Sec. 2-283. - Building code, zoning code, minimum housing code judgements.

(a)

There is hereby created a reserve fund account whereby all revenues generated by municipal court judgments resulting from building code violations, zoning code violations, and/or minimum housing code violations shall be deposited. Such funds shall only be used in the manner prescribed as follows:

(1)

Low-income homeowner loans. The director of finance shall create a loan program for the benefit of persons appearing before municipal court related to building code violations, zoning code violations, and/or minimum housing code violations. Such program will require the following:

a.

The applicant must be before the municipal court for building code violations, zoning code violations, and/or minimum housing code violations; and

b.

The applicant must be an individual person, and not a corporation of any form; and

c.

The property to benefit must be owned by an individual person, and not a corporation of any form; and

d.

The property to benefit must be the primary residence of the owner; and

e.

The property owner must qualify for the loan by way of a means test whereby applicants shall only qualify if they fall below income thresholds to be annually established by the director of finance; and

f.

The loan shall be a low interest loan; and

g.

The loan shall be secured by a lien against the property; and

h.

The loan may only be used to cure any and all building code violations, zoning code violations, and/or minimum housing code violations; and

i.

The loan must effectively cure all building code violations, zoning code violations, and minimum housing code violations at the property.

(2)

Capital improvements budget. The city council may, annually at the time of budget, take funds from this reserve fund and transfer them to the capital budget.

(Ch. 805, § I, 6-15-21)