City of Madison - File #: 13474

• File #: 13474
• Version: 1
• Name: Vacant buildings
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 1/27/2009
• In control: BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD
• On agenda: 3/3/2009
• Final action: 3/3/2009
• Enactment date: 3/19/2009
• Enactment #: ORD-09-00042
• Title: Creating Section 27.085 entitled “Vacant and Damaged Buildings” and renumbering and amending Section 27.08(7) of the Madison General Ordinances to expand the ability of the Building Inspection Division to secure vacant buildings.
• Sponsors: Tim Bruer, Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Marsha A. Rummel

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/3/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
2/17/2009	1	BUILDING CODE, FIRE CODE, CONVEYANCE CODE AND LICENSING APPEALS BOARD	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
2/3/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
1/27/2009	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
No signficant fiscal impact is anticipated.
Title
Creating Section 27.085 entitled “Vacant and Damaged Buildings” and renumbering and amending Section 27.08(7) of the Madison General Ordinances to expand the ability of the Building Inspection Division to secure vacant buildings.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This proposal creates Sec. 27.085 entitled “Vacant and Damaged Buildings” and renumbers and amends Sec. 27.08(7) of the Madison General Ordinances to expand the ability of the Building Inspection Division to secure vacant buildings. In creating this new Section, the requirements of owners or operators of vacant or damaged buildings are easier to locate in the Code. In addition, in amending the former Subsection 27.08(7), this proposal imposes a requirement on owners and operators of buildings to secure any vacant and unsecured building regardless of whether it has been damaged, entered or vandalized (which is what is currently required). This proposal also extends these requirements to the operator of a property, thereby allowing the City a greater likelihood of obtaining voluntary compliance with these requirements where there may be corporate or limited liability owners, or management companies responsible for the property. This proposal is meant to strengthen the requirements on property owners and operators to secure vacant buildings, as well as give the City greater ability to respond and secure vacant and unsecured buildings through a nuisance abatement action rather than having to wait until something happens at the property. Finally, this proposal eliminates the severance clause contained in Sec. 27.08(7)(g) as that Subdivision is duplicitous with Section 1.12 of the Madison General Ordinances.********************************************************************************** ...