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SEC. 27-17.   PUBLIC SAFETY NUISANCE.
   (a)   An unsafe property is a public safety nuisance and subject to abatement in accordance with Section 31-10. For purposes of this section, UNSAFE PROPERTY means any property that:
      (1)   either:
         (A)   has received a citation in the previous 12 months for violating Sections 27-11(c)(6), (d)(12), (d)(17), (h), or (j); or
         (B)   qualifies as a habitual criminal property or a habitual nuisance property as defined in Article VIII; and
      (2)   is located in an area identified by the office of integrated public safety solutions as being elevated risk by the risk terrain model. RISK TERRAIN MODEL means the risk assessment technique and diagnostic method for identifying the spatial attractors of criminal behavior and environmental factors that are conducive to crime.
   (b)   Unsafe properties must implement CPTED principles. CPTED means crime prevention through environmental design and is a multi-disciplinary approach to reducing criminal behavior through environmental design by integrating the following concepts, among others, on property: natural surveillance that eliminates hiding places for people to engage in crime unnoticed; clear delineation of private space from public space; and controlled access onto private property. (Ord. 32344)