(A) The Chief of Police may declare that a property is a chronic nuisance property, as defined in this chapter, when there are specific facts and circumstances documenting the occurrence of three or more nuisance activities on a property within 60 days or six or more nuisance activities within a 12 month period. The Chief of Police shall provide written notice of this declaration to the persons in charge of the property. The notice shall be sent by first class mail or personally served, and a copy shall be sent by certified mail. The notice shall contain:
(1) The street address or a legal description sufficient for identification of the property;
(2) A declaration that the Chief of Police has determined the property has become a chronic nuisance property with a concise description of the nuisance activities that exist or that have occurred;
(4) A demand the owner and other persons in charge respond to the Chief of Police within seven days of service of the notice to discuss a course of action to correct the nuisance;
(5) A notice that, if the person in charge does not respond to the Chief of Police as required in this section, or if the matter is not voluntarily corrected to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police, the city may file an action to abate the property as a chronic nuisance property pursuant to § 101.06 and/or take other action against the property or person in charge.
(B) When a notice is issued pursuant to this section to a person in charge, other than an owner or an owner's agent, who has permitted a property to become a chronic nuisance property, a copy of such notice shall also be sent by first class mail or personally served on the owner of the property, and a copy shall be sent by certified mail.
(C) If the owner or person in charge responds as required by the notice issued pursuant to division (A) above and agrees to a course of action to abate the nuisance activities, a written correction agreement conforming to the requirements of § 101.05 shall be executed.
(D) If (1) the agreed course of action does not result in the abatement of nuisance activities to the satisfaction of the Chief of Police within 30 days of issuance of the notice pursuant to division (A) above, or within such longer period as may be permitted by the Chief of Police in writing when it appears that 30 days is an insufficient period of time to accomplish the agreed course of action or (2) the person in charge fails to respond as required by the notice, the Chief of Police may refer the matter to the City of Ashland Corporation Counsel for initiation of proceedings pursuant to §§ 101.06 and 101.99(B).
(Ord. 72, 2021, passed 6-10-21)