(a) Inspections, investigations, and complaints.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief or designee thereof, the Code Enforcement Officer, and the City Health Officer to cause inspections to be made from time to time within the city to determine whether any condition exists or activity is being practiced which constitutes a nuisance; and each such officer shall cause an investigation to be made upon written complaint made by any responsible person.
(2) Each officer mentioned in division (a)(1) hereof shall, for the purposes of this article, be designated as an “enforcement officer”.
(b) Right to enter private premises. Enforcement officers shall have the right to enter upon private premises for the purposes specified in division (a) hereof, upon proper identification and in compliance with all applicable provisions of law. Unless it appears probable that advance warning would defeat the purpose of such entry, occupants of premises to be entered shall be given reasonable notice in advance, and in any case it shall be unlawful for any owner or occupant to prevent such entry which is sought to be made in compliance with law.
(c) Notice to cease and desist. If at any time an enforcement officer shall find that an activity or practice which constitutes a nuisance is occurring within the city, he or she shall promptly and by the most expeditious means notify the violator to cease and desist forthwith.
(d) Notice to abate; appeal. If at any time an enforcement officer shall find that a condition which constitutes a nuisance exists within the city, he or she shall give notice in writing to the owner, occupant, or person in charge of the premises upon which such condition exists, stating therein the condition which constitutes a nuisance and directing such addressee to remedy the condition within the time stated in such notice, which shall be not more than ten days; and it shall be unlawful for any such owner, occupant, or person in charge to fail to comply with the terms of such notice; provided, that any owner, occupant, or person in charge may, within two days from the service thereof, appeal to the City Council, in which case the terms of such notice shall be stayed pending actions of the Council, which shall be final; provided further, that if the enforcement officer shall state in such notice that the condition which constitutes a nuisance is such regarding be an imminent hazard to the health, safety, or welfare of the public or any person within or near the premises upon which such nuisance exists, then the addressee shall comply with the terms of such notice.
(e) Failure to abate.
(1) Upon the failure of any person to whom notice has been given pursuant to division (d) hereof to comply with the terms of such notice, or with the terms imposed by the City Council on appeal, as the case may be, the enforcement officer shall forthwith direct the appropriate city officer to remedy the condition which is the subject of such notice, and the expense incurred by the city in so doing shall be charged to the addressee of such notice, as well regarding the owner of the premises which is the subject of such notice, jointly and severally, to be collected as city taxes or in any other manner authorized by law for the collection of money due the city.
(2) Abatement by the city of any condition which constitutes a nuisance and reimbursement to the city of expenses incurred thereby shall not bar prosecution for maintenance of a nuisance.
(f) Arrest for committing or maintaining nuisance. Nothing in this article shall be considered to prohibit any police officer from arresting any person for committing or maintaining a nuisance when such arrest is made pursuant to law.