Now any person who owns vacant or foreclosed real property in Powder Springs must register it with the city and pay a registration fee of $1,000.
This decision was made recently by the Powder City Springs Council.
The fee will increase by $200 for each year of vacancy or foreclosure.
However, the fee increase will be returned to the property owner upon certification by the city building official, following an interior and exterior inspection that the property is free of code violations.
Vacant real property is defined by the city as intended for occupancy but has not been occupied lawfully for at least 60 days and has no evidence of utility usage within the past 60 days.
Within 30 days after issuance of code violation, the owner of the vacant real property must submit to the city’s building permit office an application that includes a detailed plan for correction, repair or rehabilitation of the violation of state or local building codes.
Corrective action to bring a vacant structure into full compliance with the minimum building code must begin within 30 days after issuance of the building permit.
