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combustible waste material accummulated therein, and shall secure- ly close and lock and thereafter keep closed and locked all doors; windows and other openings into such building so long as it shall re~in vacant or unoccupied. The owner shall also maintain the building and premises in a clean, sanitary and safe condition so as not to constitute a nuisance. Section 4-75. Vacant or unoccupied buildings; when regis- tration and permits required. Whenever any building in the city. is or hereafter becomes vacant or unoccupied and the building or.any of its doors, windows or other openings cannot be securely closed by the conventional means used in the design of the building, as required by Section 4-74 herein, the owner of such building shall, within fifteen days thereafter, secure said building against unauthorized entry by boarding up or by some other approved method; shall register such building with the building official; and shall obtain therefor a permit. ?~en such registration is accomplished and the permit fee as set forth in Section 4-77 hereafter is paid, the building offi- cial shall issue a permit allowing the building to 5e maintained in a boarded-up condition for a period of one month from that date. If the building is to remain vacant for more than the month for which the permit was issued, the o%~er shall renew said permit on or before its expiration date by paying to the building official the requisite permit fee. The permit must be obtained or renewed and the fee paid for each month or a portion thereof during which the building is vacant or unoccupied and unable to be secured by conventional means. A new permit shall be issued by the building official whenever the permit fee is paid for re- newal. No re-registration shall be required upon renewal except where a new owner becomes responsible for the building, in which case, a new registration shall be filed with the building official within ten days after assumption of responsibility for the building. Section 4-76. Registration and permit forms. Registration shall be made on for~s supplied by the build- ing official for such purpose and shall include the names and ad- dresses of all persons having any interest in the premises, the name and address of the person who shall be responsible for com- pliance with this article, the facts and conditions of such vacancy, the date the said building became vacant and the length of time the building is expected to remain vacant or unoccupied. Perm/ts shall be on forms supplied by the building offi- cial for such purpose and shall include the name of the person to whom issued, the full address of the building coveted, a statement that the required permit fee has been paid, and the expiration date -2-