(A) CHRONIC NUISANCE PROPERTY means any property upon which three or more nuisance activities within a six-month period have occurred as a result of any three separate factual events that have been independently investigated and verified by any law enforcement agency or the Building Department and the owner has failed to correct within the time period provided for compliance or they have reoccurred; or three or more citations for offenses defined as nuisance activities within a six-month period, which have been adjudicated and findings of liable or findings of guilty have been entered either by the city’s administrative Adjudication Hearing Officer or a court of competent jurisdiction.
(B) A chronic nuisance property is hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any residential property within the city to become or remain a chronic nuisance property in violation of this chapter.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any owner, owner representative or tenant in possession to:
(1) Encourage, aid, abet or permit a property to become a chronic nuisance property; or
(2) Allow a property to continue as a chronic nuisance property after receipt of notice to abate the nuisance activity.
(E) Each day that a violation of this section continues shall be considered a separate and distinct offense.
(Ord. 2021-29, passed 8-24-2021) Penalty, see § 10.99