§ 11-2. Registration required.

(a) Owner to register annually.

Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, by September 1 of each year, the owner of a vacant lot that is assessed for $100 or more must file a registration statement with the Commissioner on a form to be provided by the Commissioner.

(b) Registration fee.

(1) The annual registration fee is $25 for each vacant lot, with a maximum fee of $5,000 for all lots titled to the same owner of record.

(2) This fee must be paid at the time of registration.

(c) Purchaser to register on acquisition.

A new owner of a vacant lot must, at the time of acquisition:

(1) file a registration statement; and

(2) pay the annual registration fee, unless that fee already was paid by the prior owner.

(d) Exceptions.

This section does not apply to a vacant lot that:

(1) adjoins a non-vacant lot that is titled to the same owner of record as the vacant lot and is the owner's primary residence;

(2) contains a parking pad that complies with the surface requirements of Baltimore City Building Code§ 3116 {"Parking Lots, Driveways, and Other Paved Surfaces"} and is actively used by a person whose primary residence is within 100 feet of the pad; or

(3) extends beyond City limits.