(a) The Chief of Police or his designee, upon finding that one or more nuisance activities, as defined in Section 680.01, have occurred within any 12 month period at or within 300 feet of a dwelling containing a rental unit, as defined in the Housing Code, or within the defined confines of any business establishment within the City limits may serve a written warning letter to the residential property owner, business property owner and/or lessee, and/or business operator of the property/business declaring that such property/business may be declared a nuisance property if a second or additional nuisance activities occur at or within 300 feet of the property within any 12 months of the most recent period.
(b) The Chief of Police or his designee, upon finding that two or more nuisance activities declared in this chapter have occurred within any 12-month period at or within 300 feet of any residential property/business, may cause a written notice and order to be served on the owner of the property owner/operator of the business declaring that such property/business is a nuisance property. The notice and order shall set forth the nature of the nuisances, the estimated costs to abate any future nuisance, and state that the owner may avoid being charged the costs of abatement by taking steps to prevent any further nuisance activity as set forth in this section.
(c) The notice or warning letters shall be served by delivering it personally, leaving it at the person's usual place of business or residence, by posting it in a conspicuous place on the property involved or by mailing it to the person by regular U.S. mail.
(Ord. 2021-20. Passed 6-28-21.)