(A) When reviewing documentation to designate a commercial business property as a chronic violator, the Public Safety Team shall review and verify the number of documented calls for service, valid complaints and/or citations in the applicable 90-day period.
(B) If the Public Safety Team determines that the commercial business property has been the subject of 15 or more calls for service, valid complaints and/or citations within the applicable time period and either (i) the commercial business property has not entered into a remediation agreement or (ii) the owner, commercial tenant, and/or operator has failed to substantially meet the obligations set forth in the remediation agreement, the Public Safety Team shall designate the commercial business property as a chronic violator.
(C) The Public Safety Team shall provide written notice to the owner, commercial tenant, and/or operator that its commercial business property has been designated as a chronic violator. In the case of a commercial rental property, a copy of the written designation shall also be sent to the owner, if the owner was not the primary intended recipient of the designation. Said notification shall be delivered by the following methods: (1) leaving a copy of the notification at the commercial business property address, followed by sending a copy of the notice through first class United States mail; or (2) sending notification to the owner, commercial tenant, and/or operator by certified mail, return receipt requested. This notification shall identify:
(1) The owner, commercial tenant, and/or operator and the commercial business property that has been designated as a chronic violator;
(2) The number of calls for service, valid complaints and/or citations pertaining to said commercial business property in the applicable 90 day period;
(3) The fines, fees and cost(s) which may be incurred if there are any future calls for service, valid complaints and/or citations pertaining to the commercial business property along with the language contained in § 100.99;
(4) The name, title, and contact information of the Public Safety Team (or their designee) whom the owner, commercial tenant, and/or operator may contact if he/she has questions regarding the notification; and
(5) The time period which the chronic violator designation will last.
(D) Once designated as a chronic violator by the Public Safety Team, the commercial business property shall remain so designated for six months from the date of designation. Any commercial business property that has been designated as a chronic violator shall be subject to the fines and fees set forth in § 100.99 for each call for service, valid complaint and/or citation issued after designation as a chronic violator.
(E) Designation as a chronic violator shall be removed by notice issued to the chronic violator by the Legal Department upon (i) six months of designation as a chronic violator and (ii) the full payment of any and all fines and fees associated with said chronic violator, including any fines or fees that have been issued under another chapter. The time period and number of calls for service, valid complaints and/or citations for purposes of this chapter will restart once a notice under this section has been issued.
(Ord. 051523C, passed 6-19-23)