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ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8.27.015 OF THE
BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO VACANT
BUILDINGS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 8.27, Section 8.27.015 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
8.27.015 Vacant Buildings.
A. Vacant buildings must be maintained in a safe and secure condition to
prevent unlawful and/or unauthorized uses, including but not limited to
maintaining all windows and doors with locks, replacing all broken doors
or windows, and securing any other openings into the structure that are
readily accessible to trespassers.
B. Vacant buildings shall be posted by the property owner with approved
no trespassing signage to permit police enforcement action. Property
owner contact information shall remain current.
C. In the case of a fire damaged building, the property owner shall, within
ninety days of the occurrence of the fire, submit an application for a fire
rehabilitation permit or obtain a permit for the demolition of the
building(s) subject to the fire.
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Vacant Building Registry. All commercial buildings that have been or are
expected to be vacant for longer than thirty (30) days shall be
registered, at no cost, with the city's Vacant Building Registry as may be
developed and maintained in the discretion of the Building Director or
designee. Registration may be provided on a city website or web
application. The registration shall include the identity of all record
owners, the street address of the vacant building, and a local contact,
and shall be maintained only for internal use by the city. All applicable
properties are required to be registered and updated within 72 hours of
a change of ownership or contact information, unless a grace period
applies pursuant to subsection E below. Upon request, an owner of a
vacant commercial building shall provide a Vacant Building Plan stating
the owner's plans for the building, if any, timeline for completion of those
plans, and the measures in place to ensure that the building and
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property will continue to be maintained in compliance with applicable
city codes.
E. Grace period. Owners of newly acquired blighted vacant buildings shall
have sixty (60) days from the date of legal possession of the building to
be in compliance with this ordinance. The Building Director or designee
may grant a continuance if documentation is provided to the
satisfaction of the Director or designee showing delay is of no fault of
the property owner.
F. Non-compliance. Failure by the property owner to comply with each of
the standards set forth in this section shall constitute a separate violation
of this code and shall be punishable as an infraction or misdemeanor or
an administrative citation pursuant to Bakersfield Municipal Code
Chapter 1.40, in addition to any other available remedies at law. In
addition, failure to adequately maintain vacant buildings as set forth in
this section may be subject to nuisance abatement procedures as
provided in this Code, with penalties and costs recoverable pursuant to
Chapter 8.80 of this Code.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the Bakersfield
Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of its
passage.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted,
by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
FFR 1 L 2024 by the following vote:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney
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LIE DRIMAKIS, CPMC, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
County of Kern )ss.
JULIE DRIMAKIS, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of
Bakersfield; and that on the 21 St day of February 2024 she posted on the Bulletin
Board at City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No.
5150, passed by the Bakersfield City Council at a meeting held on the 14th day
of February 2024 and entitled:
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 8.27.015 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO VACANT BUILDINGS.
JULIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
City Clerk and Ex Officio of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
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