Downtown Mobile is dotted with empty fast-food shops, former department stores and long-quiet pharmacies and theaters. It is a vacancy problem that affects about 140 buildings.

After approximately three months of debate , a proposal to create a registry for properties that have sat unused for more than six months and are not being actively marketed will likely come to a vote Tuesday by the City Council.

The plan has drawn pushback, with Councilman Ben Reynolds arguing the measure puts too much responsibility on owners and vowing to propose an amendment that shifts more reporting duties to the city.

Here are key issues to watch as the vote nears.

Why the vacant property registry?

The registry would be created with the council’s approval of the ordinance.

The ordinance applies only to

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