4.04.210 Prohibited activities.

(A) Coercive Actions Prohibited. The city shall not advance the time of condemnation, or defer negotiations or condemnation or the deposit of funds in court for the use of the property owner(s), or take any other coercive action to compel an agreement by the property owner(s) on the price to be paid for the property by the city.

(B) City's Duty to Initiate Eminent Domain Proceedings. If any interest in property is to be acquired by the city's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the city shall institute formal condemnation proceedings in court if negotiations with the owner regarding the purchase of the property are unsuccessful. The city shall not intentionally make it necessary for the property owner(s) to initiate legal proceedings to prove the fact of the taking of his or her property.