(a) The Chief of Police, Community Development Director, or other authorized representative of the City may bring an action to abate a Nuisance Property, in the form of a citation to be commenced in the name of the City in a court of competent jurisdiction, which shall include the Bridgeport Municipal Court, which is hereby conferred such authority hereunder.
(b) Upon a finding by the Municipal Court that the Property is a Nuisance Property as defined in Section 546.04(a), the Municipal Court, in consultation with the Chief of Police, Community Development Director or other authorized representative of the City, shall issue an Order of Abatement.
(c) The Order of Abatement shall contain requirements for the Property Owner to initiate measures reasonably calculated to prevent the recurrence of the Property as constituting a Nuisance Property.
(d) The Order of Abatement may also authorize the issuance of search warrants reasonably calculated to determine whether the nuisance has been abated or whether the order of the court has been obeyed.
(e) The Order of Abatement may require Property Owner, manager or person in control of the Property to secure background checks on future tenants prior to allowing occupancy, require Property Owner, manager or person in control of the Property to conduct routine inspections of Property or units comprising the Property; and, such other requirements reasonably calculated to prevent the recurrence of the Property as a Nuisance Property.
(Passed 10-28-19.)