(A) The Police Chief or his or her designee may notify a premises owner in writing that the premises is in danger of becoming a chronic nuisance when either of the following circumstances has occurred at the premises:
(1) When three or more nuisance activities have occurred at the premises on separate days during a 30 day period; or
(2) When, within a one year period, the following number of nuisance activities has occurred at the premises:
(a) Premises with one residential unit 3 nuisance activities
(b) Premises with two or three residential units 6 nuisance activities
(c) Premises with four to 19 residential units 14 nuisance activities
(d) Premises with 20 to 39 residential units 18 nuisance activities
(e) Premises with 40 or more residential units 21 nuisance activities
(B) The notice provided for in division (A) above shall be deemed properly delivered if sent by first class mail to the address for the owner listed on the records of the Hamilton County Auditor. If the notice is returned as undeliverable, the notice shall be deemed properly delivered if it is either posted on the front door of the premises that is the subject of the notice and order, or if it is delivered in person to the owner. The notice shall contain the following information:
(1) The street address or legal description sufficient for identification of the premises;
(2) A description of the nuisance activities that have occurred at the premises, including the dates of the nuisance activities;
(3) A statement that the premises owner shall respond to the Police Chief or his or her designee within ten days of the date of the owner's receipt of the notice with a written plan to abate the nuisance activities that is acceptable to the Police Chief or his or her designee; and
(4) A statement that the cost of future enforcement at the premises as a result of nuisance activities may be billed to the premises owner and could become a lien against the property if not paid.
(Ord. 07-32, passed 12-4-07)