(A) Nuisance Officer. The city shall appoint an individual or organization to identify and enforce abatement of nuisances within the city. Said individual or organization shall be identified as the Nuisance Officer and said appointment shall be identified by resolution of the city.
(B) Identifying nuisances.
(1) The city may identify suspected nuisances, in which case the City Clerk shall, upon direction of the City Council, notify the Nuisance Officer of the suspected location, person or persons in violation of any provision of this subchapter and provide the address of such alleged nuisance.
(2) The city may request that the Nuisance Officer audit the city for nuisances in the city as defined by this code of ordinances. The Nuisance Officer shall then view the property or area for any violations of the nuisances of the city. The Nuisance Officer shall not go upon private property for said audit unless granted permission by the resident/owner of suspected property.
(C) Confirming, documenting and presenting nuisances. The Nuisance Officer shall identify and confirm that in his or her opinion a nuisance exists as defined by federal, state or city law.
(1) Upon confirming that a nuisance appears to exist, the Nuisance Officer shall document said nuisance with photographs and other evidence pertinent to the situation. The Nuisance Officer will also obtain the legal description of the property and identify the current owners and, if possible, the occupants of the property upon which the nuisance exists.
(2) Nuisance Officer shall then present this information to the city governing board at a regular or special meeting for its confirmation that a nuisance exists as stated in § 91.17.
(Ord. 1485, passed 3-18-2019)