(A) When the Chief of Police of the city receives one or more police reports documenting the occurrence of a nuisance activity on or within a property, the Chief of Police shall independently review such reports to determine whether they describe nuisance activities.
(B) Upon such finding, the Chief shall:
(1) Notify the person in charge in writing that the property is in danger of becoming a chronic nuisance property. The notice shall contain the following information:
(a) The street address or legal description sufficient for identification of the property;
(b) A statement that the Police Department has information that the property may be a chronic nuisance property, with a concise description of the nuisance activities that may exist or that have occurred;
(c) Service shall be made either personally of by first class mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, address to the person in charge at the address of the property believed to be a chronic nuisance property, or such other place which is likely to give the person in charge notice of the determination by the Chief of Police;
(d) A copy of the notice shall be served on the taxpayer of record at such address as shown on the tax rolls of the county and/or the occupant, at the address of the properly if these persons are different from the person in charge, and shall be made either personally or by first class mail, postage prepaid;
(e) The failure of any person to receive notice that the property may be a chronic nuisance property shall not invalidate or otherwise affect the proceedings under this chapter.
(C) Should the person in charge fail to prevent the property from becoming a chronic nuisance property, the Chief of Police or his designee may commence proceedings to abate the nuisance conditions. The city shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to pursue nuisance abatement proceedings either in the Circuit Court of Cook County, or through administrative adjudication of building and housing violations, as provided in this Code of Ordinances.
(Ord. 2019-06-0741O, passed 6-25-2019)