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Ordinance No. Page 7 DOCSOPEN-MU210-54-1034615.v1-6/25/25 estate agent or broker to list the property for sale or rent and advertisements in various media forms including the local multiple listing service. (D) Buildings and dwellings where the owner is on active military deployment with any branch of the U.S Armed Services shall be exempt from the registration requirement. Exemption shall be granted with proper verification, and a local agent contact and no fee vacant building registration with applicable contact information provided to the Community Development Department. (E) Registration is required and the fee is waived for Buildings, Dwellings, and premises owned by the City. 91.038 FEES. (A) The owner or responsible party shall pay an annual vacant building registration fee. The registration fee, administrative registration fee, or prolonged vacancy enforcement fee shall be an amount adopted by Resolution by the City Council. Registrations shall expire on a 12-month calendar year cycle. Registration fees shall not be pro-rated. The amount of the registration fee shall be reasonably related to the administrative costs for registering and processing the registration form and for the costs of the city in monitoring the vacant dwelling or building and premises. The fee must be paid in full prior to the issuance of any building permits or licenses, with the exception of a demolition permit. (B) If the registration fee is not fully paid within 30 days from the initial registration requirement or registration renewal due date, or within 30 days after any appeal becomes final, the unpaid fee shall be certified against the property taxes as a special assessment under Minnesota Statutes § 429.101, as amended. 91.039 ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE. Upon receipt of a completed vacant building registration application and payment of the registration fee, the Community Development Department shall issue a Vacant Building Certificate to the responsible party. The certificate may be delivered electronically and serves as evidence of compliance with the registration requirement. 91.040 CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP. A new owner of a vacant building shall complete the vacant building registration application within 15 days. Forms and instructions shall be provided by the Community Development Department. For the purposes of this section, a new owner is an owner defined by this chapter who has purchased the vacant building or dwelling since its registration by the previous owner and has succeeded to all rights of that previous owner.