A. Violation; Penalty: Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to penalty as provided in section 1-4-1 of this code. Each separate violation shall constitute a separate offense, and every day on which any violation exists shall constitute a separate violation and offense.
B. Registration Of Violating Property: Upon conviction of violation of this chapter, the city shall register the violating property with the city agencies and/or the county clerk.
C. Conditions Of Suspended Sentences: In the event that the court chooses to suspend any portion of the fine or sentence for a violation of this chapter, the city shall request that the court make the suspended sentence expressly conditional on the following terms:
1. The defendant must evict, remove, and permanently bar from entering the property any persons who committed the criminal activity forming the basis of the public nuisance, including, but not limited to, the defendant himself, his or her family members and relatives, and owners, tenants, occupants, guests, and other persons. This may be accomplished through forcible entry and detainer actions, sale of the property, new leases of the property, or other legal action as needed; and
2. The defendant must take steps to abate the public nuisance, eliminate its past and continuing adverse effects on the neighborhood, and prevent public nuisances from recurring on the property, including, but not limited to, landlord training, tenant background checks and screening, improvements to the property, including general repairs which will bring the property into compliance with city building code, title 9 of this code, city zoning code, title 10 of this code, and including fencing, lighting, and destruction of buildings, modifications to leases, security guards, removal of trash, junk, and graffiti, and compliance with all other applicable city codes; and
3. Any other conditions the court deems appropriate.
D. Additional And Alternative Remedies: In addition or in the alternative to the criminal fines, sentences, conditions of suspended sentences, publications, posting, press and media releases, and other sanctions provided above, the city may also seek administrative remedies against any licensee and the revocation and/or nonissuance of a city business license and any other civil remedies provided in this chapter. These remedies shall be cumulative, and the city may pursue one or more of them, simultaneously or in succession. (Ord. 2012-4, 6-12-2012)