§ 1441-05. Covenants.

The Zoning Administrator has the following duties pertaining to covenants:

(a)

Acceptance of Covenants. To obtain covenants from the owners of property whenever the Cincinnati Zoning Code requires the owner to file a covenant as a condition for the issuance of a permit or Certificate of Occupancy. Covenants must be in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor.

(b)

Recording. To file covenants with the Hamilton County Recorder, the owner must pay for the costs of recording.

(c)

Release of Covenants. To recommend to the City Manager the release of any covenant in favor of the city granted pursuant to the Cincinnati Zoning Code. The release must be in a form of written instrument acceptable to and approved by the City Solicitor. The Zoning Administrator may recommend the termination of a covenant if and only if the conditions that gave rise to the covenant being required no longer apply.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 15-2004, eff. Feb. 13, 2004; Emer. Ord. No. 141-2015, § 65, eff. July 1, 2015)