Chronic nuisance properties present grave health, safety and welfare concerns, which the property owners or persons in charge of such properties have failed to take corrective action to abate the nuisance condition. Chronic nuisance properties have a tremendous negative impact upon the quality of life, safety and health of the neighborhoods where they are located. This chapter is enacted to remedy nuisance activities that repeatedly occur or exist at chronic nuisance properties by providing a process for abatement; and this remedy is not an exclusive remedy available under any state or local laws and may be used in conjunction with such other laws.
Also, chronic nuisance properties are a financial burden to the city by the repeated calls for service to the properties because of the nuisance activities that repeatedly occur or exist on such property, and this chapter is a means to ameliorate those conditions and hold responsible the owners or persons in charge of such property. (Ord. 224, 10-6-2015)