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WAIVERS Administrative Rule Adopted by Office of Neighborhood Involvement ARB-ENB-18.16
Definition: A waiver temporarily suspends Code Enforcement Fines for a specific period of time. A waiver may be granted if the requirements of Title 29 would cause undue hardship to the owner or occupants of the affected property or when the director deems it necessary in order to accomplish the purpose of this title. The waiver policy defines criteria and time frame for suspending Code Enforcement Fines. It also identifies conditions under which a waiver exception will be cancelled and fines reinstated. Policy: The purpose of the waivers is to assist property owners by suspending Code Enforcement Fines for a specified period of time. There are several different types of waivers each with specific requirements. It is Neighborhood Inspections policy to grant waivers to those that qualify. Not all requirements are listed here, a complete list of waiver qualifiers is listed in the appendix and filed with the Portland Policy Documents. Definitions: - Active Permit Waiver
The purpose of this waiver is to assist property
owners who have corrected all violations except those needing a permit and
have an active permit to correct the remaining violations.
- Administrative
The purpose of this waiver is to assist property
owners who are unable to do the required work due to significant hardship or
extenuating circumstances.
- Demolition Delay
This waiver is granted for any property with an
open housing case that has been issued a demo permit and has a 35-day demo
delay.
- Hardship Income Waiver for Nuisance
This waiver assists property
owners, such as senior citizens and disabled citizens, that are physically and
financially unable to do the work required to abate the nuisance.
- Income Based
This waiver is to assist property owners that are
financially unable to do the work within the required time line.
- Multnomah County
This waiver is for properties owned by Multnomah
County that are vacant.
- New Owner Grace Period
This waiver gives new owners a
specific period of time to correct the violations without a fine.
- Non-profit Organizations
Waivers are available for
properties owned by Non-profit agencies that meet specific criteria as
determined by the director.
- Paint & Roof
The paint & roof waiver is granted on
properties where the only violations left is repair to the roof and/or the
exterior paint.
- Renovation
The renovation waiver is granted to property
owners performing significant renovation at the property.
- Warehouse
The warehouse waiver is granted to unoccupied properties that meet the warehouse criteria in the waiver policy.
HISTORY Previously published as ONI Policy Number E-60-2. Effective September 1, 2004 Filed for inclusion in PPD September 30, 2004
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