A. “City Manager’s Designee” shall refer to the City Manager or the person designated by the City Manager to fulfill the responsibilities required by this Chapter.
B. “Decision” shall refer to the decision of the Hearing Officer at the conclusion of an administrative hearing held in accordance with this Chapter.
C. “Hearing Officer” shall refer to the neutral and impartial hearing officer appointed to hold and conduct a hearing in accordance with this Chapter.
D. “Interested Party” or “Interested Parties” shall refer to each person or entity with a recorded interest in the nuisance property that is the subject of a nuisance abatement action.
E. “Invoice” shall refer to the invoice identifying all nuisance abatement costs that the city is entitled to recover related to a nuisance abatement action.
F. “Nuisance” and “Public Nuisance” shall include any violations of this Code, state and federal law, or any other unlawful condition.
G. “Nuisance Abatement Action” shall refer to any code enforcement activity or nuisance abatement activity taken by the City including but not limited to, any legal action, administrative action, criminal action, or civil action intended to cause or compel compliance with, or to enforce any, provisions of this Code, any adopted codes, or any applicable State or federal laws.
H. “Nuisance Abatement Costs” shall refer to all fines, costs, expenses, and fees, including, but not limited to, all administrative expenses, administrative fines, civil fines, penalties, staff time, variable costs, fixed costs, inspection costs, investigation costs, enforcement costs, abatement costs, litigation fees, litigation costs, attorneys’ fees and costs, and all other costs and expenses related to, arising out of, or incurred by the city in connection with any nuisance abatement action.
I. “Nuisance Property” shall refer to the property containing nuisance conditions that is the subject of a nuisance abatement action.
J. “Responsible Party” or “Responsible Parties” shall refer to all parties responsible for causing, allowing, or maintaining a public nuisance including, but not limited to, the owners, managers, tenants, and occupants of the nuisance property upon which a public nuisance was caused, allowed, or maintained.
[Ord. No. 568, Section 2, 5/10/17.]