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When an exterior wall of Lindy鈥檚 Diner collapsed in Albuquerque鈥檚 Downtown in April, the district鈥檚 city councilor knew it wouldn鈥檛 be the last historic building to crumble if left in disrepair.

On Wednesday, Mayor Tim Keller signed an amended into law that will require the city to inspect vacant buildings in Downtown more thoroughly each year.

鈥淲hen Lindy鈥檚 collapsed I was talking to a structural engineer at the scene and she told me, 鈥業f I had been able to see the second floor this wouldn鈥檛 have happened,鈥欌�� said the amendment鈥檚 sponsor Joaqu铆n Baca, who represents Downtown and Barelas.

While the City Council took steps to address vacant buildings in Downtown two years ago, after rounds of amendments that ordinance as passed only evaluated and assigned fees when a building鈥檚 ground floor was vacant. Ultimately, the law ignored partially unoccupied properties like the Bliss Building that housed Lindy鈥檚 Diner.

Above the hustle and bustle of the diner below, the second story of the turquoise Bliss Building sat empty for decades in unseen disrepair. By the time city code enforcement noticed that Lindy鈥檚 outer wall was buckling and ordered the building closed, it was too late.

Baca hopes this newly amended ordinance will make the city 鈥減roactive, rather than reactive.鈥�

Expanding on the original ordinance, the amendment considers a property vacant if 30% or more of a building's first or second floor remains unoccupied by a business or residents for at least nine months. The ordinance also requires owners to register their vacant properties and allow the city to inspect their first and second floors.

Owners of vacant properties will have to pay a minimum registration fee of $1,000, though the prices go up based on the building鈥檚 unused square footage and the number of years left vacant. If owners do not register their building or consent to a structural inspection, they will be fined $500 for each day out of compliance and assigned the 鈥渕aximum registration fee.鈥�

Baca hopes the law will prompt uninterested owners to sell, bringing new businesses and residents Downtown, a process he says is already underway. Baca pointed to the long-vacant Gizmo building on Central, which sold to a local artist last year in part because of pressure from the city.

However, not all of the City Council agreed this amendment was the right approach. The amendment passed on a 5-4 vote in June. Councilors Brook Bassan, Ren茅e Grout, Dan Lewis and Dan Champine opposed the amendment, saying it violated private property owners鈥� rights.

Councilors Stephanie Telles, Nichole Rogers, Klarissa Pe帽a, Tammy Fiebelkorn and sponsor Baca voted in favor of the bill, sending it to Keller鈥檚 desk.

After signing the ordinance Wednesday, Keller said in a statement that the law is another effort to hold bad landlords accountable.

鈥淎 thriving Downtown doesn鈥檛 happen on its own,鈥� Keller said. 鈥淧roperty owners, landlords and businesses have to do their part to encourage growth and investment in the Downtown core. We鈥檙e all here to make sure our available spaces are active, occupied and most importantly, safe.鈥�

Gillian Barkhurst is a general assignment reporter for the Journal. She can be reached at gbarkhurst@abqjournal.com.