building that has not had any legal
occupancy during the preceding 180 days.
6.11.040 VACANT COMMERCIAL BUILDING REGISTRATION.
(a) At least one responsible person for each vacant commercial building must register
that building with the City within 10 calendar days of the date the building becomes vacant
commercial building, as that term is defined in BMC 6.11.030, unless:
(1) The building is the subject of a current, valid building permit for repair or
rehabilitation and required inspections are ongoing, or the responsible person provides proof,
such as receipts, invoices, or executed contracts, that the repair or rehabilitation is proceeding
without significant delay; or
(2) The property where the vacant commercial building is located is the
subject of a land use application for redevelopment for which approval has been granted and
building permits have been applied for but have not yet been issued.
(b) A building will be considered to be registered on the date the City receives, on a
form or in the manner provided by the building official and properly completed and signed by a
responsible person, the following information:
(1) The street address and parcel number of the vacant commercial building;
(2) The name, address, and daytime and evening telephone numbers of each
responsible person for the vacant commercial building, including any owner or tenant;
(3) Any other information requested by the building official for the
administration of this chapter.
(c) A responsible person must renew the registration of each vacant commercial
building on or before January 1St of each year that the building remains vacant. A responsible
person must submit the renewal application to the City on forms provided by the building
official.
(d) Upon satisfactory proof to the building official that the vacant commercial
building is'occupied as defined in BMC 6.11.030, the vacant commercial building will be
unregistered. Proof of physical occupation shall include a valid City of Bremerton business
license, if required, and a certificate of occupancy issued by the building official.
(e) There shall be no fee assessed for registration of the vacant commercial building.
6.11.050 DUTY TO AMEND REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
Responsible persons for any registered vacant commercial building shall advise the
building official, in writing, of any changes to the information on the registration form within
thirty days of the occurrence of the change.
6.11.060 INSPECTIONS.
The building official (and his/her designee), or code enforcement officers, or both are
authorized to conduct inspections to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
6.11.070 ENFORCEMENT.
(a) Enforcement of the provisions of this chapter will be performed in accordance
with Chapter 1.04 BMC.
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(b) No responsible person may violate or fail to comply with any provisions of this
chapter. Each responsible person commits a separate offense for each and every day they
commit, continue or permit a violation of any provision of this chapter.
(c) All responsible persons for a vacant commercial building are jointly and severally
responsible with respect to that vacant commercial building for compliance with the provisions
of this chapter and for any payments that they may be required to make to the City under this
chapter. If the vacant commercial building is subject to a lease, the City shall have discretion to
determine whether to enforce this chapter against the vacant commercial building owner, the
tenant or both of them, but the City shall consider in this determination whether the lease
provides that the compliance with this chapter is the responsibility of the vacant commercial
building owner or the tenant.
SECTION2. Severabilin% If anyone or more sections, subsections, or sentences
of this ordinance are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portion of this ordinance and the same shall remain in full force and
effect.
SECTION 3. �Uective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force ten
(10) days from and after its passage, approval and publication as provided by law.
PASSED by the City Council the day of A)tCeM106Y ' , 2018.
ERIC YOU ER, Council President
Approved this 2 day of
ATTEST:
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ANGEL VOODS, City Clerk
2018.
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GRE HEELER, Mayor
TA.ROR
AS TO FORM:
LUBOVICH,
PUBLISHED the day of Xe0CrJbe r- , 2018.
EFFECTIVE the day of G n uA Y w ,-291-& of O j al
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Kites Sun
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY OF BREMERTON
345 6th Street, Suite 100
BREMERTON, WA 98337
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF BROWN -
I, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says: That I am now,
and at all times embraced in the publication herein mentioned was
the principal clerk of the printers and publishers of KITSAP SUN;
that said newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper
by order of the Superior Court of the County of Kitsap, in which
County it is published and is now and has been for more than six
months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to,
published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper
in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, a weekly newspaper in
Kitsap County, Washington and is now and during all of the said
time, was printed in an office maintained in the aforesaid place of
publication of said newspaper; that the following is a true text of
an advertisement as it was published in regular. issues (and not in.
supplement form) of said newspaper on the following date(s), to
wit: And on
December 22, 2018
such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers
during- I of said period.
Legal Clerk
Subscribed and sworn to before on December 24, 2018:
Notary, State' f W1, Couf� nt
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ORDINANCE NO. 5365
AN ORDINANCE of the City
Council of the City of Bremer-
ton, Washington, creating
a new Chapter 6.11 entitled
"Vacant Commercial Building
Registration"
PASSED by the City Council
on the 19th day of December,
2018.
The full text of this ordinance
is available from the City of
Bremerton, City Clerk's Office,
345 Sixth Street, Suite 100,
Bremerton, WA 98337.
Dec. 22, 2018 AD#2192949
Kitsap Sun
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
CITY OF BREMERTON
CITY OF BREMERTON
345 6th Street, Suite 100
BREMERTON, WA 98337
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF BROWN
I, being first duly sworn on oath, deposes and says: That I am now,
and at all times embraced in the publication herein mentioned was
the principal clerk of the printers and publishers of KITSAP SUN;
that said newspaper has been approved as a legal newspaper
by order of the Superior Court of the County of Kitsap, in which
County it is published and is now and has been for more than six
months prior to the date of the publication hereinafter referred to,
published in the English language continually as a daily newspaper
in Bremerton, Kitsap County, Washington, a weekly newspaper in
Kitsap County, Washington and is now and during all of the said
time, was printed in an office maintained in the aforesaid place of
publication of said newspaper; that the following is a true text of
an advertisement as it was published in regular issues (and not in
supplement form) of said newspaper on the following date(s), to
wit: And on
December 22, 2018
such newspaper was regularly distributed to its subscribers
:duri�jq-a of said I �riod.
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Leg, C erk
Subscribed ana4wornto be o e on December 24, 2018:
Notary, State I, Cot ity of Br wn
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My commission expires
Ado: 2192949
P.O.:
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ORDINANCE NO. 5365
AN ORDINANCE of the City
t:ouncil of the City of Bremer-
ton, Washington, creatingg
a new Chapter 6.11 entitled
"Vacant Commercial Building
Registration"
PASSED by the City Council
on the 19th day of December,
2018.
The full text of this ordinance
is available from the City of
Bremerton, City Clerk's Office,
345 Sixth Street, Suite 100,
Bremerton, WA 98337.
Dec.22,2018 AD#2192949
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