1. Summary of proposed Ordinance 26-11-CC 

Code compliance liens on private property typically accrue with a daily fine until the property comes into compliance with City Codes.  Sometimes, when a property comes into compliance, a property owner will request a reduction in the total lien amount.  The current Code currently limits the amount by which the Council may reduce the lien.  Proposed Ordinance 26-11-CC  removes this maximum lien reduction amount, allowing the City Council to reduce a lien from 0 to 100 percent based on the criteria that is already set forth in the Code.

2. Estimate of the direct economic impact of the proposed ordinance on private, for-profit businesses in the city. 

a. Estimate of direct compliance costs that businesses may reasonably incur if the ordinance is enacted. 

No additional costs to private property owners (including businesses).  Costs to owners may be further reduced by this Ordinance since liens can be reduced by greater numbers if the existing criteria are met.

b. Identification of any new charge or fee on businesses subject to the proposed ordinance or for which businesses will be financially responsible.

None.

c. An estimate of the City’s regulatory costs, including an estimate of revenues from any new charges or fees that will be imposed on businesses to cover such costs. 

No new or additional regulatory costs will be incurred.

3. A good faith estimate of the number of businesses likely to be impacted by the ordinance.

Only business owners of private property with a code compliance lien imposed on such property, now or in the future, are impacted, and the ordinance allows for greater potential cost reductions to these property owners, not less.

4. Any additional information the board determines may be useful. 

This ordinance is beneficial to private property owners and allows the Council to reduce liens in greater amount than the Code currently allows.